Thread: Pins?

1/16 brass rod is the easy stuff to find, just about any hardware or hobby store will have it, just make sure it's solid brass....The #0 and #0 wide brass washers are a little harder to come across, some hobby stores carry them, but for sure www.Microfasteners.com has them and most of the other stuff you might decide that you have to have

Hmmm.... so a pin is a brass rod and a washer? Sorry for all of the question. I'm very new to razor restorations and even razors themselves. I think that I will run to my local hobby shop and see if they have some #0 washers before I order 100 of them online

Kevin

Originally Posted by gssixgun

1/16 brass rod is the easy stuff to find, just about any hardware or hobby store will have it, just make sure it's solid brass....The #0 and #0 wide brass washers are a little harder to come across, some hobby stores carry them, but for sure www.Microfasteners.com has them and most of the other stuff you might decide that you have to have

I have now looked all over that site and I cant find the pins... Can you make a specifik link, please?

Originally Posted by The_Pastor

I have now looked all over that site and I cant find the pins... Can you make a specifik link, please?

Try this:
http://www.microfasteners.com/catalo...cts/WASFWB.cfm

FWB0 & FWBW0

Originally Posted by The Blacksmith

Try this:
http://www.microfasteners.com/catalo...cts/WASFWB.cfm

FWB0 & FWBW0

But it looks like only a ring? Isnt there a pin to go with it?

Originally Posted by The_Pastor

But it looks like only a ring? Isnt there a pin to go with it?

The "pin" is made from the 1/16 Brass or Ni Ag rod that you get, the only pre-made pins are the Dovo ones, and some that are occasionally sold on e-bay by a seller named Rosy or some such...
For the prices of 4-5 sets of pre-made pins, you can usually make about 20-30 of yer own...
All you are actually doing is making your own small rivets....


Check out this thread it is the best I found with a quick search
http://straightrazorpalace.com/works...in-scales.html

Another thread you might wanna look at

http://straightrazorpalace.com/works...rods-pins.html

Originally Posted by gssixgun

The "pin" is made from the 1/16 Brass or Ni Ag rod that you get, the only pre-made pins are the Dovo ones, and some that are occasionally sold on e-bay by a seller named Rosy or some such...
For the prices of 4-5 sets of pre-made pins, you can usually make about 20-30 of yer own...
All you are actually doing is making your own small rivets....


Check out this thread it is the best I found with a quick search
http://straightrazorpalace.com/works...in-scales.html

Another thread you might wanna look at

http://straightrazorpalace.com/works...rods-pins.html

Thank you for the information Glen It helped out an incredible amount and now all I have to do is actually get the washers and tube and I will be ready to pin

Thanks,
Kevin

why does it have to be brass? Can it be steel? Galvanised or otherwise? Can it be some other type of metal? I stay in the UK on a small island. Our ironmonger wont have anything like that. Is it the internet for me? Cos it looks like postage would be more than the item.....

And where do I get the rod?

Originally Posted by The_Pastor

... I cant find the pins... Can you make a specifik link, please?

I am sorry... I, evidently, did not read your post correctly. I've bought brass pins from: Brass Rod 1/16'' (15) (k+s1626) K & S Building Supply Metal Wire and Rod

They've also got the 3/32" brass tubing for making bushings for the razor if there is too much slop in the pivot pin hole. In other words, many times the hole in the razors tang is much larger than the 1/16" pivot pin. The tubing can be used to fill the hole (acting as a bushing):
Brass Tube 3/32'' (15) (k+s1268) K & S Building Supply Metal Tubing

Just ordered what you linked to! Im to lazy to go to the hardware store...