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Oh that day was "with" :) my mother was unimpressed

Holy s**t.. I just got a HHT.. I'm getting really emotional right now.. this maybe the best day of my life, yes, even better than the first time i managed to succesfully do the tapping part from...

Cheers Nate, that got it, i wasn't being methodical enough. I had actually got the bevel set, just hadn't done quite enough at the 1k before progressing. Light circles and X's did the trick. So... I...

It does, Thanks. I've been using the magic marker right from the start (that is an awesome technique for making sure even contact is being made), and it's passing the TNT test perfectly, it's just...

Right so... question time again.. Hope you guys haven't got hacked off with this thread and can see you're way clear to a little more advice

I've managed to get the damage i did to the tuckmar...

Hey guys, I'm back from work, the nortons are here.. and the tuckmar is repinned..:)

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Major thanks to everyone who's help and advice got me here, Maxi, tony, bharner and theseus.

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the white scaled one? yeah, they're nice, change from the black scales i almost exclusively have. May need more than autosol though. Maybe not all the way down to 180 grit, but masking the etch and...

Cheers mate, you're just right, got a bit over enthusiastic there and forgot about repinning before honing.

Just looking at one of the others to be refurbed, its something for another thread but...

So, just finished up the final polish and here's the results:

original condition

http://i828.photobucket.com/albums/zz207/tekbow/Razors/Image202.jpg

After finishing
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Right, I got the 1500 and 2000. Anyone in the uk wanting to do this, Halford sell by the pack. And.. as an added bonus, they have 2500 grit too.. So now i have 2500 grit..

Also picked a chamois...

Another of many questions.. Thankyou for all your patience and help guys

Right so i found a place in the uk that does a Norton combi waterstone kit (very reasonably priced and includes a 220/1000,...

Remember how i said this blade seemed extra hollow ground? well i found these pictures of basically the same blade with a different name by tuckmar. check out how thin it is
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You tell me this now...? ;) good to know though, will remember and use that with the 1500 and 2000 stage, i've been using water up to now. but by the time read this i'd got up to 1200..

Tony got...

Well, this is an experiment in handsanding, seeing what i can do with the bare minimum of tools and kit. I have no buffers or such, so it's basically going to be up to 2000 grit (i believe there's a...

Cheers Maxi

Have found a place finally that does 1500 and 2000 local, in packets, so i'm gona get those.

I replied to your PM but theres no sign of it in my outbox or sent items.. Am sure i hit...

For the love of God.. it seems 1500 and 2000 grit sandpaper exsists nowhere in edinburgh.. the highest the auto supply shops do is 1200..

My fingers are really sore this morning for some reason..

Well, been at it since the last post with a break for some Battlestar Galactica.

Not altogether syre with the quality of these pics you can see a difference, but I'm up to 600 now and its get...

hey tony

The stamp is actually just the quality of my crappy phone cam, it's there and nicely defined, no danger of losing it yet, actually there's another stamp on the other side saying "made...

Pics as promised

disassembled

http://i828.photobucket.com/albums/zz207/tekbow/Razors/Image202.jpg

Chipping i was talking about
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Got all my bits and pieces today to get me started, got all the sand paper grits i needed or closest to the stated grit, except for the 2000, but am a long ways from needing that.. Got a needle file...

Cheers Maxi i appreciate the assessment, i don't have the experience for ebay specials, so when my mate had these i was delighted. Got them quite cheap as well.

Have found a place in the uk that...

I'll be keeping the scales yes, they're in perfect condition, where a bit gunky until i cleaned them. look to be celluloid. I don't actually have any hones at the minute, was just to get an idea...

Was wondering if i could ask a little advice?

So what we have is 3 german razors, a Tuckmar, looks to be a 5/8 extra hollow, possibly a singer, another stamped Garantie Solingen with "finest...