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    Default Pivot pin tolerances

    In my limited experience so far Ive owned half a dozen razors and Ive had to remove the scales on say 4 of them, they are all older blades and they all have oversize and out of round pivot holes to a greater or lesser degree, some of them are so bad I suspect they were hot punched or else they have seriously rusted away. With regards restoration I like to use a peened pin and retain as much of the original feel of the razor as possible but Im not happy about the fit achieved with a 1/16" pin through a 1/8" oval hole.

    What is everybodys experience of this, do you just put it together and live with it or do you do something about it? I know some people are using threaded bushings and torx screws of the type used in knives, Im not so keen on this, particularly on a very old razor. I was thinking I could open the hole up so that its in the round fit a solid brass bush and drill a new pivot hole to match the pin but I am slightly reluctant to drill the tang on an old razor taking it away from original. I realise its not critical as it would be in a knife, the scales are for balance and blade cover, not a handle to lever against but I just like to know things fit nicely.

    Id be interested to hear peoples thoughts on this, apologies if its already been discussed!
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    Some places (knife supplies on the web, some model-making shops - you will have to google) sell brass tube - you can get 1/8th tube that a 1/16th rod will fit into. Just cut a bit of tube the same width as the tang and insert it in the pivot hole before you re-pin.

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    +1 with Neil If the pivot hole is to large I sleeve it with the appropriate brass tube...
    I have also heard of some of the guys using epoxy to fill the hole and re-drilling the 1/16 hole, but I have never tried it that way myself....
    Last edited by gssixgun; 01-16-2009 at 07:18 PM.

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    Thanks guys, I see this is all been addressed a thread or two down, not sure how I missed that

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