I'm a tad hacked. I have a really nice Cattaraugus SR that was is really good condition. I thought I'd remove the scales(Which were mint), polish her up and then repin.
Well, it all went south from there. I thought I was being so careful.......first off I was drilling out the old pins. I thought it was the best way. All of a sudden the pin heats up and melts a decent area around the pin.
Then I was so hacked about the melting that I slipped while holding the razor and drilled a nice hole in the scale. So now they are totally screwed & I have to make a new set. I'm totally gutted as I really wanted this one to be original.
Anyway, how does everyone else remove the old pins? I'm assuming now that drilling isn't the prefered method.

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