Thread: Disinfecting / Sanitizing

Hey maybe I really did mean to type Ed 40, my buddy Ed makes his own formula with 40 ingredients

Originally Posted by Euclid440

Way overthinking the germ thing, if there was the hint of any transfer, the Nanny State Police would out law the sale of straight razors, like the killer straws & plastic bags, years ago. Bleach has been used for years to kill anything that came into blood contact. Wipe it on, wipe it off.

When was the last time you heard of anyone contracting anything from a straight razor? Have you seen razors, double edge and cartridge that guys shave with, in gyms?

Do what makes you feel safe, but it is not needed, just clean and hone it, once your remove any steel that could have been contaminated, by cleaning and honing, you are safe.

Have you taken a good look at the last doorknob/handle, ATM keypad, you touched or your phone lately?

Pinning is cake, the Dovo guys do it with a couple whacks. Easy…

You are quite right about keypads and doorknobs.

But then I don’t sharpen them enough to cut flesh and then rub my face on them.

Steve

Hi Guys

How do you all remove the razor pins?

End cutting pliers?

Cutting disk on a dremel?

Or is there a better way?

Steve

Here you go https://sharprazorpalace.com/worksho...ng-scales.html

There are more threads if put unpinning into the forum search box. Not much has changed over the years.

Bob

Get some flush cutting cutters. About $20

Originally Posted by rolodave

Get some flush cutting cutters. About $20

I have a pair and if you don't mind wrecking the washers that is the way to go.

As has been said, if you don't care about the washers flush cutters work very well.

A highly respected member and pro honer/restorer here turned me onto these cutters:



He does grind the down side more flush and said that he'll get around 3 months of steady usage out of one.

Yes I do use them

Originally Posted by cudarunner

As has been said, if you don't care about the washers flush cutters work very well.

A highly respected member and pro honer/restorer here turned me onto these cutters:




He does grind the down side more flush and said that he'll get around 3 months of steady usage out of one.

Yes I do use them

Did you grind yours?

If you did, what did you use?

Steve

I used my tabletop belt sander and a 120 grit belt. I figured that with the flat backing it would help keep things flat. I've been using mine for at least 3 years and if memory serves I used a hard rubber sanding block and some finer sandpaper to remove the deep scratches but I don't think they would have affected how they clipped.

When I visited with my friend Mr Clean we picked him up a pair and used his belt sander.

I suppose a diamond plate would also work. Probably just slower.

I prefer to save the collars, so I drill the head of pin off, and push the pin thru. Have yet to break a scale this way, and I don't use a drill press

If you ever work with ivory, Steve. You'll want to learn to drill them out, cause they don't have collars typically, and breaks easily under a sudden shock/impact.

What looks like a collar in this picture, is actually the head off the pin from this set of Ivory scales.