Thread: How to unpin a razor using hand tools while preserving the scales?

Have I got just the thing for you! Here's what JoeD showed me few weeks ago:

Use the tools from bottom to top
- file the pin surface a bit so that it's flat
- use (automatic) center punch to set the location of the drill hole
- (not in the picture but if you punch a bit off-center use a punch, small hammer and potentially a loupe to move the hole to the center)
- use few progressively larger drill bits in a pin vise to drill a shallow hole, the last bit should be just enough to cut over the collar
- push out the pin (Joe had a needle, and so do I)

It is slow (5min, may be even 10 if you drill off-center) but that limits any damage you can inflict.