Thread: Rolls Razor & Boker

That's a clean one! Great find...
It seems that many of those Rolls had serious service and so it's hard to find the elements all intact.
I've always really liked the mechanics of those cool gizmos!

Originally Posted by TheGeek

That safety bar can be popped off at the end with two pins. It comes off easily but watch your fingers.

Geek

Do this over a towel. A little ball-bearing goes in one side to notch in a detent on the inside of the bar. A little screwdriver is handy to pop the opposite side off first.
Take note where the little ball-bearing goes In relation to the bar and blade and as you reassemble, install it and the side of the bar (first) with the detent back like they were.

A few layers of tape on the spine with extra hanging off the sides to flip it on your waterstones with your fingers. Push straight down the hone, flip, down the other way.

The Rolls hone side is not good for much, IMO.

I found one I have apart. The top pin on one side of the bar is stubby and rounded.
That is the side the ball will need to be in. The other side has a longer pin which limits the bar's travel.

Originally Posted by TheGeek

That safety bar can be popped off at the end with two pins. It comes off easily but watch your fingers.

Geek

I think I'll leave the bar on. It was a pain while working on getting rid of chips, but I have to say that it definitely saved me from a few cuts while running it up and down my 1k!

Now I'm regretting that I sold mine!
Gotta love tinkering with cool gadgets, gizmos, and doodads..

Originally Posted by joelkerr

I think I'll leave the bar on. It was a pain while working on getting rid of chips, but I have to say that it definitely saved me from a few cuts while running it up and down my 1k!

That's a good thought!

Another thought...The bar might get fouled by the tape on the spine. It is imporant to tape the spine as-honing so the very edge will hit the leather as-stropping in the machine.
Install the blade into the stropper with the leather side installed and see what the gap is between the leather and the spine.
You should have tape that thick , I think...