Thread: What are you working on?

Nice! I use to do the same thing to my Blade 120 SR helicopter when I smashed it into things and took chunks out of the rotors. Same idea, but I used J&B weld and sanded it all smooth. Worked really well instead of buying all new rotors.

Originally Posted by HARRYWALLY

Very cool Tom. Really looking forward to seeing those done. You may be the next Neil!!!!

Not a chance, Andrew....Not a chance~

Set your sites high, aim high, and you might get close....

Originally Posted by HARRYWALLY

Set your sites high, aim high, and you might get close....

Well...Older I get, the more I have his demeanor!
Cannot hardly stand rubbish!

Originally Posted by HARRYWALLY

Spent a little time with this Freddy Reynolds today. Started with some 600 sand paper and 3 in 1 oil and went at it. Got to 1k and fizzled out. Just sat down with an Innis & Gunn, so I'mm back at it. Probably take it to 2500 and then a lot of polish. Wont get all the pitting but should look pretty good when all done. Attachment 255515

Andrew your pic of this razor is so very familiar in that it has a 'Line' were the razor sat in the scales. I've seen it time and time again. See here in RED



It never seems to be 'Rust' but a very heavy patina and it's very hard to remove.

Any thoughts guys? Just wondering.

i've seen that line before and usually heavy at the toe and tampering off as it goes back. I have wondered once or twice if it might in part be of oil on the scales and touching the blade or just oil leaching from horn.

Yep, I've seen that fairly often as well. The worst ones can even go into the steel like a long, line-shaped pit. Perhaps the blade was closed a little wet sometimes and the part where it touched the scales held the moisture the longest. But you're right, it's not really ever rust.

Well, I just put this one through 4 different grits, and there's still remnants of the line. A very fine etch still remains.

I attribute it to a reaction with contact with the horn (obviously!)
Funny, it is usually black. Goes deeper than you might think sometimes.
I have lately been prone to leave it alone if it is at the end of the spine where the scales touch.
Taking it out makes a mess, more often than not.

Kindof like grey sideburns!

it's staying on this one! I have no ambition to take out pits from any blade..... to a certain extent anyways.