Thread: Holding a razor for restoration...

I have just started to restore several razors and and have had difficulty holding them while sanding and polishing the blades. I have nicked myself several times over the last couple of week while hand sanding especially. What methods do you guys use to hold complete razors and just the blades when restoring them?

Thanks Much,
PKK

You could mock up something like this thing on Bill Ellis's site.

Originally Posted by Ookla

You could mock up something like this thing on Bill Ellis's site.

Yup, that's the way to go

I went ghetto to hold mine. It is a magnetic nut and bolt bowl upside down.

The "Ellis" blade jigs works great! I made two of them.

I machined a piece of black delrin to hold my razors in various positions.

It has a slot to hold the razor vertical to work on the spine.

It has a stepped groove with three neodymium magnets to work on either side of the razor. I realize that the magnets will have to be covered with tape to prevent metal chips from sticking to them permanently.

It has a "ledge" with no magnets and a dovetail to cover the edge also.

I will give it a try tonight to see if it works well or not.

Thanks a lot for your help guys.

Regards,
PKK

I used a leather silversmith's sandbag with very good results:

Originally Posted by Unimog63

I machined a piece of black delrin to hold my razors in various positions.

It has a slot to hold the razor vertical to work on the spine.

It has a stepped groove with three neodymium magnets to work on either side of the razor. I realize that the magnets will have to be covered with tape to prevent metal chips from sticking to them permanently.

It has a "ledge" with no magnets and a dovetail to cover the edge also.

I will give it a try tonight to see if it works well or not.

Thanks a lot for your help guys.

Regards,
PKK

That's insane , holy MacGyver, where did that come from! No one teach this guy majic tricks!

Excellent work, just really scary how that just appeared.

Kind regards,

I am a prototype machinist and have lots of toys to play with!!! I went over to my friends shop after work and whipped this thing up real quick.
Thanks for the compliment...
Regards,
PKK

Uh, how much did it cost and how fast can you make one if I PayPal you the money?

Seriously, that looks nice!

Originally Posted by Unimog63

I machined a piece of black delrin to hold my razors in various positions.

It has a slot to hold the razor vertical to work on the spine.

It has a stepped groove with three neodymium magnets to work on either side of the razor. I realize that the magnets will have to be covered with tape to prevent metal chips from sticking to them permanently.

It has a "ledge" with no magnets and a dovetail to cover the edge also.

I will give it a try tonight to see if it works well or not.

Thanks a lot for your help guys.

Regards,
PKK