Quote Originally Posted by gratewhitehuntr View Post
I just started pinning myself and although I can't give good advice on the razor itself I might be helpful with making the pins from rod.

In order to get one side pinned first I drilled a hole the exact diameter of the wire in my anvil about 1/2 inch deep.

My first pin got stuck because I hadn't figured a way to pull it out of the hole.

I took a bit of flat stock(knife blank really) and drilled the same diameter hole in it.

I poked the rod thought the knife blank and then into the hoe in the anvil.

Cutting the rod off just above flush I was then able to peen the top end and just pull on the blank to extract it and tap it out of the blank.

It's all down hill from there.

Hope this is helpful. I suppose I could have bought the CD but I find I get more satisfaction by working a problem out for myself instead of buying the answer.

As far as unpinning razors I took another piece of flat bar stock about 2 cm thick and drilled 6 or so holes of sizes very close to the sizes of the pin heads.

This metal now forms a collar or guide for the drill bit and keeps it from walking off of the head and hosing up the scales.

Hope this helps !!
God that's a great idea