This problem may be a bit tame for the restoration crowd. I've been using a new Dovo "Best Quality" razor for about two months. Fairly early on, the blade began to swing freely on its pivot. I'm not certain about the cause: it was my first razor, and perhaps I handled it incorrectly while honing. I also used mineral oil on it between shaves for a couple of weeks, then stopped doing so.

It does not wiggle side-to-side: it's not that loose. But the scales no longer "grip" the blade tightly; the weight of the blad is enough, in most positions, to cause it to slip on the pivot.

Is there anything I can do to make the blade sit snugly in the scales again, so that it does not swing on the pivot from its own weight?

Thanks,
Deepweeds