Thread: W&B pin holes

i have ordered some tubing for them i was just wondering if this was normal is all

Originally Posted by jballs918

i have ordered some tubing for them i was just wondering if this was normal is all

I've seen it. I don't know how common it is but it certainly has happened to more than just yours!

I've seen it a bunch on the bigger sheffield blades. Sometimes the hole is a circle that's not quite symmetrical sometimes it's an oval, and sometimes the hole is at a slight angle. these guys have already pretty much covered how to deal with it. Other than that, I know some guys just cut a small length off of the clear part of an ink tube in a ball point pen and slip that over their pinning stock too.

good luck

Originally Posted by jballs918

i have ordered some tubing for them i was just wondering if this was normal is all

So far, I have only unpinned 4 razors. However, every single one of them had a pin hole that was over sized and irregular to some degree. Also, of the 3 razors in my daily rotation, at least one of them (a very nice henkels) has such an extremely over sized pin hole that you can move the blade back and forth at least 1/16".

What that leads me to believe (not based on any kind of expertise, just my impression) is that it's extremely common, and given how well my henckels shaves in spite of it, I can't see that it matters much either.

Guys: IT IS USUALLY UNNECESSARY TO DO ANYTHING BUT PIN THESE BLADES NORMALLY. Tubing, etc. really makes little difference in most cases. It will function just the same when pinned. If you mock up the scales and there is too much play, then you can take these measures, but really- the blade functioned without a fix for a hundred years before didn't it? The reason for these holes being shaped like this is because they would punch the hole out while the blade was hot- not exactly the most accurate way to do things, but before drilling was commonplace, it's what they did.

I agree that it is unnecessary unless there is side to side movement of the blade, and it could contact the scales.

However, I, like I am sure many others, am a perfectionist, and cannot stand the idea that there is an unround hole in my razor.
I just sleeved mine with an ink tube from a Bic pen, and if it wears out in my lifetime, I'll re-do it with a brass sleeve.

has anyone out there ever jb weilded the hole and refinished it. just wondering if anyone have done that

Originally Posted by jballs918

has anyone out there ever jb weilded the hole and refinished it. just wondering if anyone have done that

Its been done and it works quite well.

Originally Posted by Fnord5

However, I, like I am sure many others, am a perfectionist, and cannot stand the idea that there is an unround hole in my razor.

Being a perfectionist has little to do with the holes and how they function. After working with hundreds of these blades as I have, you may find out the hard way that sometimes the brass (or plastic) tube does more harm than good. If you want it perfect, then fill it with epoxy (as asked about- yes it works) and re-drill the hole. Remember, your new hole needs to be perfectly straight across. Mind that the tang might not be.

Originally Posted by Philadelph

Remember, your new hole needs to be perfectly straight across. Mind that the tang might not be.

Might want to read what Alex wrote twice..... He is trying to tell you that you might be creating even more problems doing this.... all this stuff is hit or miss.... If you do it on one razor and it works you think you have a solution, but then the next 3 are un-even and you realize that all razors are not created "straight" (pun intended)

If it really bugs you just slip and fit a piece of brass tubing it doesn't even have to be tight it will just be tighter....