Thread: Chipped Blade... Ahhh....

Originally Posted by santora

Once again, for the record. I was not totally stupid. I did have safety glasses on, and the hand I held the blade down with, I had a heavy leather glove on.

Everything is intact with me, except my dignity.

Oh well. You learn by doing.

If it's addressed to me, i really didn't wanted to hurt Your feelings. As You wrote, You held down the blade (if i get this right- to a table, or something). So, if the situation is this-You can easily chip a blade, while holding it against to something, because if You apply some pressure to the blade, a power tool can easily crack it (because of the stress building up in the blade). A couple of days ago i was making a TNT (Thumb Nail Test) with a Wapi, and i realised, that the very edge of the blade was bending only from the force, that i layed it down on my nail. (So, a very little stress is enough to broke a blade). That is the reason i wrote - how to hold a blade (in Your bare hand) - It's not recommended if you use power tools.

For me, i like better to hold the blade in my hand while sanding. (You can't apply too much pressure while sanding - Honestly: You can, but it's much harder...).

So, anyway, if i said something wrong: I'm sorry.

Originally Posted by mry314

If it's addressed to me, i really didn't wanted to hurt Your feelings. As You wrote, You held down the blade (if i get this right- to a table, or something).

NO, no, no. That was not addressed to anyone. It was more like a general footnote to this whole experience. I should had said that.

No, my friend. I came here to learn about this. And I'm thankful, for your input and everyone else's.

This was all my bad, and if anyone wants to rip me up for it, I'd say I deserve it.

There is no ripping anyone, we all learn from our own, and others mistakes....

If we didn't post the bad things too, none of us would learn anything...

The biggest problem with dremels is you have two variables instead of just one.... The dremel itself being handheld creates an all new set of problems...

The other problem is that they are rather common and some people out there actually get good results with them, so they post about how great they work to fix blades fast ....

The clearest I can possibly be is this, "There is no shortcut" if you have a rusted or pitted blade, it takes work, pure and simple, to bring it back......

The feed direction of your tool is very important when you approach an edge. The direction of tool rotation (the tool surface bearing on the razor) should be from the center of the workpiece, toward the edge that the tool is approaching. Bit rotation in the opposite direction will try to "climb" the edge and can easily damage yourself or the razor.

I've never broke a razor with my dremel but I have broken two hand sanding. So I am officially banned from hand sanding. Satin finishes are nicer any who....lol

Just to say it again.
Sand so the wheel is spinning off the 'edge' of the razor not toward the spine, other wise it will be spinning INTO the edge and catch.
If its flicking off the edge it wont catch.
Did exactly the same thing except i was up to polish.

+Buckler