Thread: Tutorial for Blade restoration using dremel?

Hey there,
New to the site, shaving with straights and restoring them!
I recently picked up a couple straight razors that i'm working away at restoring using some sand paper. After some time the straights started looking better and i'm going to keep working on them, but I was wondering if having a dremel would speed things up. I've read a few time that using a dremel isn't a good idea. But I also read that people do use them.

Is there any kind of guide for using a dremel to get some pitting out and then polish/restore a straight? or is hand sanding the way to go? what about for polishing after the pitting is removed?

thanks in advance!

Originally Posted by Nation

Hey there,
New to the site, shaving with straights and restoring them!
I recently picked up a couple straight razors that i'm working away at restoring using some sand paper. After some time the straights started looking better and i'm going to keep working on them, but I was wondering if having a dremel would speed things up. I've read a few time that using a dremel isn't a good idea. But I also read that people do use them.

Is there any kind of guide for using a dremel to get some pitting out and then polish/restore a straight? or is hand sanding the way to go? what about for polishing after the pitting is removed?

thanks in advance!

My advice is always to learn by hand. This is true of anything from whipping a meringue to hammering a nail to sanding a blade.

Doing it by hand first means you get to see the stages as they develop slowly and the reason why certain techniques/methods are important.

Originally Posted by Pauly

My advice is always to learn by hand. This is true of anything from whipping a meringue to hammering a nail to sanding a blade.

Doing it by hand first means you get to see the stages as they develop slowly and the reason why certain techniques/methods are important.

+1


If you decide to disregard this excellent advice and use the Dremel, get a soft pine board and keep the edge of the razor on the pine board whenever the Dremel is on the razor This might, and only might, save you the heartache of a broken blade...

My first project using a dremel on a blade went great.
Until the blade got destroyed.

Originally Posted by Nation

Is there any kind of guide for using a dremel to get some pitting out and then polish/restore a straight? or is hand sanding the way to go? what about for polishing after the pitting is removed?

thanks in advance!

me:
http://straightrazorpalace.com/video...me-razors.html
kenrup:
http://straightrazorpalace.com/video...rs-beware.html