Thread: Flitz and a dremmil

Has anyone use a drimmel and flitz to clean and polish their razors?

Yes, but a rag and flitz will do the same thing, Lot less chance of ruining the blade, Ty

I do quite often, just take care with rotation of the wheel.
Rotation from spine to edge, and watch your heat.
And for Gods sake wear eye protection.
A lot if guys here frown on the use of the dremmel, but that's all I have or need.

Yup, watch the rotation.

If you grab the edge, you will break it or send the razor flying.

Well I do a lot of stuff by hand. I do have a dremel and I do occasionally use it to touch up a spot with polish. I like to play safe. I stake my blade, use a flex shaft and a foot pedal. Outback is correct with the rotation direction and it is paramount. If the rotation is going the wrong way the wheel will grab the edge and the results are never what we want. Flying blades, cuts and cracks are often the result. The whole heat issue can be resolved with most of all paying attention and keeping a finger on the under side of the blade and turning at very low speeds. I find with the flex shaft and the foot pedal it gives me a free hand and great stability and control. Remember we need to go slow, work smoothly and repair damage.

The best part about using a Dremmel to polish Razors is that the Dremmel Sanding wheels can then be used to remove the part of the blade after you crack it to make a shorty razor

Restoration guys love the Dremel; it sends them lots of business.

I'll use one on the tail and tang, but almost never on the blade and especially never near the bevel, to much can go wrong.

I too, use them for other things, than polishing. Spiral wheels & Cratex for cleaning, drums and cutoffs for shaping. And excel with a flex shaft and diamond micro burrs for un pinning.

No question they are dangerous, but if it is what you have. Plenty of guys have done restores with them.

Just remember every razor guy with a Dremel… has a story…

Be careful, and have fun.

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.