Cryogenics, man, cryogenics. If you're not using cryogenics, you might as well give up.
I think that 99.9% of mystics agree that the INside is most effective....and do you feel some Agyptian grittyness when using blades treated this way? Which sides of the pyramids is most effective
No... it doesn't get "bent over" and sharpening is not a process of "straightening it out".
It gets worn and rounded, and can only be sharpened by grinding that edge back to a point.
Even if the edge were simply being "bent over", simply resting it on a magnet would not straighten it out.
Look up some posts from user Seraphim. He's posted some beautiful microscope images of straight razors that he has sharpened, showing the various stages in the sharpening process.
Sharpening is a process of REMOVING metal... not bending it.
Every time a razor is sharpened, the width of the blade is reduced by a few microns.
Also...
Take your blade out of the razor and see if it even sticks to the magnet.
Most modern blades are stainless and a magnet will have no effect on it.
Take your blade out of the razor and see if it even sticks to the magnet.
Most modern blades are stainless and a magnet will have no effect on it.
Stainless blades are magnetic. Ask anyone with a BRW handle.
Razors are only around 15% Chromium and no other major alloying elements. They are slightly less magnetic than mild steel but not by much. Stainless steel usually stays magnetic until you start adding lots of nickel or manganese.
An interesting thing about magnets which is similar to this idea, is the use of magnets wrapped around water pipes to prevent limescale formation. It has been shown to work by causing the lime to form a different structure which has a higher solubility in water rather than the form which causes permanent deposits, no one is sure why though.
As for razors though, I can't see any similar process happening to stop it corroding. Also, I thought that it has generally been shown that mechanical damage to the edge is the main factor in shortening blade life and there is negligible change during the time it is not being used, so if a magnet does make any difference to the life of the blade it would only be if you were using the razor once a month.
! said:The amount of deposit for untreated water, composed mostly of calcite, increased exponentially with temperature reaching 20 g/m of tube at the warm end of the heat exchanger. The mass of the deposit for magnetically treated water did not depend on temperature and was only ca. 0.5 g/m of tube. It was composed of mainly noncrystalline silica-rich material. Further results were obtained from the practical installation at three blocks of a 1 GW power plant. The soft, amorphous deposit for magnetically treated water had a specific surface area of 80 m2/g and an infrared spectrum similar to that of a silicate hydrogel. Therefore, it appeared that, as a result of the passage through the magnetic device, crystallization of carbonates in water was blocked due to initiation of another, competitive process. This process is the activation of the colloidal silica, which will adsorb calcium, magnesium or other metal ions and then precipitate from the solution as the coagulated agglomerate. The most probable mechanism responsible for silica activation is a Lorentz-force induced deformation of the diffuse layer leading to the increased counterion concentration in the adsorption layer of the negatively charged silica.
! said:...deterioration is a function of the number of shaves, not a function of corrosion due to humidity. Grains on the faces of either side of the bevel are shown to pull out with continued use, leaving behind a textured surface that might be responsible for nicks and cuts. Portions of the very tip are also fractured off as seen from the side profile view which may also lead to nicks and cuts. The edge tip radius of the razor blade has also been shown to increase with continued use, which will hinder the ability of the razor blade to shear through whiskers given the greater surface area. The razor blades were likely sputtered with a very thin layer of Pt only for protection of the blade during the shelf life, or possibly marketing. It should be stated that this experiment has a very small sample size of razor blades, and all of the shaving was performed by one individual. Any inconsistencies with the experimenter would lead to inaccurate results. More testing shaves would be needed with various razor blades, performed by various people, in order to get better quantitative results.
...There is no scientific proof of any kind ...
You should have stopped right there, instead of replying in a pseudoscientific way to people who correctly alluded to the riduclousness of your claim.
You have as much evidence of those who claim that chanting "sharpa sharpa sharpa" at their blades 3 times a day aids longevity, which is none.
I am offended by this quackery.
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Ho ho ho,
sorry if you feel offended by someone sharing an experience that worked for him and could possibly work for others too. I have no commercial interest in this, just sharing something for anyone positively interested in thinking about it and potentially give it a try himself. If you come around a magnet just try it yourself. 2$ will not burn a huge whole in anyone's pocket, will it? Relax.
It would be interesting to start a thread documenting all the techniques proposed to make razor blades last longer. We have so far: 1. Rest on Magnet 2. soak in alcohol. 3. soak in mineral oil. 4. I will add soak in Ballistol (really like soaking in mineral oil. 5.?? ANY OTHERS?
You should have stopped right there, instead of replying in a pseudoscientific way to people who correctly alluded to the riduclousness of your claim.
You have as much evidence of those who claim that chanting "sharpa sharpa sharpa" at their blades 3 times a day aids longevity, which is none.
I am offended by this quackery.
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Why would you be offended? Why are you offended?
Careful there, I might just point my magnets in your direction. You should be awed, cause you know ... MAGNETS.I am offended by your narrow-minded intolerance.
My dip in 151. The golden color of Rum has sharpening qualities.It would be interesting to start a thread documenting all the techniques proposed to make razor blades last longer. We have so far: 1. Rest on Magnet 2. soak in alcohol. 3. soak in mineral oil. 4. I will add soak in Ballistol (really like soaking in mineral oil. 5.?? ANY OTHERS?
His attempt to offer up some sort of rebuttal against those who correctly lump his claim in with pyramid power(for example), is offensive. I find those who speak to others, as if they know, when they know squat, insulting.