AoM Article: "How to Buy & Restore Vintage Shaving Gear"

[Shaved by the Bell]

I just saw this article on the Art of Manliness & thought I'd share it with others in the shaving community. It's an interesting read even if you're knowledgeable about some of the topics and information discussed.

http://artofmanliness.com/2010/08/19/how-to-buy-and-restore-vintage-shaving-gear/

 

[Pioneer]

Interesting. I'd be curious to hear if anyone's tried the tumbler method - "with proper soft media such as ground walnut shell" - to bring their razors up to shine.

 

[wulfgar1976]

I just saw this article on the Art of Manliness & thought I'd share it with others in the shaving community. It's an interesting read even if you're knowledgeable about some of the topics and information discussed.

http://artofmanliness.com/2010/08/19/how-to-buy-and-restore-vintage-shaving-gear/

It was an interesting article. Thanks for sharing it.

 

[michiganlover]

It has some good info, but it also serves as a healthy dose of free advertising for a vendor who is banned from this site; as I understand it this vendor is a rip off/ scam artist.

The article contains 4 links to the vendors site, products, and services.

 

[amishmotorboat]

There it is again.
Flair tip. Oh well.

 

[Topgumby]

I have a vibratory tumbler for cleaning up brass cartridge cases. Never thought of using it on a razor.

I'll try it out on some dogs I got.

 

[Radar O\'Reilly]

It has some good info, but it also serves as a healthy dose of free advertising for a vendor who is banned from this site; as I understand it this vendor is a rip off/ scam artist.

The article contains 4 links to the vendors site, products, and services.

Is this the same vendor that sells re-plated razors as brand new/NOS and doesn't disclose that? If so, if there ever was an indictment of showing that they re-plate razors, there couldn't be better evidence...

 

[wulfgar1976]

I have a vibratory tumbler for cleaning up brass cartridge cases. Never thought of using it on a razor.

I'll try it out on some dogs I got.

I wonder if putting them in a dishwasher would work?

 

[Jaymo]

I don't use a tumbler, but I do use a vibratory case polisher. I've polished my unplated Gem Junior along with a batch of .44 mag brass. It works very well. Either treated corncob or walnut media will work. Tumbler presents a risk of damage, since it needs to be full of other brass items, in addition to the razor and media, to work. A vibratory polisher does the job faster and doesn't risk damage to the razor. A tumbler is like putting it into a clothes dryer. Too much bouncing around for my tastes.

BTW, that's not a tumbler pictured in the article. It's a vibratory polisher. A tumbler uses a rotating drum filled with polishing media and whatever objects you're cleaning.
A vibratory polisher uses a motor with a flyweight to create vibrations that cause the media and objects to vibrate and moove around in the doughnut shaped tub.