Thread: Help with a chip

Hi, I'm in the process of restoring my first Ebay razor purchase. Well, when using the dremel to polish, I put a tiny chip on the cutting surface of the blade. It's a small rounded chip about the size of half a seseme seed. So, is there a way to get rid of it (I assume I should)? Will taking it to my norton 4000/8000 do it? Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,
matt

Get a 1000 grit Norton. You'll loose all patience even with that.

So it sounds like it could come out, but it will take some time? If I used the 4000 side, what should I do. Lots and lots of passes? 30, 50, 100? After a while do I start over, like I'm honing it for the first time?

Second question. I learned about the pyrimad from watching Lynn's DVD and I know he starts with 3 and 3 to refresh a razor in good shape. But since I'm new to this, what should I expect from a razor off ebay that's not sharp. I don't know what I can expect as far as a starting point goes and what could be too much. Can I start with as much as 20, 30 or even more for the 4000 and the 8000? I did a couple 3 and 3 passes but so far it barely made a dent, I'm just afriad of doing too much? What kind of work should I expected to do on a ebay razor that's not very sharp.

Thanks all!

Its a big unknown. Since you say its not sharp I'd start with an aggressive pyramid. Check out the sticky.

can you give me an example what an aggressive pyramid might be?

http://straightrazorpalace.com/showthread.php?t=17499

Originally Posted by shaveshell

Hi, I'm in the process of restoring my first Ebay razor purchase. Well, when using the dremel to polish, I put a tiny chip on the cutting surface of the blade. It's a small rounded chip about the size of half a seseme seed. So, is there a way to get rid of it (I assume I should)? Will taking it to my norton 4000/8000 do it? Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,
matt

I just finished repairing my first used blade, and it had a chip about the size you described. I took it to my Norton 1000 and I lost count but I swear I had to do 1000 strokes to fully eliminate it, I was very tempted to take it down to my 220 but was warned against that as a newbie. Took a long time but it was worth it, just shaved with it. Smooooth