Thread: jimp cutting

Here is the tool that I have used to cut jimps on razors before hardening. I think a checkering file might be an easier way but I have been to cheap order one. Here is a thread where Chris Meyer talks about using one. I have also read on the net where people have used thread restoring files to cut jimps.

I use used a block of wood with a slit cut into so that it would be easy to squeeze/clamp the razor. The bolt is screwed into a slightly undersized hole. I used a thinned out hacksaw blade to cut the grooves. The big washer on the bolt acts as the stop to locate the jimps. I used a ¼-20 bolt and did one complete revolution between cutting the jimps.

Charlie