I recently picked up a nice user-grade Sheraton on the Bay. It shaves well, but the doors are misaligned on one side. On the other side, the doors line up perfectly. Any ideas for how to fix this tiny problem?
Sheraton door alignment
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Fit a small Crescent wrench on the arm and carefully bend it back. I've done this successfully a few times.
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I'm having trouble visualizing this process. Are the arms the parts that attach the base plate to the butterfly doors? How small of a crescent wrench?
Thanks
Yes, the arms that operate the silo doors ... yours do look uneven. Go easy, the wrench in my pic is huge, I didn't want to go out to my shop to get a baby one.
I use the Crescent because the flat jaws won't leave a mark like pliers. It won't take much -- this technique can also be used on razors with endcaps but extra care must be taken to keep from popping the cap off.
I use the Crescent because the flat jaws won't leave a mark like pliers. It won't take much -- this technique can also be used on razors with endcaps but extra care must be taken to keep from popping the cap off.
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Sorry for being dense. I think I get it now. Tomorrow I will hunt for a small crescent ...
Yes, the arms that operate the silo doors ... yours do look uneven. Go easy, the wrench in my pic is huge, I didn't want to go out to my shop to get a baby one.
I use the Crescent because the flat jaws won't leave a mark like pliers. It won't take much -- this technique can also be used on razors with endcaps but extra care must be taken to keep from popping the cap off.
thank you for the how to.
Yes, the arms that operate the silo doors ... yours do look uneven. Go easy, the wrench in my pic is huge, I didn't want to go out to my shop to get a baby one.
I use the Crescent because the flat jaws won't leave a mark like pliers. It won't take much -- this technique can also be used on razors with endcaps but extra care must be taken to keep from popping the cap off.
Cool tip, Doug! I've done this with smooth-jawed pliers in the past, but the adjustable crescent wrench is probably even better than that since the jaws stay parallel. I'll definitely be trying this the next time I have cause to.
Would the main cause of the silo doors being uneven be droppage? Or is there something else that can happen during the life of the razor to cause this?
I have the same problem with my user grade 1940's Aristocrat. Thanks for the fix.
Dennis
Droppage and the original owners (I think) would tap them on the sink to knock the whiskers out. Probably the cause of many a bent tooth.
What did they know about us 60 years later?
What did they know about us 60 years later?
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I tried it and it worked!
Thanks, nemo.
Thanks, nemo.
Yes, the arms that operate the silo doors ... yours do look uneven. Go easy, the wrench in my pic is huge, I didn't want to go out to my shop to get a baby one.
I use the Crescent because the flat jaws won't leave a mark like pliers. It won't take much -- this technique can also be used on razors with endcaps but extra care must be taken to keep from popping the cap off.
Four years later and this information just helped me straighten my own razor in this thread: Opinions Wanted on Restoration
Thanks!
GREAT TIP!Yes, the arms that operate the silo doors ... yours do look uneven. Go easy, the wrench in my pic is huge, I didn't want to go out to my shop to get a baby one.
I use the Crescent because the flat jaws won't leave a mark like pliers. It won't take much -- this technique can also be used on razors with endcaps but extra care must be taken to keep from popping the cap off.
It worked!! Thanks.Yes, the arms that operate the silo doors ... yours do look uneven. Go easy, the wrench in my pic is huge, I didn't want to go out to my shop to get a baby one.
I use the Crescent because the flat jaws won't leave a mark like pliers. It won't take much -- this technique can also be used on razors with endcaps but extra care must be taken to keep from popping the cap off.
