Thread: Pinning my first razor

Originally Posted by JoshEarl

Bill's CD shows how to make a little peening clamp out of a pair of pliers. These are also pretty cool ideas, and probably simpler if you don't have the tools to grind a pair of pliers smooth...

Josh

I watched Bill's CD, too. In his section on pinning, I was interested in the instrument he used while flattening the brass rod. In the CD he had forgotten the name of it. I emailed him with the question; here was his response:

"You can use a 3/32 woodworking "nail set". I think that's what you may be talking about. The other thing is to dish out a spot on the top of a hobby anvil about 3/32 in diameter and a 1/16th deep. Put the indentation about a quarter inch from the edge of the anvil. Use the round head of a small ball peen hammer to mushroom the pin. Make sure the hammer head is polished and also make sure you only tap the pin, not hit it. It make take 100 hits to spread the pin. After pinning a few razors you will get the hang of it."

I like the idea of putting an indentation in the anvil. Notice he says to TAP THE PIN, not whack it.

* The last comment was for BPatton, not you Earl