Thread: Tapping pins

I would NOT recommend hitting the pin as hard as you can stand hitting your thumb or some similar test. That's way too hard. Very light taps with a peen hammer work very well. Tap your index finger with moderate pressure on a tabletop. That's about as hard as you need to go on the razor pins.

I do about 10 light hammer taps on one side, flip it, and do ten on the other. Then I test. Not only for tightness, but also of course for tracking. If the blade tracks to one side, experiment with light taps (do 10 more on one side, but 15 or 20 on the other). Often you'll find that the blade will track more or will track less. You'll determine then which side you need to tap the pin on more times in order to try to center the blade.

Chris L