Quote Originally Posted by Jacques13 View Post
Hi I have this blade, it's a KBextra #67.
While trying my hand at restoring it I was distracted for half a second and the Dremel cought it. The result was a crack in the blade, about ¼" at about ¾" from the end. This blade is great and looks like it could be a great shaver.

I want to shorten it, cut the ¾" off, round off the tip. It would still have a 2¼ shaving surface.

But I need your help on how to go about cutting it, hand saw, grinder (I think nor) or any other method you can suggest would be greatly appreciated. AND what not to do.

OR am I loosing my time with this blade. I don't want to throw ot away.

Thanks

Jacques
Ouch... that’s gotta hurt!

Same thing happened to me with a 6/8 hollow while polishing a fine blade (Distracted... Dremel -> clockwise, blade edge down at the 10-O-clock... contact)… a few choice words… whispered… so the kids don’t hear.

It’s not for the faint of hart but if you take a few precautions you can do this easy without burning your blade (or any other part of your anatomy).

Wear goggles and a dust mask, as suggested use the Flex Shaft.

Cut sloooowly... the patience is worth it.

I have done this a few times and I can post detailed instructions with a few photos exactly how I did this... but the instructions necessarily long.