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Daddyo
Aluminium spacer wedge
I read a post yesterday where a member used Aluminium as a spacer wedge on a razor and it got me thinking. I have some pieces of 3mm thick Al here that would be perfect. Its probably safer than lead and easier to get my hands on than NiAg and would look nice on this W&B I'm working on.
Any of you guys tried it, any pros/cons I dont know about?
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I've never worked with it in this regard. But be *very* careful. Don't grind it on anything where you have grinded iron or steel. Also, make sure the grinding dusts do not mix (if you have a collector).
Ya don't want to go accidentally making thermite now, do ya? 
Kablooomy!
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If you sand it with wood or bone the particles can lodge in the pores turning it dark.
Certain Al take shines better than others.
They look really cool with brass liners!
-G
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What??? Okay. YEAH!
I wouldn't worry too much about making thermite. Takes an awful high temp to set it off.
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Hello Baldy, I have used aluminium several times.
Pros: It is easy to cut, drill, shape and sand, and it buffs up to a nice shine
Cons: It will lose it's shine after a while and become dull.
A good choice for a spacer in my opinion.
Bob
OCD Razors
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I've used AL as spacers on select razors. It's much lighter than nickel silver so using it to replace the NiAg may throw the balance off. Other wise it's fine. Just don't let the Al dust accumulate. If it doesn't explode is is highly flammable, as is most other dusts including other metals.
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