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Going for 5 on a Blade
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Reply to a 2006 thread!?
D'oh! I didn't even notice that I had rekindled an oldie. Oh well.
I can see it now- B&B will eventually split into two camps, the 10W40 crowd and the straight 30 weight supporters.
And the Williams/30W superlatherers!
Since this thread is back from the dead, I wonder how long GeeQue stuck with that routine.
Regards.
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I got a few of the Personna Medical Prep blades from CapK.. tomorrow will be my 4th shave on a blade. If it's as good as I think it will be I'll just toss the blade and reload. Since retiring 4 shaves will get me through a week. I can handle 25 cents a week. Shipping from Robins is $8.50 on a 100 pack and the same on 5 x 100 packs.
If you're dunking the razor head why bother to remove the blade?
If you're dunking the razor head why bother to remove the blade?
Guys, this is all about corrosion. The alcohol will work just fine without the ultrasonic. Alcohol displaces the moisture that becomes the electrolyte for the corrosion cell which is the oxidation everyone talks about. After cleaning the razor and blade, a quick swish in the alcohol should do the same thing to prolong blade life. Just DO NOT then rinse it in water. Just let it dry.
Best Regards,
David
Best Regards,
David
Another oldie but moldie relic pulled out of the archives! Decided to give the SE's and injectors a rest this week and stick with some neglected DE's. Finished shave number 5 this morning with a NOS Made in England Wilkinson Sword blade and it was just as good as number one. Even used the very mild Blue Tip today, and I'm going to keep on using it through the weekend. These are truly awesome blades.
All I do with every blade, except injectors, is pat the blade dry on a hand towel and place it in a drawer.
All I do with every blade, except injectors, is pat the blade dry on a hand towel and place it in a drawer.
I can get about 4 shaves per blade. Last time I tried 5 it was no good.
As I recall, about 15~20 years ago, there was an acedemic, a professor somewhere that was shaving just using clean fresh motor oil for a face lube instead of goo or lather. He was reporting that he was using blades for months before they dulled and needed to be changed. It was reported in all the papers at the time, in one of the filler type articles that newspapers used to fill in open, available space.
I don't know the basis or thesis of his experiment. I recall that at the time I thought that this was so dumb that only a professor would do this.It doesn't sound that healthy to me.
I may bet he was using Ballistol, an oil originally invented by Germans in WW2 for cleaning their rifles. Non poisonous, eco friendly. Today Ballistol is still widelly used for preserving and cleaning firearms, but in the meantime the oil has found a lot wider usage; bicycles, knitting machines, leather, shining horn handles, etc.
Ballistol is used by fellow shavers too in B&B:
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?p=923853
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?p=1098736
Europe:
http://www.ballistoluk.de
http://www.ballistoluk.co.uk
USA:
http://www.ballistol.com/product_Firearms.htm
Canada:
http://www.passapcanada.com/Ballistol_Lubricants/Ballistol_Products.htm
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It depends on the blade and on the razor. I usually get 4 good shaves from a Derby. Once I got 15 shaves from a Swede in a Tech.
I ditched the ultrasonic after shave 3 or 4 in my test. Just too cumbersome and too much counter space taken up in my small bathroom. Instead, I made the same approx 50/50 vinegar/water mixture in a pickle jar (about half full, total), and I've been following the same procedure as I mentioned above, just omitting the ultrasonic: (1) dunking my razor with the same blade in the pickle jar after each shave, (2) leaving it in for a couple minutes while I rinse my face and apply aftershave, (3) rinsing the razor and blade thoroughly with cold tap water, (4) shaking dry the razor while in a locked position (using a Slim adjustable presently), and then (5) hanging the razor up to dry in an open position on my wall rack.
I'm on shave 8 with the blade now (7 o'clock Black Ninja, see above), and it's still sharp and smooth. That's double what I used to get with just a tap water rinse. I think the vinegar solution must be removing or preventing something that was shortening the life of the blade - whether caused by my hard water, the products I use, etc. Also, the blade and razor head sure *look* a lot cleaner and less coated than they previously would with just a tap water rinse.
Anyway, someone please give this a try, and see if you get the same results! It could be that I just found a magically durable blade, but I doubt it.
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