Thread: What are you working on?

Originally Posted by Gasman

What did you use on that working of the heal? Ive done a couple but yours really turned out nice.
Great job on the save Mike. I was wondering how well that CA and Soda was going to work. But as you showed, it turned out fine.

The Dremmel and a pencil grinder, then a pocket DMT to smooth it all out.

I got this guy in a box of razors at a flea market. Some interesting stuff in there but not so much this one:



I think this Boy has gotten too many Attas in his time.



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.

Originally Posted by BeJay

They look like horn in the pictures. Bakelite will discolor when oxidized. Try some 800 grit sandpaper. That should get you through the oxidation.

You beat me to it! However I'd try some 1K wet and dry sanding under running water to see how it goes as it's much easier to go down than to go up with using grits.

Originally Posted by cudarunner

You beat me to it! However I'd try some 1K wet and dry sanding under running water to see how it goes as it's much easier to go down than to go up with using grits.

That's the ticket:



That gray block with the Japanese text is a Sabitoru Fine Rust Eraser. Not actually very fine grit but very handy.

Originally Posted by jmabuse

That's the ticket:



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

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.

Originally Posted by jmabuse

That's the ticket:



That gray block with the Japanese text is a Sabitoru Fine Rust Eraser. Not actually very fine grit but very handy.

I agree that does seem too aggressive. Do the scales give off a Burt rubber smell when sanding?

Also, for more aggressive sanding, you’ll want to disassemble the razor.

Originally Posted by Leatherstockiings

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.

What material are those scales?

Originally Posted by BeJay

What material are those scales?

The scales are plastic.