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    Default Where to Buy Pins in Australia

    Hi,

    I am in the middle of restoring my first straight razor and was wondering if anyone in Australia has a place where they get there pins, or if there is an online store anyone else knows about?

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    I just bought 3 14" pieces of brass rod for 2.50 at a local ace hardware. not sure what craft or hardware stores Australia has though. I think I have read some get supplies from a site called Micro fasteners.
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    Any hobby shop should be able to sell you 1/16 brass rod. It does not cost much.

    Here is a small tutorial I wrote on the peening process.

    http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=175966

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    You could try contacting manyrazor - Home

    I got a set of silver pins, washers and collars from his ebay store. He doesn't have any sets on ebay at the moment. Price was good and included postage.

    A problem with using brass is that if you have silver bolsters (as most of my razors do) it looks wrong if the pin and collar are brass.

    If you're looking for washers you can try Macc Model Engineer supplies (www.maccmodels.co.uk). Size 10ba. 1/16 Brass rod is easy to find in any hobby store, but my local store has been having a lot of trouble getting washers since Christmas.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pauly View Post
    You could try contacting manyrazor - Home

    I got a set of silver pins, washers and collars from his ebay store. He doesn't have any sets on ebay at the moment. Price was good and included postage.

    A problem with using brass is that if you have silver bolsters (as most of my razors do) it looks wrong if the pin and collar are brass.

    If you're looking for washers you can try Macc Model Engineer supplies (www.maccmodels.co.uk). Size 10ba. 1/16 Brass rod is easy to find in any hobby store, but my local store has been having a lot of trouble getting washers since Christmas.
    I have tried to find his ebay store? i cant find it

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    Try this link for manyrazor's ebay contact.

    Straight Razor Replacement Pivot Pins Set of 6 (eBay item 300528072648 end time 26-Feb-11 21:15:21 AEDST) : Collectibles

    One little thing I've found is that in his video he uses a block of wood to get the finishing collar (small silver washer) pushed up the pin and into position. I have found that a 2.5mm nail punch does the job better.

    Brass is easier to work with, so it wouldn't hurt using some brass rod and brass washers to practise with before hitting the nickel silver.

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    Thanks a million

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    The pin (rod) is the easy bit to get. Washers are the tricky bit.

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    1/16 brass rod and #0 size washers

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