Polishing a Timeless

[carbold]

Has someone attempted to polish the underside of the top cap?
Timeless state that this is not polished to keep tight tolerances but I find this difficult to believe as I don't see how a slight difference in thickness on that surface can affect the clamping or the blade gap...

 

[carbold]

Well, I did it. I couldn't remove the 2 circular marks around the stud, they are just too deep. In my opinion those 2 marks are the only machining defect of this otherwise perfect razor. That underside is a dog to polish...

 

[Chris]

Nice work. I imagine the fact that it's a dog to polish and can't be seen when the razor's assembled is the reason it's not done at the factory.

 

[carbold]

Yes that's what Matt from Timeless told me. And it does get scratched by the blade.The reason why I did it is that there were a few fairly deep scratches and the rust from the blade was getting stuck in there. With a more even polished surface that should be a lot better, yes it will be scratched by the blade but those are usually shallow scratches