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12-10-2012, 01:58 AM #31Senior Member
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Dremel…oh where should I start?…many moons ago I was restoring a Thistle razor a real beauty and was using a dremel against lots of advise not to use it….a half inch piece broke off the blade missing my right eye by an inch and landing a few feet away from the work table….since then, I have not used the Dremel….oh, by the way, anyone wants a cheap dremel please let me know.
PS. I still keep the broken blade to remind me not to use the dremel for restoring any razor.Last edited by Hogrider; 12-10-2012 at 02:01 AM.
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12-10-2012, 04:09 AM #32Senior Member
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I quite enjoyed my recent first restoration simply using sand paper, wd40 and my hands. To my surprise much can be accomplished without the assistance of power tools.
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12-10-2012, 04:53 PM #33Senior Member
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A Dremel is a good tool to start with. But, you must be very careful as stated above. Once you get the hang of it, you will want a Foredom. The Foredoms have all the horsepower you will ever need, several handpiece options, and variable speed too! Foredom Electric Co.
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12-10-2012, 05:04 PM #34Senior Member
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I have not done serious damage, at least I do not think, with a Dremel. However, I fear I did ruin the temper of one of my razors because it heated up too much. Maybe somebody can correct me but I think it is east to do so. My last restore I did mostly without the aid of a Dremel. I think they are nifty tools but you just have to know when to quit or know the limits of the tool.
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12-10-2012, 07:16 PM #35< Banned User >
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Truly, hand sanding a razor blade has to be far more dangerous than using a dremel, IMO
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12-11-2012, 03:43 PM #36aka shooter74743
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Not if you have a jig to hold the razor, quite the opposite my friend:
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12-11-2012, 05:34 PM #37Senior Member
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As Tim says,A foredom is the biggest bang for the buck.
If you must have a dremel at the least get the handpiece and footpedal attachments.
That way you can vary the speeds and the hand piece being about 1/2 dia. will give you far better control and feel for what you are doing.
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12-11-2012, 06:16 PM #38< Banned User >
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OK, not if you have a jig, lol.
Originally Posted by shooter74743
Not if you have a jig to hold the razor, quite the opposite my friend:
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12-12-2012, 03:45 AM #39aka shooter74743
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I have used the jig with dremel too...works great. It's just hardwood, small permanent magnets and a chunk of aluminum.
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how does this work? Originally Posted by shooter74743
Not if you have a jig to hold the razor, quite the opposite my friend:
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