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04-14-2010, 02:51 PM #1RAD Sufferer
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Grinding with Dremel
I'm thinking about modifying a blade. I want to "fancy up" the spine, modify the toe and/or shoulder. Haven't really figured out the design yet.
The only power tool I have is a Dremel. Which attachment is best for grinding with the Dremel?
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04-14-2010, 03:18 PM #2Knife & Razor Maker
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It depends on what kind of cut you want to make. A carbide cutter is a good choice for shallow, rounded cuts, while a thin cut off wheel is good for straight lines. If you're going to do the work on a hardened blade, diamond files are a good investment.
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04-14-2010, 03:33 PM #3Senior Member
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If I may, can I ask another, related question?
Where in the nation can a person have his razor "re-ground" like when they are first done. Like on those wheels with the two opposing grinders that the artisans run the blade through?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39gHw...eature=related
54 seconds into this vid you will see what I am talking about.
Hopefully I am making sense?
I'd like to know for future reference! Or would one be better off trying to make a grinder of that style, themselves? Never did it before so that's why I ask.
Thanks in advance!
~Phil L.Last edited by PLanzaSr1957; 04-14-2010 at 03:49 PM.
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04-14-2010, 03:44 PM
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Sticking my neck out, IOW, I may be wrong, but I don't think any of the custom USA makers have that sort of grinding apparatus. They are skilled to the point where they use varying sized wheels to grind their blades to perfection. Joe Chandler, Robert Williams, Josh Earl and Butch Harner all do a perfect job IME, and I have some by all of them. By eye and feel they get 'em done.
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04-14-2010, 03:58 PM
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If you have seen my grandfathers Brummel-Werk blade you'll understand why I ask.Originally Posted by JimmyHAD
I wish there was someone......I'd let them do that razor. It's a full wedge that I think could take that type grinding. I dunno though being a NEWB!
04-14-2010, 04:02 PM
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I have one like it and it is a good shaver as most Brummels are. If it were mine, and I didn't hone my own, I would send it to a competent honemeister for cleaning up and honing. I don't see where the regrind is necessary or advisable. Just IMHO
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04-14-2010, 08:18 PM
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Makes a lot of sense.
Do look at the same video at about 1:01 where
the grind is finished on a single wheel with water.
Some folk use a belt sander to the same end.
But do not jump to the "re-grind" end game.
That is a last resort.An expert restorer can give you advice and
options...
In the photo I cannot tell if the grinding of the
edge is more than ugly.
Perhaps a run through tumblers, polish, oil and
seal in a glass case that can be mounted on the
wall.
