Straight Razor Sanding Jig

[Mike H]

I thought there was a tutorial already here so I did not bother taking any before shots.

http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/108797-DIY-Magnetic-Straight-Razor-Sanding-Jig



The base is Poplar, the two rare earth magnets came from an old hard drive, and the backstop is ebony. I carved out holes for the magnets in the base plate, then set the magnets in two part epoxy and let it cure. Then I sanded flat the surface and glued down an aluminum hobby sheet. Set the back stop with small screws. Then using a file, I smoothed the edges of the aluminum. Works great, but the magnets are really strong.

 

[Slash McCoy]

Nice.

 

[Chaloney]

Mine is not nearly as pretty. I used a Popsicle stick for the backstop. Keeps it lower than the spine. Gluing the magnets into their holes was tricky--they kept jumping out to stick together. The aluminum will not stay so pretty for long.

http://razortips.blogspot.com/2009/02/making-blade-safety-jig.html?m=1

 

[Mike H]

Yes, I think I am going to replace the backstop with a thinner piece of wood. Now it is difficult to get to the area near spine because the backstop sticks up so high.

 

[pmaster]

I've been thinking of making one of these for quite a while but never get around to it! I'm sure it would've saved me lots of achy fingers! Maybe during the holidays...

 

[Chaloney]

Magnets can be bought at harbor freight (theirs are tiny, you might have to use several but you get 10 for a couple bucks) or ace hardware (called super magnets. 3 for $10) or on amazon. I got the ones from ace. They are very strong.

 

[alpster]

Here's my homemade sanding/buffing jig. I purposely made the raised portion nearly level with the spine of most razors. I have arthritic hands and every little bit helps. I bought some heavy magnets at Harbor Freight for a couple of bucks and used some scrap metal & wood that I had lying around. Works very well though. I use it all the time. You can see in the pics, it's well polished. LOL