Thread: I would like opinions on this method of removing the pin/washers.

Thank you guys, MinATX - I agree, I was thinking about it, and if celluloid can spontaneously combust ... well lol. I like your way of doing it, I tried to use a dremmel type cutting tool to whizz the top bit off and was not happy with what happened next. There is a tiny scratch on the scale from the washer popping off at such speed. I will try your method

Theseus, I have tried this but when the peened end is within a setting (like on my Wester Bros 34 De-Fi) I can't get cutters anywhere near close enough to cut. Thank you though That was why I was pondering the soldering iron idea.

Thanks guys. ALL ideas are welcome

Besides all the info in the Workshop sticky itself here is a thread on popping pins specifically

http://straightrazorpalace.com/works...-pins-out.html


Soldering iron IMHO would be a very bad idea

Hey Gssixgun, Yeah I read all that, there are some good ideas, I was just curious what people thought. I am the kind of guy who will try anything once, but I wasn't about to try this without first finding out if somebody else had tried it ... and second without other opinions. I think I have resigned this idea to the large scrapheap out back lol! If it were tried I see a small mound of melted (whatever) in the near future ... Thanks guys!

Lately, I just break the scales with a hammer. It's fast and I don't have to go through all the tension, worry, and pain that comes with trying to extract them undamaged.

Jesus Stimpy, I am still LMAO

Dont you know...hammers fix everything!

Since its tough to get a pin out whole. The idea of reusing the pins is a waste of time.

I certainly haven't done as many as Glen or some of the other guys but I have been using my Foredom with a 1/16" round head bur and grinding the pin down past the peen and it all pretty much falls apart. You can't save the pins but if your careful you can save the washers this way.

Ray

Originally Posted by Catrentshaving

Dont you know...hammers fix everything!

If a 10lb hammer won't fix it a 20lb will