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Newbie question about obtaining supplies for razor restore/repair
Well, as luck would have it I have a very enticing trade offer that will make me a proud owner of three very nice straights with some minor issues, which I posted about here. I have all but made the decision to go ahead with the trade. This makes me want to try and deal with some things on the razors myself. I am very handy and do a lot of stuff like brush restoration, etc. I have some tools and skills, but SR repair is new to me. Can the kind folks here give me some guidance as to where to shop for things like pins, washers, scale material, etc. I think I would like to rescale at least one razor, maybe two. I have a junker to practice on, so I will not take my first attempt to a good razor. I want to learn first and the jusnker razor I have is perfect for that. I can also pick up a few more old razors that I have seen around in the antique stores. I just need to learn how to shop for them and what to look for and how much to pay. Anyway, for starters I would like to rescale this one:
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Then if everything goes well I wold like to tackle the Ton-So-Rius which has a problem of blade protruding from the scales in closed position.
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That one will be challenging because I would like to come up with a way of preserving the metal overlays on the tips of the scales. They are very cool, but I think these scales were warped in a way that may not allow them to be saved. The metal overlays, however could be pried off I think, and reused. Maybe. Perhaps it's too advanced and I will need to practice some more before tackling this one. First I need to unpin the old junker and maybe clean up that blade and rescale it. If I can accomplish that I think I will feel more confident about future projects. So please, let me know where to buy some pinning supplies in small quantity, preferably. Perhaps some of you may want to throw together a rescale kit for me with pins and scale material. I would be grateful.