Pinned my first set of scales. What went wrong?
I decided to try pinning a Dovo ebony set of scales onto one of my project razors. I cleaned up a 6/8 Electric Cutlery blade, took the scales out and got to work. The first problem I had was I couldn't get the collar that came in the Dovo kit to fit over the end of the pin. I ended up using the collar from the broken scales originally on the razor. I mocked up the razor and noticed the spike point hit the spacer when I tried to close it. I took a needle file and made sure the clearance was enough. I set up the razor on the anvil and snipped off the end of the pin so that about 1/16" was sticking out past the collar. I peened the end using light taps and it was working well. When it was tight enough I stopped. When I picked it up, I realized that the pin had become crooked at some point and instead of making a vertical line through the scales and the razor, the scales were completley skewed and the bottom scale stuck out past the top about 1/8":mad: ! What caused this? Did I leave the pin too long? Hit it too hard? Should I have clamped it somehow? Any input would be appreciated. Thanks.