Goldedge restored, Need to replace top pivot pin!

[xbleh]

Long time lurker here, first time poster.
I've been shaving with a straight since about the first of the year, and I'm loving every minute of it. I finally enjoy getting up in the morning, and doing something.

Anyway, I got this great deal on a Goldedge on ebay, and I've read the restoration forums like a hound. I hit the black / pitted spots with the MAAS, and they're gone. The gold wash on the tang is still visible in spots, so sad, but it went with the rust.

Anyway, after my cleaning / restoration, the blade is really wobbly! When I close the straight, the edge can clip the left or right sides of the scales. I'm afraid I might further damage the razor!

So, what is the best method for removing & replacing a pivot pin? Or, is there an easier method to tighten it?

Anyhelp is mighty appreciated.
Thanks a ton!

~kev.

[AFDavis11]

Tightening the pivot pin is an easy process, even a guy like me can do it (I'm just a shaver, not a restorer) but I smack the pivot pin with a heavy spoon (backside) or a small ball peen hammer and that tightens it. Utilize a hard surface as a "backstop". Sounds like you need more than just a tightened pin. One of the restoring experts will sound off here soon, just be patient.

[threeputt]

Kev, Alan is right, it sounds like it just needs to be tightened. I don't use a spoon, but I have a small geologist style hammer. I use the side of the Chinese 12k hone as my backstop, as it were. Tap both sides equally to keep things uniform, and ten to twenty light taps are much better than one or two hard ones. The celluloid will crack if you aren't careful. My wife has a little stool in the bathroom, and I put the stone on a washrag on the vanity, so that it's about eye level when I'm sitting on the stool. That way I can keep the scales off the stone and only the pins make contact with the stone and the hammer. You might also eyeball the trueness of the scales. The Duck celluloid is notorious for warping. If it is, do a search and you'll find methods for straightening it. Kettle steam, for one.

Jeff

[xman]

Call me mad, but I use a regular carpenter's hammer to tighten pivot pins ...
very lightly, right?

X

[urleebird]

...but I use a regular carpenter's hammer

Yeah... me too

[gglockner]

Kev, it is also good practice to always close the blade carefully into the center of the scales.

Glen

[ForestryProf]

Yeah... me too

I use a small ball peen hammer (about 18 oz) and a small 1 1/2 lb anvil.

[superfly]

I use tabole spoon, both for complete repinings, and tightening, it works great...

Nenad