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  1. 01-22-2009, 11:27 PM #1
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    Default Anybody familiar with Cratex products

    I was given a Cratex 778 kit of abrasives. Could I could use it to clean pitting and stains on blades? If so, does anybody know what grits are the different colors? I went to their website but there no much info there about the grit of the abrasives. Could I get some pointers on how to use the points? If these are not good for cleaning razors, can anybody suggest a good method?

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    The only thing I know about the craytex wheels is they work great on polishing feed ramps etc: on guns I have never tried them on razors... I would think they might cause swirl marks....
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    I use small cratex wheels and cyclinders on some of the file work I do, mainly the scallops on the spine. I would not use them for restoration of the blade for the reason Glen mentioned. The bigger rubber bonded abrasive wheels are useful for some knife work.
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    They are a bit aggressive.I have used them a bunch on gunwork, but they have a tendency to leave a good bit of marks if you are heavy handed with them. It kind of burnishes the metal surface, good for removing tooling and machining marks.
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    Quote Originally Posted by gssixgun View Post
    The only thing I know about the craytex wheels is they work great on polishing feed ramps etc: on guns I have never tried them on razors... I would think they might cause swirl marks....
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    They leave definite marks, although they smooth up the surface well. I have used some of the rougher bits to do jeweling (or something close to it, anyway) on parts of some of my guns. works a treat and is very fast, although the finish is not nearly as consistent. which is to be expected when you eyeball it and do the whole thing by hand.
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    I use the extra fine grit Cratex cylinders if I need to clean up rust along the tang of a razor. I find it easier to keep things fairly flat with the cylinders. They make the tang quite shiny, but they still leave a pattern. So, after I'm done with the Cratex, I clean up any marks with abrasive paper and a buffer.

    I have used the Cratex wheel on blades, but with limited success...
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