Thread: Razor loose like a switch blade

So one of the razors I have is extremely loose in the hinge. It's as loose as a switch blade or something, I'm pretty sure that's no good.

Is there a way to make it a bit tighter?


Pic of the razor (so you can see the pin if that helps)

My every day razor (of the two I have sharp ) is loose - it swings open by about 30-40 degrees without any assistance.

I was wondering if I can just tap the pin with a hammer to tighten it, but am worried about damaging the scales.

You could try to tighten it by peening the pin with a small hammer and punch on a hard surface. If it were mine I would replace the pin with new brass nut, bolt and washers from microfasteners.

bj

Lynn's video, at the end (IIRC) has a small section on pin tightening that is really useful - I'd go back and check his DVD (or I think it's on YouTube now as well)...

But in essence you use a small ball peen hammer (or the back of a spoon in a pinch) and a regular hammer. You place the regular hammer on the table and use its side as a sort of anvil. You then lightly (I said LIGHTLY) tap the head of the pin a few time, flip over, tap a few times, test, and repeat, until it is tight. You're better off doing 100 small taps than 2 big ones because you risk breaking the scales and/or bending the pin.

Mark

Originally Posted by Milton Man

But in essence you use a small ball peen hammer (or the back of a spoon in a pinch) and a regular hammer. You place the regular hammer on the table and use its side as a sort of anvil. You then lightly (I said LIGHTLY) tap the head of the pin a few time, flip over, tap a few times, test, and repeat, until it is tight. You're better off doing 100 small taps than 2 big ones because you risk breaking the scales and/or bending the pin.

That fixed the loose problem, but now it doesn't close straight lo. If slants to the left, and hits the scale if you don't guide it manually.

Originally Posted by mademperor

That fixed the loose problem, but now it doesn't close straight lo. If slants to the left, and hits the scale if you don't guide it manually.

Tap the other side as well, hopefully you didnt bend the pin!

Originally Posted by nun2sharp

Tap the other side as well, hopefully you didnt bend the pin!

I forget which side I started with lol....

Which side should I tap? The side that the blade is hitting the scales?

Originally Posted by mademperor

That fixed the loose problem, but now it doesn't close straight lo. If slants to the left, and hits the scale if you don't guide it manually.

I have had this as well. This is easy to correct: just close the razor and peen it for a while checking after every 5 taps.

Hiya,
Just thought I'd share my experience with tightening the scales by hammering the pin.
Sounds rude...
Anyway... I took the razor out the front and placed the non-washer end - the end with the solid rounded end, and put it on the concrete. I tapped the other side of the pin with a normal hammer for a while, checking its progress every few taps.

The razor is a stainless steel Dovo (the one with the St Steel metal scales) and it was so loose it was a real pain to strop, but I'm now glad to say, it's tight and much better to use.

I'm happy because it was one of my favourite blades but the scales were too loose to be fun. Fixed!
Thanks for the advice people.
- Sam