I have an H Diamond 1000 that is a wonderful razor. However, the pivot pin is not tight enough and the allows the blade or handle to flop. I'd prefer a bit less of that.
The rule is, never hit the pin harder than you would hit your thumb. Do that and you should be safe.Thanks! I was afraid of exactly that, a bent pin. Also, I was afraid of cracking the scale. It must be done for safety, but the thought of doing it is scary.
You are now a SR pin-tightening expert!Well, thanks to all of you for your help. I managed to get it tight enough. Just exactly where I wanted it to be. I actually put the down side on the edge of my sink because the way it is shaped allowed me to put the pin head on it and not the scales. I tapped a bit on one side, turned it over, tapped a bit. Checked, repeated. Easy.
My primary hobby is making sterling silver jewelry and while working on a pin seems normal, you just don't see rivets in fine jewelry.I just got an inexpensive SR in today and among other things the pivot is too loose. I was eager to attempt tightening it up based on the advice here.. I have an anvil. I have a spoon. but then noticed, this pin is actually a rivet. It's a rounded head on the nice side of the scales, and a rivet end on the other side.
Is there any hope of tightening this one?