Thread: Blade restoration using Dremel

This is a great method. However I experienced difficulty sourcing a metal or plastic rod of appropriate diameter. I had the idea of using a wooden rod so after a little searching around I found a suitable diameter of cane (which has a smooth surface) from the greenhouse and I cut the cane down to a suitable length. This works very well with the advantage that the inner sticky tape (with its smooth side in) can be secured with a pin so that its tendency to slip along the rod can be overcome when winding the tape down the rod.

Go to any hobby store and use a 1/2" wooden dowel can get it for under 2 bucks

What do you use for a mandrel for wrapping the tape/sandpaper?

How did you deal with sanding both sides of the blade with a non reversible dremel?
Didnt you run into the problem of sanding toward the blade end?

Originally Posted by souschefdude

How did you deal with sanding both sides of the blade with a non reversible dremel?
Didnt you run into the problem of sanding toward the blade end?

if you use a magnetic jig and are careful it works. Still the risk of messing up a blade is high.