Thread: My non-destructive method of unpinning

I remembered reading about somebody putting electrical tape around the pin as they were filing the pin down. I found what I feel is an easier and more efficient way to protect the scales. I took a piece of electrical tape and wrapped it tightly once over the pin. Then I take the file and start to file the pin through the electrical tape. You end up with something like this:


Of course in this instance I picked the side that did not have the washer on it... tricksy razor makers! I have started unpinning a handful of razors like this, and have yet to wear through the electrical tape and damage a set of scales. And for what is going in these scales:

A W&B Bow that I picked up on the cheap. Fits very nicely.