Why are blades numbered?

Ah, my error!

As the blades were imbedded in the corks in the drums, and the numbers recorded, they were still in unused condition, albeit somewhat nicked/distorted by the tumbling they received. Upon removing them, some enterprising fellow discovered, upon happenstance, that if he were to withdraw the edge of the blade through the cork that it would in fact restore the edge to usable condition, and in fact improve upon the original sharpness of the edge of the blade.

Mind you, this is hearsay, as the electron microscope was yet to be invented, and there was no scientific proof to verify this observation, only subjective reporting.


I now believe this man is a very knowledgeable science person. (y) :cool:
 
You can pass a blade edge through styrene to clean & not have edge damage. It won't rectify a bad edge, just clean away any debris from the facets. Not a practise I would recommend full time
I guess when blades are manufactured, they must go through a final wash / cleaning process, so shouldn't need any attention before first use - they can be used straight from the wrapper ?
 
I guess when blades are manufactured, they must go through a final wash / cleaning process, so shouldn't need any attention before first use - they can be used straight from the wrapper ?

Blades Stacks/Spindles are continually kept covered, protected from Sharpening process through to Wrapping Process. They are only uncovered when being processed. This ensures they do not come into contact with any contaminates. The Blade anchoring Jelly (Vaseline) is also fine if comes into contact with skin. This is what most people moan about when they say blobs of glue on their Bkade & wipe off. The Anchoring jelly is used to maintain centrality of the Blade to the wrapper, to prevent edge damage.

But to answer your question without waffling, blades do not need attention before using
 
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