How to sharpen open razor

How to sharpen open razor

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At active use, the open razor zatuplyatsya quickly. Sharpening of its edge strongly differs from sharpening of any other sharp object, for example, of knife. The quality of shaving depends on sharpness. Use of the stupid razor increases the probability of receiving painful trauma.

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Instruction

  1. There is set of tools for sharpening of the razor. Often the edge is sharpened by water stone which is ideal on softness for fragile steel of the cutting edge. Before sharpening it needs to be moistened with water. It is important that it had rather big abrasive surface to provide the best sliding of the razor and preservation of its continuous contact with bar. Only then the angle of sharpening will be identical on all area of edge.
  2. The edge is ironed by all surface on abrasive stone which during sharpening needs to be greased regularly. The cutting edge has to pass keen edge forward. Force of pressing has to be minimum and uniform to avoid emergence of chips, cracks and not enough ground sites. The razor needs to be carried out on stone lengthways. Having reached edge, the razor turns over other party and nestles on bar in the similar way.
  3. To carry out better and exact sharpening peculiar honing bars are used. They have softer surface and have smaller granularity, than ordinary abrasive. These properties allow to make the razor of the sharpest. As a rule, diamond powder is the basis for such bar, however, exist also big rarity.
  4. To precisely understand that the edge is ideally ground, it is possible only having tried to shave it. It is also possible to use microscope which will help to consider the shaving surface in more detail. It is good way to reveal the smallest chips, roughnesses, and to correct them. If the razor of peretochen, then it is possible to blunt it, having made the return honing. It is process at which the razor is fixed, and on it carry out several times by abrasive surface.

Author: «MirrorInfo» Dream Team

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