Quote Originally Posted by Srdjan View Post
Dremel is a powerful tool and should be treated with respect. I enjoy figuring out polishing progressions to mirror finish and find that different steel will always respond differently. Free fingers on the blade at all times, oil too, as it helps to release heat (especially with felt and paste). I live in a two bedroom apartment, hey... [emoji16] Never had anything fly away, but I've stained my face and my wall several times!

Dremel doesn't exclude hand sanding and hand polishing, I will always have machine-hand-machine-hand type of progression and I will never use sandpaper (discs or drums) to clean a razor. That is hand work. Can't imagine grinding on steel with that, it's too aggressive. Polishing with pastes will also leave an uneven finish and machine marks, so manual work in the final steps is a must.
Agreed, final finish is by hand.
But I've found that doing circles the width of the blade with the dremmel instead of back n fourth, eliminates most of the machine marks your talking about.