A little tip...
Sand to about 1000 grit, wipe everything clean with a damp cloth, then pass a propane/butane torch over them. Voila! smooth as glass. Take practice to get it right without overheating, but the results are beautiful.
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AWESOME job,,,makes me want to die and get reborn again with SKILL.
Scraping with a single edge razor blade works well on the edges. I have done the razor blade then the flame trick to finish edges before. I have made plenty of things out of lexan before but never a set of scales for a razor. I think I will give it try. Those clear scales are just too cool looking.
Charlie
So what did you use to get the gold back in the lettering? Very cool razor.
I find machine sanding is a world apart from hand sanding whe it comes to plastics. If you really want to use a belt sander to shape, rough the surface with a rasp before you continue on hand sanding. There are specialized rasps/files made for the acrylic/plexi/lexan family. I've also seen a brass brush on a bench grinder used for this, but I would not recommend it for pieces as small and delicate as scales. After roughing, wet sand starting in the 300 grit range and work your way up to 1000 or higher. The sandpaper will fill quickly, so you might as well sand under water. Lastly use the torch, but only once a satisfactory hazy matt finish is achieved.