Pins?

[McShaverson]

Well, I'm almost done with my razor except for the fact that it needs some pins. I've seen in several post's that I can get them off the internet and in the sticky at the top of the page, but I was wondering if I could drive to my local hobby shop and pick some up there. What do you guys think?

Thanks again,
Kevin

[Mike_ratliff]

Any solid brass pin will work if you can find them.
My first pins were brass nails I found at a hardware store, and had to sand and polish down just a bit.
It wasn't as pretty as I'd have liked, but it worked, and with practise I got better at it.

[vgod]

i bought my 1/16 brass rod from Hobby Lobby. the washers on the other hand.....

vgod

[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

[McShaverson]

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

[The_Pastor]

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?

[The Blacksmith]

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

[The Blacksmith]

... 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

[The Blacksmith]

Well, I'm almost done with my razor except for the fact that it needs some pins. I've seen in several post's that I can get them off the internet and in the sticky at the top of the page, but I was wondering if I could drive to my local hobby shop and pick some up there. What do you guys think?

Thanks again,
Kevin

Hi Kevin,
You'll pick up a ton of useful information here on SRP but, FWIW, let me urge you to invest $26 and purchase Bill Ellis' restoration CD. He goes into great detail in explanation of how to do pins, scales, etc. I think Lynn Abrams has one that I've heard is excellent as well. The information I've learned from the forums has been great and many of the 'experts' here will answer PM's and emails and really go out of their way to help. But sometimes, being able to see images and videos does what no amount of explanation can.