Thread: Duh! Centering blades.

Originally Posted by BobH

Haven't done that. Did straighten a couple of tangs but this just might be easier.

Bob

Probably not a miracle for some, but worked good here. A tiny bit at the pivot translates to a lot at the tip! As an experiment, I even added a thin spacer to each side and it still centers.
Might be handy if it makes a tang or tail hit the scale

You can also just sand the inside of the scale and then use a washer like you normally would. Or you can sand the tang right around the pivot. I do like you method, though.

So simple.

Originally Posted by onimaru55

Nahh not me. I just relieve the inside of the scales a little that way it doesn't matter if the washers spin.

I have certainly cobbed up some scales doing that. Don't have the touch! Some sort of woodworking mill with a pilot would be nice. Take an angle and dig in! Saw a fella do that here once. IF ca will stick to your scales, it seems great because you can sand a bit at a time and reassemble with microfasteners to test. Apart, a bit more.
I figure if it gets really thin in the process, another thin washer won't be noticible, and the thing would never spin

Originally Posted by holli4pirating

You can also just sand the inside of the scale and then use a washer like you normally would. Or you can sand the tang right around the pivot. I do like you method, though.

Sanding the scale inside is where I have a problem!
Some old razors may need a combination of the 2!

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Sanding the scale inside is where I have a problem!
Some old razors may need a combination of the 2!

I use a dremel with one of those round burrs & grind the front of one side of the pivot hole & back of the other to tilt the blade on assembly.. Only do an area the size of the washer tho & not deep. As you said a few thou at the pivot makes for a lot of change at the wedge end.

Just to be clear, I grind at the scales not the razor tang.

Really skewed blades can hit the scales with the tail on fully opening. I have resorted to bending the tail a little in that case &/or even a bit of judicious grinding.

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Probably not a miracle for some, but worked good here. A tiny bit at the pivot translates to a lot at the tip! As an experiment, I even added a thin spacer to each side and it still centers.
Might be handy if it makes a tang or tail hit the scale

Yup, that is better than taking a chance on shattering a razor. Did that once too straightening a tang.

Bob

simple is good tc

As long as the glue holds your good to go. I usually just sand the scales until it works with test pins. If it gets off when pinning then the hammer trick (front of 1 pin back of the other) does it.

Originally Posted by 10Pups

As long as the glue holds your good to go. I usually just sand the scales until it works with test pins. If it gets off when pinning then the hammer trick (front of 1 pin back of the other) does it.

Well aren't you the lucky dog! Seldom works for me. I reckon I get the wonkyest scales and blades of anyone!
I figure as long as the razor is pinned tightly, the CA will never let go until the bone crumbles under it.
If pinned tightly, BOTH sides would have to have let go in order for anything to move. Even then, the stiffness of the bone would not allow it. Hammer trick would not have fixed this! ...Puleeeeeeeze!

Tool spoken of, Counterbore:

Available in different sizes and different guide tips. The drill bit was and illustration but any thing of the pilot diameter will work. Allen wrench is for fixing the pilot into pace.
~Richard