Quote Originally Posted by jpx2rk View Post
How do you go about sharpening the pivots' edge, and what abrasive to you use or recommend?
I use a 150g flat diamond file and a loupe I "borrowed" from Maw's dust collectors make'n stuff, aka; gaudy jewelry.
BTW, the beam balance V shafts are only 1/2 of the equation. Just as important are the pan support hanger loop, it's knife shafts and the pan support "hook".

The end loop's center must be in perfectly centered on the beam's center and have minimum outside to outside end play on it's knife shafts. The inside of the end loop and the inside of the pan support "hook" should also be polished like a mirror . A pan and support which seems to swing side to side almost forever is a very good thing!

Bill