Thread: Am i cheating?

Admiring all the great looking razor restores here, I have noticed 99.9% have peened pins.
I have just started doing some restorations and used hex head microfasteners. AM I CHEATING?

A decent amount of guys here prefer microfasteners for adjustability... It's preference, not cheating.

That being said...

CHEATER!!!

Aesthetically I like peened pins but for practicality the micro fasteners are hard to beat. Especially with wooden scales where it is good to wax the inside to protect them from moisture around the pivot pin.

My friend you are kinda hehehe.
you just lazy don't wanna do the work.
they get loose later on try avoid it.
gl

I have two with microfasteners, and they do get loose, which annoys me. There are pros and cons to each route, but at this point, I prefer pins.

I didn't think there was such a thing as cheating if you're working for your own satisfaction. I can see the advantage of being able to disassemble a razor easily and adjust the stiffness of the action - it's just not for me. They're certainly a boon for setting up. It also occurs to me, and this will come in handy soon, that they enable you to keep a blade in use in a pair of spare scales whilst you make some new ones for it.

I always use pins. In my opinion it looks strange to see a 100+ year old razor with modern mechanics attached, but a modern straight razor would be a different story.

I wouldn't use the hex heads for a finished product myself, but they are priceless during the scale making process. If I had to use adjustable pins, I'd probably do a Torx screw instead and sink it into the scales. But that would be a very particular look.

From what I can tell, the two sides of a micro-fastener aren't the same size. Maybe it's just an optical illusion...

If you're worried about the fasteners coming loose, a drop of 242 (blue) Loctite on the threads will put a stop to that, but still allow you to break it loose if you need to. You can also try 222 (purple) for a weaker bond, 262 (red) if you want it more or less permanent.

Fred

The one major advantage is that you can easily take the razor apart to remove any rust/discoloration on the tang that WILL! eventually occur.
The Loctite idea is a good one.


Just my $.02