Thread: What do you think about this starting tools?

Originally Posted by Euclid440

If you want to save a pair of scales you have to drill them, I too have never been able to cut pins off with side cutters without breaking the scales.

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The side cutters to use are flush cut. They are about $17 on Amazon. I have never broken scales with mine.

Conventional side cutters are double beveled and will break the scales.

Originally Posted by rolodave

The side cutters to use are flush cut. They are about $17 on Amazon. I have never broken scales with mine.

Conventional side cutters are double beveled and will break the scales.

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Originally Posted by rolodave

The side cutters to use are flush cut. They are about $17 on Amazon. I have never broken scales with mine.

Conventional side cutters are double beveled and will break the scales.

Are you able to save the collars this way? I prefer the pin vise. It takes a little longer, but I can save the collars this way.

A pin vise is a "must have" item in my workshop

Update: I did some sanding today.

I couldn't find 1k grit, so I started with 1.5k


As you can see, it didn't do much.

I went to 600grit.



Even with 600, I couldn't get rid of the "circle"

I went to 400 grit.

Yay! 400 did the job!

Here are some pictures after the sanding:



After polishing with Mothers:


After polishing I noticed more black marks

General questions:
- Was going to 400 grit a good call?
- Should I do 400 grit again to get rid of the black marks I found after polishing?
- General thoughts?

Thanks!

Update:

- Additional 400 grit pass to finish removing everything I wanted
- Clean some of the scratches with 1500 grit
- Polish with mothers

Here are some pictures:

If you are happy with the results then scale it up, hone and shave.

On all restores, you have to decide when enough is enough. I have razors that shave great but don't look so great.

OTOH, if you want a piece to be perfect, then buy a new one.

It looks like you have gotten all of the marks off and have worked the 400 grit scratches out. If you are happy with the finish then it is a great job. It has a nice satin look to it. It is not uncommon to find things hiding under the light confusion of low grit scratch patterns. With practice you will get better at spotting those things. I often wear a 8X visor when I am working on my blades, as my eyes are not as sharp as they once were. If you want a higher gloss finish you can go to 2000 or 3000 grit sand paper, again wet sanding it. Steel wool can help raise your level of polish a bit too. If I am polishing I use 0000 steel wool and mother polish together and then finish with just mothers.

Originally Posted by RezDog

If you are happy with the finish then it is a great job.

Great words. I just pinned it. I will update with pictures shortly.

Update:

I "finished".

I bought "Black Plastic Replacement Scales" from maggardrazors (Link: Black Plastic Replacement Scales | Maggard Razors - Straight Razor Restoration, Custom Scales and Wet Shaving Products)

I drill a hole into the plastic scales using a Precision Pin Vise (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1)

No idea where to do the hole so I kind of guess. This is what it looked like before pinning:



The scales look a bit big for the size of the razor...

My first time pinning:


Yep, I started doing a hole to regret the position afterwards.

I found out that someone from the forum hones and lives close to me. This razor will get honed and I will move on to my next adventure.

Final picture of the work done:


Thanks a lot for the help! This was fun!