Thread: How to Make Blade Spacers

Has anyone tried the wave washers?

They might be a good idea to keep pivot tight??

Originally Posted by randydance062449

Has anyone tried the wave washers?

Have a ton of them somewhere,Just smash them flat with a hammer.

I think the wave washer unflattened would end up wearing the scales more ?? JMO

Originally Posted by sharptonn

They might be a good idea to keep pivot tight??

That's what I was thinking ( and hoping ).

A quick question. Would aluminum work instead of brass. Soda cans are made of very thin shim kinda thickness aluminum thay should be fine to punch etc as easily as brass but was unsure of whether it would wear out or wear the razor quicker than brass. Thanks for your help

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I'd guess the wave washer issue might be counter intuitive, in so far as the pressure normally put on the tang and washers may be greater than the compression resistance of the washers and anything less would leave you with a loose blade. I could be wrong but the wave washers offer far less surface area to create friction and would require more pressure to get the same grip on the tang, well until they flatten out enough, which could leave some spring in them. It still would mean more space between tang and scales, something that isn't very attractive. There's a reason flatter washers are used at the pivot.

Originally Posted by eddy79

A quick question. Would aluminum work instead of brass. Soda cans are made of very thin shim kinda thickness aluminum thay should be fine to punch etc as easily as brass but was unsure of whether it would wear out or wear the razor quicker than brass. Thanks for your help

Sure it could but the Ali is very soft compared to brass and would wear out much quicker,
then finally Ali tarnishes a lot quicker,
But most importantly - the Ali has a electrolysis effect and will react with the steel making it rust quicker, the same reason you can't use steel bolts in Ali connections.
A risk not worth taking unless it is a stainless blade

Use brass wave washers all the time because Have tons of them,I just smash them flat with a hammer on a small anvil,walla, a nice flat brass washer

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Use brass wave washers all the time because Have tons of them,I just smash them flat with a hammer on a small anvil,walla, a nice flat brass washer

All the washers I've taken out of vintage razors are very thin. I take new ones and flatten them further with a peening hammer on the back of an old DMT hone.