Thread: 4 More wins for RAD

Never noticed the tumbler thread before sounds like it might work fine, I did not see very many before and after pics but I might decide to go that route over the buffers. The only thing I'm not sure about is how well it would work on water stains and other various blemishes. I will be sure to leave the Simmons for last. My Norton 1-4-8k get here soon and I am looking to practice on a few blades and it would suck to damage a nice one. But my screw ups keep the people who restore in business.

Originally Posted by roughkype

Man oh man oh man be sure to read the Dire Words of Warning in some of the Workshop threads. If you don't already have a heavy leather apron, get one. There are some really scary stories of blades grabbed and thrown by buffers.

I think some guys put their blades in tumblers and just walk away for however long that takes.

I've got a hobbyist's metal lathe, and feel comfortable enough with that. But the buffer/razor blade launcher is something I'm gonna avoid.

There's an enormous amount of restoration info in the Wiki.

If those were my four blades, I'd leave the Simmons for last. I haven't shaved with one, but they're really well regarded and I'd wanna make most of my learning errors before getting to that one. It's got a nice smile; you'll want to leave that. A smiling blade is useful for getting into hollows, like under the jawline and flanking the adam's apple.

Best wishes to you. May you never bother to stop and count your razors.

Emphasis my own.

The bolded reason is one of the reasons that I hand sand. It's hard to make enough mistakes that you can't stop and reassess and figure out what's wrong before proceeding when you are hand sanding.

Originally Posted by LockOn

Sadly it is indeed a crack my camera just utterly sucks. Keep the smile why?

I just like a smile on a large blade. (Not that I've used one yet)
I'll have to buy more razors to check it out.....aaahhhh RAD

Originally Posted by LockOn

Never noticed the tumbler thread before sounds like it might work fine, I did not see very many before and after pics but I might decide to go that route over the buffers. The only thing I'm not sure about is how well it would work on water stains and other various blemishes. I will be sure to leave the Simmons for last. My Norton 1-4-8k get here soon and I am looking to practice on a few blades and it would suck to damage a nice one. But my screw ups keep the people who restore in business.

There is a large thread started by GSSIXGUN that discusses the use of tumblers. Do note that the tumblers do not remove pitting or other defects in the metal.

LockOn - A simpler solution to your problem with a crack is to slightly modify the heel of your razor. This can be done easily enough with a Dremel and a lot of patience and common sense. This way you won't have to lose all of that steel and you can still have most of your blade.

Regards - Walt

That might just be the way to go. Might have to send it to be restored though. I am not too comfortable with a dremel, but that does look pretty good. I did read a good portion of the tumbler thread last night, I might just go that route over the buffers. For now I am trying to pick out a tumber that would work, along with the other necessary equipment. Thanks for the advise

Cant wait to see this done.