Thread: Tapping pins

It's probably been covered before, but I just wanted to share my experience.

I got this beautiful Boker Tree Brand with the most gorgeous scales I have seen in a long time. That cool viney tree is imprinted the entire length of the scales, and it is that nice grained yellow celluloid.

The pivot was very loose, so...

I got out my little tiny anvil and my little tiny ball peen hammer and gave the pin a tap.

Brilliant!!!!l...the entire end of these scales shattered. Wow. $50.00 down the toilet, just like that.

Inside, the pin was bent to nearly a right angle. I guess it had been tapped before, huh???


That was the last time I will *ever* tap a pin to tighten the pivot.