Quote Originally Posted by ChrisMeyer View Post
Glen, in taking apart older razors I learned that most of them have punched pivot holes (rather than drilled), and that many of them are not round and not perpendicular to the blade. That irritates the heck out of me, and I find it to be one of the things that cause a razor not to close properly. Therefore, I often drill out the pivot hole to make it perpendicular and round. Then I use an appropriate sized pin. If I use barrel 1/8" barrel pivots, I use then next large drill bit that I have.
To be perfectly honest, I have NEVER had to re-drill or ream a pivot hole on any razor because of problems it caused. The argument of 'the pivot hole was punched crooked' has been argued over and over and in my opinion still holds zero merit. Problems in terms of the razor not closing properly usually stem from problems with the tang or blade itself than with the pivot hole.