Thanks Glen,
I am doing all by hand so far. Ain't Micromesh wonderful! I started with MX80 on the blade and am up to...MX120. I think that I will probably remove the scales and do a bang-up job on the blade. There are only a couple tiny pits left but I think the time has come to stop.
Is it worth it to really go all out on this blade to make a good shaver? There is almost no hone wear on the spine.
The year of manufacture would help a lot?
Thank you again!
~Richard