Thread: Vintage style Thrust/Bearing Internal Washers

I remembered reading on here about the super thin internal washers that are found in the vintage razors, when yer replacing them with the #0 wides from Microfasteners...... The problem is that the ones from Microfasteners are a little too thick and tend to make for a not so pretty setup, they work fine, but they just don't look as nice.. Some of the restorers have gone to using nylon ones now, but I haven't tried that yet. so I don't know how they look... Up until today, I have never had a problem, as every razor I take apart, I keep the thin bearing washers and clean them up....
So today, after realizing that I didn't have any for this blade, I had to make some, and here is how I did it
I guess you could actually cut and drill them from very thin brass stock, no way, not me... way to much work
I guess you could take the ones from Micro and sand them down Hmmmmm to much work, and they are still just a touch small
So me, I figured if all else fails, bring out the big guns yep I used a BFH and made my own.. (for the uninformed a BFH is a Big F---ing Hammer)
I took the #0 wides from Micro put one on the anvil side of my bench vise and smacked the crap outta it a few times and Voilà a perfect vintage style washer for between the scales and the tang , way to easy

Isn't hammered brass tuffer too