Later when I am home again I will post some drawing I did with regard to the forces I believe are in the scales, and please can people comment on that time? I'm really curious about this. (Note: the shearing force creates a bending moment, which could explain bent pins on old razors....)

Also, guys who know about press fits, Hypothetically, if I were to insert metal bracers (1/8" nickel zinc alloys)into the scales (like someone's diagram earlier), and finish the whole thing with epoxy, would a press fit be more feasible? IN THEORY? I know everyone's opinion, just please play devil's advocate. Would it work? Work, but loosen? Loosen slower than without the bracer? Lets assume that I can take a pair of calipers and measure my rods/pins, and that I use a 1/32" end mill to CNC mill holes that are teh right width for a press fit (which I may be able to do if I can justify it/ volunteer enough in the lab).