Thread: Pinning without micro-fasteners

Hi all,

I need to make new scales for an Crown & Sword 5/8 razor, buyed 2nd earlier this year.
Because of micro-fasteners are not available in local stores here (and I wouldn't buy elsewhere because of the single repair), I was thinking about alternatives for pinning.
Searched through my fasteners and found a nice brass nail (shaft 2mm, head approx. 4.5mm, length 23mm).

I think the following approach is successful for me and a cheap way for pinning scales.

Step 1: cut the head off one nail (you need a total of two for pinning).
- left a few mm of the shaft, this makes fixture before machining a lot easier.



Step 2: make/ search a fixture for machining the cutted off nail.
- I'll use a 2 cent coin for it.
- Drill a hole in the coin / metal sized a little bit wider than the shaft of the nail (0.1 - 0.2mm wider is enough)



Step 3: machine the head / make the washer
- Put the head into the fixture
- Use a metal file to flatten the head a little bit
- Use a centerpunch to make the begin for drilling (in the middle)
- Drill a hole (width equal to shaft diameter) through the head. I use a Dremel / multitool for this.
- File the back until it is flatten and smooth



Step 4: assemble
- Insert the complete nail through the scales and razor.
- Put the created washer on the other end.
- Cut off the nail.
- Use a small hammer to clinch the shaft (nail) and washer together.
- Smooth the connection.

The result (this are not my actual scales ;-)



With this approach you have a lot of more freedom choosing your own materials (bross, aluminum, stainless-steel) and sizes. In general the materials I used are available in every home-market.

EVL