Quick and Easy Razor Cleaning!

[icedog]

I have been a Dremel user for at least thirty years but about a year ago I found a lower cost motorized handpiece made by Proxxon. It has performed just as well if not better that the Dremel but what I really like are the accessories. They are much less expensive than the Dremel equivilants and I think the selection is much better than Dremels. However, I am not here to trash Dremel. I am writing this to clue you folks in on a few of the Proxxon accessories that are outstanding for rust removal and polishing steel blades, like the ones on straight razors:

I was able to clean up two razors that were fairly heavily rusted in less than ten minutes with theNylon Fleece Brishes (top left) and they caused no damage to the razor handles. I then did a coarse buff on the razors by experimenting with the other tools in the above picture. But I finished the blades and scales:

I finished these with the Beall Wood Buff System. I have been using that system for years with not a single complaint. It is available from Woodcraft:
http://www.woodcraft.com/family.aspx?familyid=2036
Buffalo horn handle on the upper razor was very sad before I started. I was actually going to re-scale it but I accidentally touched the buffing wheel to the handle and it came to life immediately.

Restoring old razors is very new to me so I am not pretending to know anything at all. But I am always happy to help others achieve their goals in a safer and more expedient manner if I can.