If you had a box of unopened vintage razors would an x-ray pick up if there were any rust on the blades, or just if they had become swiss cheese?
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If you had a box of unopened vintage razors would an x-ray pick up if there were any rust on the blades, or just if they had become swiss cheese?
Rust no.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dllandry
Serious swiss cheese action sure.
But if I was a betting man the x-ray will not
show anything because the rust still contains the
same amount of iron that it did before oxidation.
If you have a box of new unopened vintage razors
I see four options:
Open and use them
Leave them unopened
Open and inspect
Send half of them to me for a 40 year evaluation.
New still In Box can demand a premium.
If you do open them use gloves and also
apply a light oil/ protctant so you do not add fingerprints.
You can most certainly find out, without opening the boxes, but it'll cost you many times the value of the razors themselves. You have to do some rather specialized spectroscopy, and both the machines and the know-how are very expensive.
Thanks for the info so far, not sure what I will do then. I will have to think on this for awhile.
I'm not an expert by any means but I also think when making your decision, the media of the sale might factor in. If you're selling on ebay, it may be difficult to convince a buyer but in person it could be different. Personally, I would have no problem if the box was opened simply for verification but I assume there are others who think much differently.
My second thought is that if you open them yourself and find rust, it's on you. If you sell them unopened, I would then say the buyer must deal with any imperfections.
Lastly, from your OP - it isn't exactly specified that you plan to sell these razors so this post is just speculation
Sell?? I had to laugh I keep telling the wife I will sell some of the extra razors I have, so far I have sold 2 one private sale and one on ebay, and given 2 away. I find it hard to sell any of the razors even ones I have multiple multiples of. Heck I was so nervious about the private sale to a member I sent the guy two of the same razor so he could look at both and decide which he liked better.
If they are rusted I will not be out that much money, and the place I got them said they would refund half of the money if opened or all if unopened. That was why I asked about X-rays and rust.
I think an MRI or CAT scan would show the detail.
If you think about it, I'm pretty sure you'll figure out why an MRI would be a bad idea.
A box full of razors in an MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) scanner would be priceless...
A bunch of sharp metal + powerful magnetic fields = AWESOME!
Sounds like PPV event waiting to happen...
Yeah slamming into the machine when powered up would not be good for the razors lol
If you have any friends that are xray technicians they could probably slip them in on a slow day.
I don't think you guys understand how x-ray (or any other) scattering works. X-rays are electromagnetic radiation, same thing as light and it scatters off the electrons in the material.
There is simply not a cheap way to tell how much rust there is on the razor in a box, unless the blade has crumbled, which is extremely unlikely.
There's no magic going on, just quantum mechanics, so no point of just making up stuff when you have no idea how it works.
I am not arguing the point my question was answered very well, I asked because I didnt know and now I do thanks.
I dont know why but your statement brought to mind a quote from the movie Army of Darkness when Ash said your primitive intellect wouldn't understand alloys and compositions and things with... molecular structures. Funny movieQuote:
Originally Posted by gugi
That is a great stupid movie!
Go to 1:02 in the movie for the quote or watch all for a chuckle
YouTube - ‪ten great army of darkness quotes‬‏
:OT Bruce Campbell is the man. His role on the TV series Burn Notice makes the show
+1.......................Quote:
Originally Posted by ats200
Sounds like the "barn footage" from the movie Twister!!
Never seen it, but saw the videoquote - makes perfect sense to me - don't touch it!!!!! In fact send them immediately to me!Quote:
Originally Posted by Dllandry
Perhaps someone with a NS polar personality should jump in here.Quote:
Originally Posted by Utopian
For God's sake, open the @#$%&*+!@# box...........................!!!
Since I have seen that movie so many times, I didn't bother watching the clips until now and that was only because I wanted to show it to my wife. I was shocked to see scene #4, in which he apparently woke up in an apocalyptic future and says he slept too long. That was not in my copy of the movie. Now I have to find another version of the movie!
Could this lead to Army of Darkness Acquisition Disorder?
Oh, and I was shocked that they left out the quote "Gimme some sugar baby!"