Thread: Cell Rot Project

A neighbor gave me this Razor awhile back, was already attacked by cell rot.

But I wanted to know how fast it would eat the blade, so I put it in a sealed container to watch. Upon opening, a strong oder of camphor (like when sanding it) arose from the bottle.

This is a little over a year from the last time I looked at it. There's now bits of rust in the bottom of the bottle, and the rust is blooming from the blade.

Back into the bottle for another year, but I'm putting a fishing hook in it for science.

Wow.
That is extreme. This provides good photo proof of the hazards of cell rot.

I have tossed a couple that were eaten up but nothing this dramatic.

Good job!

Dude, that's gross. But interesting experiment

What are your expectations with the fish hook?
is the hook touching the blade?

Please update this post in a year, interesting project.

I'm gonna have nightmares about that thing.

Originally Posted by cmsessa

What are your expectations with the fish hook?
is the hook touching the blade?

No its not touching the blade, its in there to see how fast, fresh steel reacts to the gas being given off by the scales. It too is a hardened steel. It's a project that may help folks understand the effects of cell rot, and how it will effect other items/ razors around them, and how fast it can do it. Also how to identify it in its earlier stages.

Here's one caught early.
I keep it separate from all my others, even a different room. I check it weekly, and keep the scales slathered in pure silicone, and the blade coated in mineral oil. You can see the discoloration in the scales at the wedge pin, and near the heel of the blade. By doing these things I've kept the gasses from attacking the blade, but eventually they'll have to be discarded and new scales installed.
But for now, its all original.

A little silicone on a Q-Tips or pipe cleaner, and rub off the haze, but it won't remove the discoloration.

Might have to do that every two months, good thing you made me look.

Thanks
Mike

Originally Posted by MisterClean

Please update this post in a year, interesting project.

I had pics from last year, but lost them to a spin cycle, in the washing machine [emoji56] [emoji30]

Originally Posted by MW76

I'm gonna have nightmares about that thing.

Good...its about keeping ya on your toes, over this silent blade killer, an evil paraiste to our high carbon cache's

Originally Posted by outback

It's a project that may help folks understand the effects of cell rot, and how it will effect other items/ razors around them, and how fast it can do it.

Interesting, I thought it was the environment which caused the rust. I will be googling for the next hour