Thread: New Idea??? Experimentation....

The new media is being picked up today by the SWMBO so I should be able to try this tonight!!!!!
And yes the tumbler basically floats the razor inside a circulating bath of media...
I have not ruled out using very fine sand in a sandblasting unit either I have access to one with my neighbor and SRP member Cat28...
So this might be a long thread.....

You have the coolest toys...

Wouldn't a thin strip of tape protect the bevel? Never seen one of these in action so I speculate but it wouldn't vibrate rough enough to cut a piece of scotch tape would it?

Just a thought

I have thought of using the tape on the bevel, but actually I am going to first see if I even need it...(without would yield a nice even polish)
Being realistic we don't hone before restores anyway so what does it really matter if the bevel is dulled, just so long as there are no chips or cracks I would be happy....

Originally Posted by KingOfMalkier

This is really funny timing. I was watching a show last night where they had a bucket full of sand that air got pumped into and the sand basically turned into quicksand.

I saw that episode of Smash Lab last night as well and had the exact same idea

Ahem!

What Glen has forgotten to mention is that there is a licensing fee for using this idea of mine.... A freshly restored, shave ready razor is that licensing fee - if the idea/experiment is successful. If it's not, well uh, then I had nothing to do with the idea in the first place!

Keeping my fingers crossed....

Originally Posted by gssixgun

The other night in chat an idea was hatched by ByronTodd and I, he brought up a Knife making trick that was being used which flicked a light on above my head!!!!

As a reloader myself, I've given this some thought...but I don't know that corn or walnut media would do the job. When I got my Rio Grande catalog a week and a half ago, I found media that jewelers use and thought about giving that a spin.

Glen
Last week I tried to bead blast an old blade ate up by scale rot. I used what would be the equivellent to 60 grit glass beads to do the blasting at 60 psi. Mixed results, the blade, a full hollow ground, was very badly rusted aprox. a 5/8. It is now a very uneven 3 to 4/8. the rest of what is left has a nice satin finish. I did not try to sand of buff it. I have some 120 grit beads on the way and I am going to try them at a lower air pressure. I use the blast cabinet to clean car and motorcycle parts so I thought I'd give it a try. Food for thought.
Tim

Originally Posted by gssixgun

Being realistic we don't hone before restores anyway so what does it really matter if the bevel is dulled, just so long as there are no chips or cracks I would be happy....

Exactly.

Cool thread!

Chris L

Brass cartridges? they're for those newfangled breech loading things, are'nt they? I thought that all us old-fashioned straight razor lads used good old-fashioned muzzle-loaders!
Keep yer powder dry,

Duncan.