Thread: Newbie here, questions! :)

Hi all! My name is Persio and I'm from Brazil. I am starting now on acquiring vintage razors for restorations. While I am beginning on it, I do have plenty of tools. At first I plan on restoring the blades only, and not scales (for now).

I have a Dremel 4000 with the flexible shaft and I am looking for tips on what brushes to use and in what order. What is your experience with it? I understand using a Dremel has both pro and con teams, and I do not intend to do it by hand, so please no holy wars . So, what brushes, do you use any chemical? any paste?

I have also purchased some sharpening stones (not only for the razors, but for my knives) that I intend to use to hone the blades. I have a 1000 and a 6000, and also a flexible leather strop.

Any input is appreciated!

put the dremel away,, and yes I know you said that you were using it, but input was asked and I,m telling you now, so later you cant say you were not warned,, you just starting so its best to take it a step at a time. whats the rush? do you even shave with one? so dremel away and see what you accomplish , just be safe and try not to get hurt Tc

Originally Posted by tcrideshd

put the dremel away,, and yes I know you said that you were using it, but input was asked and I,m telling you now, so later you cant say you were not warned,, you just starting so its best to take it a step at a time. whats the rush? do you even shave with one? so dremel away and see what you accomplish , just be safe and try not to get hurt Tc

Well thank you for the input! Would you care to explain a little more why?


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Since you only recently have purchased a strop and two hones, does this mean that you are not yet shaving with a straight razor?

Originally Posted by Utopian

Since you only recently have purchased a strop and two hones, does this mean that you are not yet shaving with a straight razor?

I am, but using disposable blades. I'm going to move into steel blades. Bought a new one along with some vintage to try and restore.

Originally Posted by Utopian

Since you only recently have purchased a strop and two hones, does this mean that you are not yet shaving with a straight razor?

Also, I'm currently only shaving my neck. For full shaves I use a safety razor.

A dremal can be used but its good to start restoring by hand. This will give a feel for what your doing. Ive been restoring for about a year now so i understand a lot but not enough. I used a dremel just last week to change the finish on a razor and cracked the blade. Lucky it didnt come flying up and stick in me or bounce off something and cut me. Again, dremels can be used but its best to understand working with steal, sanding and polishing by hand, and if you really want to use power tools, a bench buffer is safer. It can still damage you and your blade if not careful but i find it a little safer than a dremel spinning a millions of miles an hour!
Good luck and most of all, SAFETY!

Originally Posted by Gasman

A dremal can be used but its good to start restoring by hand. This will give a feel for what your doing. Ive been restoring for about a year now so i understand a lot but not enough. I used a dremel just last week to change the finish on a razor and cracked the blade. Lucky it didnt come flying up and stick in me or bounce off something and cut me. Again, dremels can be used but its best to understand working with steal, sanding and polishing by hand, and if you really want to use power tools, a bench buffer is safer. It can still damage you and your blade if not careful but i find it a little safer than a dremel spinning a millions of miles an hour!
Good luck and most of all, SAFETY!

It really does sound safer than the dremel, it's just one more tool that I'd have to purchase... But I hear you, really need to buy myself some protection gear, having bruised myself before with dremel brushes, and a disc just exploded yesterday while trying to cut some wood... I know, safety first and I have been lazy. I'll definitely put my act together and buy myself a small bench, more c-clamps, safety gear, even maybe a bench buffer and a cheap bench belt sander. Just to make it clear all those would not be only for razors...

I use a dremmel, just not as much as I used to. I have destroyed only Two, out of well over one hundred.
Just use it for some polishing, and occasionally when using greaseless compounds for heavy pit removal, should I care to remove them.
Its a great tool for certain things, just not everything.

If you are going to use a dremel, then you ALWAYS need to be aware of the direction of rotation of the wheel relative to the blade's edge. The direction of rotation ALWAYS needs to be from spine to edge. If you do it the wrong way, the wheel can grab the edge and dangerous things can happen in the blink of an eye.