I haven't seen this noted anywhere in the wiki or stiky. I thought it was quite neat, so I'm sharing it for any other newbies that are using a file to remove the pins. If its documented somewhere already, sorry for duping!

I needed to remove some scales from a second Kropp I've picked up on eBay. The little one was in bed, so using the rotary hand tool wasn't an option, and I was going to use a file for the first ime. After the first file stroke I was worried about hitting and damaging the scales. I plan on replacing them on this blade, but thought I might use them for something else later. I ended up using tape (clear tape on this occasion) to protect the area around the pin while I was filing. The tape won't take a full on file stroke, but it will give you that millisecond extra to stop filing and a bit of feedback letting you know that your potentially going to damage the scale at the angle your at.

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I'm guessing It could also be used if you need to hand sand and polish the pins heads. It worked for me, so hopefully someone else will get some use out of the idea.

kD