Thread: Let the first restore begin!

Yes I was Blunt,no offense was meant.I feel Good razors need to be treated as precision instruments,is just my way.

Originally Posted by Spendiggity

I know haha read it a few times, guess what I'm looking for is some opinions on what works better for other people like should I switch to hand sanding and what the best method some of the more senior guys use.

I understand the desire to restore a razor, my use of a Dremel almost cost me an heirloom. I found SRP in an attempt to save my grandfather's razor. Everything you are asking for in your posts can be found , in more detail than you can imagine, in the forum threads that deal with restoration. Once you've read in the Library what is easily laid out, you need to get answers to your specifics by researching the forum. This is done by using the "Advanced Search" button, upper right (not the GOOGLE search area), then put in key words pertaining to your restoration questions. The results will be threads that talk about restoration in detail.

To hope that this thread will educated you on the next razor restoration,,,,well it won't.
It will only teach you to stay clear of Dremels until you get lots of experience with them.


Death of a Morley

Johns post is right on,reaserch is your friend on SRP.
I do alot of brush re-knots on vintage handles,all gratis sans the knot and postage for members of several sites.
They come all polished via dremels with burn marks and gouges
The horse is dead so I will not beat it anymore (just a tad), I do a little gunsmithing work,Guy called last week and needed a barrel re-crowned and a dove tail milled for a front sight,no biggie,he had used a hacksaw to remove 6 in. of barrel because he wanted a carbine.
This rifle was an 1886 winchester take down model In .45-90,he turned a $5000.00 classic into garbage,stuff happens

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

he had used a hacksaw to remove 6 in. of barrel because he wanted a carbine.
This rifle was an 1886 winchester take down model In .45-90

That is one of the sadest things I've heard lately...

Been here, done this. Destroyed a real nice old razor early on in my restore history. Swear off sanding with a dremel. If the pits are that bad, just clean the blade and use it for show... buy another. Harsh words were given for sure, but hopefully another will read them and not use a dremel for sanding.

So all said and done what should I use a dremel for?

Mine is used fairly strictly for cleaning the jimps. It works well at low speed with a little wire wheel on it. I use an old cork wrapped in sandpaper for hand sanding. I haven't bought a buffer yet but soon I will use one for the last polish. i've gone very slow on all of my projects.

I will use the felt wheel for polishing,brush wheel for cleaning jimps, cutter wheel for removing pins, though this is easily done with file too. Rough shaping of scales with drum sander. Drilling pin holes.