Thread: Pinning my first razor

I am about to pin my first razor.
I have small brass rods and washers (thanks Joe Chandler) and I was wondering what the best way is to do this.

I did a forum search, but unfortunately search strings like 'how to pin a razor' or something similar either return nothing, or too much.

Thanks.

When useing another softer type of rivit (what they are called) riviting is very difficult. However, with the stuff that you have all you have to do is cut the pin off slightly above the washer, put the other side against somthing hard, and wack it a few times till the end curls over and holds that tiny washer against the scale or perhaps bites into the scale a little bit.

I'm assuming you have the set from classic shaving. The bigger washers go between the blade and the scales, but the tiny little washer goes on the outside of the scales--the side that doesn't have a head already.

I spent a couple hours practising on brass wire (which is a real challenge to get to curl without bending) and then when I got to the real one it took 2 seconds and no trouple at all. I'm going to be buying those from now on.

any othre questions?

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 !!

Thanks

Originally Posted by gratewhitehuntr

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

Well thanks but for all I know this is how everyone does it.

I'm not really sure since I just sat there and stared at the razor till I had an idea ................................................................... got one !

Then I posted it here !!!

Maybe someone has a better method??

For making the peened end, I clip off a section of brass rod (I've always wondered if wire-hangers would work or would be too soft a metal), and clamp it into the mandril (sp?) end of my dremel. Then with one hand I slowly turn the rod while with the other I tap the head rounded....

That hole in the barstock idea (for removing the pin by drilling) is a purdy good one!


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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

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

Turns out there is a thing called a riviting anvil. They sell them at crafts stores, and are exactly what has been described above... ... Except they have holes for a bunch of diffrent gage wires, and only cost 10-15 bucks. Turns out it pays to have a mom that does crafts .