Slipjoint troubles

DeadFall27

DeadFall27

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Hey all,

I picked up a nice pruner from an antique shop and I love it. When I bought it, there were just a couple issues with her: she was slightly off center (no big deal) and she had lots of side-to-side bladeplay. Well...I tried to fix this issue by tapping the pivot pin and now, I have made things worse...

The blade is now off center more and, when you close it, it lands on the pile side liner. It also closes lazily now; it snapped good when I bought it. Most annoying about it though is the fact that the blade play stayed the same...

Any ideas on how to fix it? Honestly, I just want it to stop closing lazily right now, I wish I wouldn't have touched it.


I can get some cell phone pics up, but my god camera isn't working for some reason.


**Update: I got the snap back, but the blade is still touching the liner and has some wobble.
 
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Well, I think that when I tapped the pivot pin, all of the grit inside was contacting the blade more and, because there was more friction, it stopped the blade from closing all of the way. all I did was work the blade and oil it.
 
DeadFall27 said:
Well, I think that when I tapped the pivot pin, all of the grit inside was contacting the blade more and, because there was more friction, it stopped the blade from closing all of the way. all I did was work the blade and oil it.
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best to bring it to an expert maker.

look at this GEC factory tour. the company owner himself, bill howard, did the adjustments on an off-centered blade. he fixed it by tapping the bolster/pivot area with a hammer. that takes a lot of skill and experience.

https://www.google.com.ph/url?sa=t&..._5knjJQPFF1Pi0B0aLwaMIA&bvm=bv.50768961,d.aGc
 
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