Now that the batch of razor boxes are done (you can see the results in the Buy/Sell/Trade forum under Boxes threads) I wanted to share with those of you who got the sanding disks some points that you should keep in mind while working on your razors with sanding disks.

1. Be patient. RichZ PM'd me that the 100 grit disks were not enought and he resorted to using a dremel grind wheel, which worked fine, but when he got close to the edge it overheated ruining the blade. 100 grit disks are enough if you are more patient. You can regrind the razor with them but sanding high carbon steel takes time unless you have a Burr King like Bill's. Dremel grind wheels are too dangerous to use on razors. I ruined a blade when I tried it using it out of impatience.

2. When working near the edge you have to go slow or you will overheat the steel and ruin the hardening. I find that a dremel is too fast even at its slowest speed. I prefer a flexshaft with a footpedal and use lowest setting.

3. To work near the edge you can put a small puddle of water on your work surface about the size of a quarter (smaller than the disk diameter). Periodically dip the center of the sanding disk into it to get the water on the disk. At slow speeds the water will travel to the edge of the disk, at high speeds it will be splashed off completely. You will see the disk pushing the water on the steel as you sand. This keeps the leather mandrel dry and the sandpaper and steel wet preventing overheating.

I used this last technique to sand out deep grind marks right near the edge on Garry's DD Goldendge. Took a bit of time but with the slow speed and always keeping the sandpaper wet there was not chance of ruining the edge by overheating it.

4. When the disk gets used up it will tend to heat the steel more due because it is now flat and is rubbing the steel more than sanding it. Replace the disk when you see the used part starts to look much smoother than the unused part of the disk.

If any of you have completed a restoration project please post some pictures, I am curious to see the results.

I now have more time to start restroing all those razors I picked up a month and a half ago. So will be posting some pictures soon.