After seeing a post on The Shave Den, I decided that I could do that, too. Harbor Freight Tools has a brass handled center punch that they sell for $2.99. A guy on TSD removed the punch and springs, and tapped the handle with a 10-24 tap.
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| This is a picture taken from Harbor Freight Tools website. |
I did not have the 10-24 tap, so while I was at HFT, I bought a 40 piece Tap and Die set for $15.99.
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| SAE Tap and Die Set, 40 pieces. |
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| All parts removed. |
I had to drill out the hole to about 5/32 before the 10-32 tap would do its job. I was able to tap the end so that it would receive standard razor heads. Below, I have pictures of the Utopia razor head and the Gillette Old Type razor head. It also works with Gillette NEWs, EJ DE89, and others.
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| Utopia razor head. |
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| Gillette Old Type razor head. |
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| Gillette Old Type razor head. |
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| Gillette NEW |
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Gillette NEW, middle section removed.
Travel handle. |
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| Gillette NEW, Made in England |
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