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Blade Centering
I was putting an old Bengall back together today and realised I was dealing with a slightly bent tang which resulted in the blade wanting to hit the scales down near the wedge. We have talked about this before, (here for example http://straightrazorpalace.com/works...have-done.html ) but today I tried something new.
I recently read a quote from Bill Ellis who mentioned you could remove a tiny piece of the scale material at the pivot pin hole to alter the way the washers sit. So thats what I did and it worked. I'm talking about a tiny bit of material, just rubbed with some 240 grit for a few seconds, thats all it took.
Seems like a good, fairly safe solution to me. It may not always work but I would try this before sticking a blade in a vice again, and scales can be replaced much easier than a blade.
Hope you can understand what I'm saying from my crude drawings, I dont have any drawing software (that I know how to use anyway).
Hope this helps.
Grant
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I usually use a diamond bit and a dremel for that kind of work. The bit is exactly the size of the washer so it wits in the modified scale perfectly well.
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Thanks for the info....I have that problem Every stinkng time I try to make my own scales...It drives me bannanas!
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More info:
Blade Centering - Straight Razor Place Wiki
And the threads those came from are even better...
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I do that on Friodurs when they are totally bent. Works like a charm.