Thread: Must remember to put back the wife’s L'Oréal

Interesting...I never knew such a thing existed.


http://www.chefdepot.net/latexgloves.htm


https://www.turtleskin.com/SevereGear-Gloves.aspx

Originally Posted by kerryman71

Very nice work. What did you do with
the Dremel for your polishing if you
don't mind me asking?

John

PS Someone else beat me to the smart
post I had planned about the handjob.

Don't mind you asking at all...

Verry looow RPM dremel the lower the better, start with hard felt wheel/low grit compound then medium to soft felt wheel/hi grit compound, soft felt or cloth for final polish. The bigger the wheel the better (>1" dia).


If you are planning on using a dremel for polishing razor’s steel… do your self a favor, get the lowest RPM model available (one that will go below 3k RPM), anything higher will most likely generate too much heat too quickly and ruin the blade temper… ESPECIALLY when polishing near the edge where the steel is thin.
Also with higher RPM dremel, the centrifugal forces will “throw” most of the compound off the buffing wheel before you can contact the steel…. One solution that works well is to contact the blade before switching on the dermal and use pressure to keep the dremel at low RPM, however this is RISKY!!!

Oh and one more thing ALWAYS be aware of the direction of the wheel. Whichever side of the blade you are polishing... The wheel must be moving from spine to edge.
And wear goggles and dust mask... the wool dust and polishing compound from the felt wheel is not something you want in your eyes or lungs.

Originally Posted by TULIP

Interesting...I never knew such a thing existed.


http://www.chefdepot.net/latexgloves.htm


https://www.turtleskin.com/SevereGear-Gloves.aspx

Thanks a lot TULIP.

Thanks for the info. I've been using
mine but have the smaller felt wheels
and think I've been using it at too
high a speed.

John

Originally Posted by kerryman71

Thanks for the info. I've been using
mine but have the smaller felt wheels
and think I've been using it at too
high a speed.

John

I've had to toss a few ruined blades because heat at high RPM.
If you can get 1½” diameter or larger/wider wheels and thick compound, the dremel would “slow down” when you contact the blade… but over time would overheat the motor.
Larger wheels are harder to find and need to be properly balanced before polishing... or the dremel will make a “frightening” sound.

Originally Posted by floppyshoes

Filletting gloves are a nice accessory for hand sanding (fine chain/wire mesh gloves). No worrying about lost digits.

I've been doing that for a wile, though not for razor restoration but for wood working and the like, I made my own chainmail "gloves" from 3/16" (about) diameter rings of 20 guage copper wire, not as heavy duty, but looks awesome.

Originally Posted by Kevin8888

I've been doing that for a wile, though not for razor restoration but for wood working and the like, I made my own chainmail "gloves" from 3/16" (about) diameter rings of 20 guage copper wire, not as heavy duty, but looks awesome.

Got photos?

I handsanded a nice hollow ground from 80 grit to 2000 grit.
By the time I was done sanding, that blade was wicked sharp, and I suspect that I could shave with it, though not comfortable I suppose.

Excellent work on the polish.

Ok. Went to home depot and lowes. Nothing higher than a 320 grit. Where is a good source for the high grit papers you guys are using.

Lector,
for high grit wet/dry sandpaper try auto parts stores they often have up to 200 to 3000 paper in stock