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10-18-2008, 02:30 AM #1
Sandblasting
I was experimenting with a TRASHED razor (rusted, pitted, stained, but had "full hollow" lettering on the blade) trying to figure out a way to "save it". I put a piece of duct tape (cut a thin strip) over the lettering and proceeded to sandblast the whole blade, pivot and tang area. I removed the tape and cleaned off all the debris and dust and threw it in the vibratory polisher (treated walnut shell) for roughly 4 full days.
When I pulled it out, it was much smoother, but still very dull and grey. I proceeded to take it to the buffing wheels going through four compounds from coarse to fine. I was shocked at how well it turned out.
A few observations:
- where it was taped off to save the lettering, the etching stayed a bit shinier than untaped area
- untaped area although shiny was still a bit "grainy" but very reflective
- blasting removed all rust and stains as well as minimizing pitting, but left some pitting due to the fact that it removes metal in both low and high spots
- blasting down the blade edge (bevel) removed about all of the chips and stuff and after buffing smoothed it down to where setting a bevel may not be as bad as I originaly thought it would be
- even after trying to save the etching from blasting, vibratory polisher had no affect but buffing wheels minimize etching ALOT (still there though)
Any one else try this before or considered it?
JerryLast edited by kilowattkid; 10-18-2008 at 02:32 AM.