Warped razor

[gary haywood]

How do i reconize a warped razor can any one explain thanxs GARY.

[hi_bud_gl]

Someone put it picture of the warped picture.i thought it was really good idea.just put flat razor on top of the cd rom.you will see all surface touches to cd rom or just some parts.hope this help.

[gary haywood]

wHEN YOU SAY ALL SURFACES DO YOU MEAN THE SPINE AND THE CUTTING EDGE.

[nun2sharp]

if you can lay the entirety of the blade on a truly flat surface, the blade should be absolutely
flat, if you can see the blade curl up or down, you have a warp. It will look either like a frown or a smile, with light being observed coming beneath the blade where the metal does not lie flat. spine and edge must lie flat.

[Russel Baldridge]

If you look down the length of the blade, from toe to heel, you should not be able to detect any side-to-side warping.

The CD thing works, but if the blade has a smile/frown it will be misleading because those areas will not touch the CD but won't be the result of a warp, just the curve of the blade's edge.

[nun2sharp]

Thanks Russell, I shouldve went a little farther in my explanation, I am glad you caught it. I was thinking of typical straight at the moment .

[Russel Baldridge]

We were typing at the same time, I think, I didn't intend to correct you.

I just prefer smiling blades, and it's a test that I do to make sure the blade is just smiling, not warped.

[gary haywood]

Thanxs for the info i find most blades slightly curl at the heel and toe and don't touch the hone so i take it that is normal in most cases.