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So I have been helping a friend at work and he found out about me connecting and working on razors and he gave this to me as appreciation from my help
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I'm just wowed by it! Seems like it need very little work and more of a cleaning (for some reason he kept it immersed in machine oil...)
Very nice!!
Be careful with the gold as it will polish right off, try dish soap and a soft non abrasive cloth first
I need to get some new colleagues :D
That's great, I look forward to seeing it when you have done some work on it.
Same here, at best I get a cup of coffee..Quote:
Originally Posted by Porl
That's awesome very considerate co-worker. As Rob stated be careful of the gold wash. It doesn't take much to remove it. Hope to see it ready :)
Wow, you get that much?Quote:
Originally Posted by rodb
Nice gift! at least your co workers know what you like.
i recomend to use a cuetip dipped in vinegar or lemon juice and a wood toothpick to remove the rust on the goldwash...dont go anywhere near the goldwash with polish....after you clean the goldwash you can cover it with a transparent layer of tape after you degrease the blade....cut the excess out with an X-acto knife...make sure to leave 1 mm in excess of the lines....press the tape realy good against the blade.
The tape should be able to let you polish in peace and even hand sand at @ 1500 -2k grit...after you clean it and remove the tape if there is glue left on the goldwash ...use acetone.
The golden lira on the scaes ...cover it with tape if you plan on polishing the scales...it can dissapear easy.
Hope it helps
Thank you for the tips, they are really helpful! What would you use to polish the scales?Quote:
Originally Posted by ovidiucotiga
I use metal polish on my scales (Simichrome or Blue Magic) it does a great job.Quote:
Originally Posted by ppucci
Aloha!
Gadzooks! A Filly as a thank you? You won the coworker lottery my friend.
Congrats and enjoy.
-Zip
Very cool! You sure got a nice co-worker.
I too had a gift of a razor from a co-worker last month. It was a Gillette new. No where near as nice as a Fili but he found it while cleaning out his mothers house after she Passed. I cleaned it up and tried to give it back to him with a handful of blades but he just didn't want it. I explained it might have been his dad;s or something but he said he never liked his step dad and she was a hoarder so no telling where it came from. Oh well, I tried to get a new Wet Shaver in the group. It just wasn't going to happen.
At least you tried, right?Quote:
Originally Posted by Gasman
Wow, thats gonna be a beauty! Thats kind the way I got started with Straight razors to begin with.... My uncle (84) gave me an old SR blade that belonged to his father, he had kept it wrapped in a cloth inserted in what was left of the original box, and told me "see what you can do with this" It is an old Griffon Carbo-Magnetic #62 "Rex Tonsor" it was pretty rough. I made some scales for it out of Ivory Micatra and polished and sharpened the blade and I was hooked! Ive bought several Carbo-Magnetics since but have never seen anothe #62 REX Tonsor (Master Barber) Its still one of my favorite shavers!Attachment 271163
