Thread: HUUUUUUGE Lesson Learned Fom First Restoration Attempt

Here's one that kicked out and got a 1/8" semicircular chip out of the edge about 1/3 of the way down from the point. Besides avoiding injury, I was also lucky that the chip was clean and didn't cause a crack. I didn't take any post-accident pictures, because I was pissed. However, I did come back to that blade a few months later and she cleaned up right proper:

Originally Posted by sqzbxr

Here's one that kicked out and got a 1/8" semicircular chip out of the edge about 1/3 of the way down from the point. Besides avoiding injury, I was also lucky that the chip was clean and didn't cause a crack. I didn't take any post-accident pictures, because I was pissed. However, I did come back to that blade a few months later and she cleaned up right proper:

Some thing tells me even if I waited 10 years to come back to it..... this one ain't gonna clean up quite that nice

Really sucks because i picked it up for $15 !!!

Well, this one was $55 as I recall, but that bought enough blade width to make the save.

Originally Posted by Skinflint

NEVER.
NEVER
NEVER

Face the edge side of a Straight into the oncoming direction of a buffing wheel.

As has been said--you're lucky you just lost a razor.

Here's a couple of tips that I Always Use.

#1 Wear Eye Protection when in the shop

#2 Always buff from Spine to Edge

#3 The wheel should be turning Toward You.

#4 With the wheel running (and turning toward you) Always have the razor or whatever you are working on NO HIGHER THAN THE CENTER OF THE WHEEL! If you look at the side of your wheel and imagine that it's a clock. The center is at 3 o'clock. Typically I work at the 4-5 o'clock area.

Have Fun, Work Safe! And mount that destroyed blade somewhere close to your buffer to remind you of the above.

Another lesson learned was ............... put a sponge rubber mat down on the concrete floor for any possible future mishaps.
Thing turned into instant shrapnel when it hit the floor.A rubber mat might have saved it.

Originally Posted by cudarunner

As has been said--you're lucky you just lost a razor.

Here's a couple of tips that I Always Use.

#1 Wear Eye Protection when in the shop

#2 Always buff from Spine to Edge

#3 The wheel should be turning Toward You.

#4 With the wheel running (and turning toward you) Always have the razor or whatever you are working on NO HIGHER THAN THE CENTER OF THE WHEEL! If you look at the side of your wheel and imagine that it's a clock. The center is at 3 o'clock. Typically I work at the 4-5 o'clock area.

Have Fun, Work Safe! And mount that destroyed blade somewhere close to your buffer to remind you of the above.

All good tips.
I think I will mount it on the wall.

Right next to the hunk of truck rim shaped like a battle axe that flew off a truck I was following on the highway and came flying thru my windshield at 80 MPH and buried itself in the headliner 10 inches from my right ear.

Another close escapade.................

Started to wonder when my luck is going to run out!

Originally Posted by sqzbxr

Seriously consider a shop apron, preferably a leather one.

$30 or so on Amazon. Good advice.

Originally Posted by Skinflint

All good tips.
I think I will mount it on the wall.

Right next to the hunk of truck rim shaped like a battle axe that flew off a truck I was following on the highway and came flying thru my windshield at 80 MPH and buried itself in the headliner 10 inches from my right ear.

Another close escapade.................

Started to wonder when my luck is going to run out!

You might want to invest in a few lottery tickets - you are a LUCKY man.

If you're a cat, you got 7 lives left. But if you're a cat that can restore razors, why aren't you in the Guiness book of records yet??

Whaaa! So very, very lucky right there. Sad about the razor, but glad you still have all your fingers!

Gosh if only some really smart people would put all these Hints Tips and Ideas in one spot where people could find them before they wreck a vintage razor and possibly themselves **SMH**

Big HUUUUUUuge thread in RED at the top of this very Sub-forum

http://straightrazorpalace.com/works...wers-here.html

Glad your Okay and no blood was spilled