The Dremmel and a pencil grinder, then a pocket DMT to smooth it all out.
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The Dremmel and a pencil grinder, then a pocket DMT to smooth it all out.
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I got this guy in a box of razors at a flea market. Some interesting stuff in there but not so much this one:
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I think this Boy has gotten too many Attas in his time.
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The scales aren't horn but they are discolored. Any idea what they might be? Does Bakelite discolor like that? I might re-use them.
They look like horn in the pictures. Bakelite will discolor when oxidized. Try some 800 grit sandpaper. That should get you through the oxidation.
That's the ticket:
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That gray block with the Japanese text is a Sabitoru Fine Rust Eraser. Not actually very fine grit but very handy.
----ok,----I must be missing something----I recommended a fairly high grit sandpaper (1000 grit) you respond with; That's the ticket. Then you post a picture with a Japanese sanding pad that you state that it's not a very fine grit. AND you post a picture of the previously posted scales that look like you've sanded quite a depression in them presumably with that 'Fine Rust Eraser'.
I'm wondering where 'we' went from using a fairly high grit sandpaper to 'lightly' sand the scales to using a coarse grit that I'd presume was meant for use in metal to dig a hole in the scales?
Just wondering :shrug:
I'm trying to straighten out some warped scales. Yesterday I used steam to heat the scales then use old scales as a splint. I ended up making the bending worse and the toes hit the scale when closing the razor. Tonight I used popsicle sticks to splint the scales. I drilled out holes for the pivot pins so the scales sit flush with the popsicle sticks.
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