Quote Originally Posted by cutalot View Post
oh my if i had only known that sooner i would of saved myself a few blisters. 1500 laps is just a guess thou it went on for days untill i got it where it would give me a good shave.looking at it now if the bevel is the same wouldnt there be some hone wear on the spine? my bevel is nice and shiny but my spine looks untouched
The "machine" does all the work. It sets the pressure,
it sets the angle. If you open one side then the
handle will hone with a pushing motion, replace that lid
and open the other side it will strop/ polish with a
pulling motion. The spine never touches the hone
or strop.

The secret is to not slap the razor on the hone or strop
but like any razor flip it gently and push or pull it smoothly.

The hone when new is a little coarse perhaps 5K but polishes
itself.

The friction clutch that provides pressure on the hone and
strop should not need lubrication unless it has gotten gummy
from a previous bad lube job.

I once picked up a spare blade that had rust on it near the
cutting edge. I did lay the blade on a hone and grind the
edge on both sides down a bit to clean it up.

Do oil the blade and other obvious bits to prevent rust.

It might be fun to build a honing jig/ holder so a full stack
of modern hones could be used but that is not the Rolls way.