So here is my 5cents about the Eco based on one use for head shaving. HORRIBLE!! . I put an USTA blade (works fine on all razors). This razor was a jumper...., it did not glide....I had never experienced this....at least I did not cut myself. Wasted $$ ohh and I did change the handle to a heavy SS....same results. Too much chatter, jumping .... I tried a bit on my face and it was the same. To a drawer....
Gold=jumper skin still hurting from yesterdayI guess the old ymmv came into play here because i love my eco. Did you get the black one? Just curious
OK, I'll try w the Crowns. I even put a heavy SS handle (no change). Head shaving is another thing compared to face, buy I even had chatter/jumping on the face..... I doubt this thing will ever come close to a SE SchickFollow up to my earlier comments: After three shaves with the Feather blades, I had to change and the Wilkies (my favorite goto blade) was not readily available so I installed another Crown blade. Contrary to my first experience and after I apparently had made adjustments to the feel of the Eco, I got a great shave with no chatter. With my Futur razor, the weight of the razor is all that's needed to get a smooth shave. With the lightweight Eco, I had to use pressure to eliminate the chatter and let the razor cut smoothly. Amazing how this experience points out that you can't trust first impressions and have to adjust to the equipment you're using. Excellent comfortable shave, close but less irritating than with other razors. The sting from the cologne was much less.
I can confirm similar experience after using the Eco. Blade is clamped down tight enough imo. All the chatter and skipping comes from too much blade exposure. It feels very aggressive, you can feel the raw blade on your face. The small blade gap mitigates the risk of cutting the skin too much. Really strange, never experienced this kind of shave. Despite feeling aggressive and rough the shave itself is mild. Not pleasant at all. Also to shave effectively I have to do quick strokes to offset the light weight of the razor. Switching to a heavier handle doesn't really help, only makes the razor unbalanced. Biggest hurdle is definitely the crazy long blade reveal. It could have been such a good shaver.Update...
After use the razor for several shaves, there is quite a bit of chatter. The razor perform fine, I am able to get BBS results no problem. As the blade dulls the chatter increases. I can get at least 60 BBS shaves from an Astra SS, I'm not will to go past 4. The blade is clamped down tight but there is too much blade left unsupported, too much blade reveal. I get BBS results with considerable sting from the AS.
The blade edge sticks out as much as my ATT SE1, but the DE blade is not as thick which is why it chatters.
I went straight to the two stacked blades (Treet Platinum) and enjoyed the shave. Not extraordinary in either smoothness or efficiency for me though. It took a lot more strokes on the back of my head than the Shake Sharp or some others . I'll try a single blade next.Update...
I shimmed the razor under the blade for a quarter of my face and it felt much better. Then I decided to use both halves of the blade at the same time on the rest of my face.
Using both halves of the blade, it seemed like it took more strokes to hit BBS. I was able to go over areas as many times as I wanted to with no fear and apply pressure as well. There was absolutely no sting from the AS on the 3 quarters of my face that I used both halves. There was a little sting on the quarter of my face where I used the shim.
One of the halves had 3 shaves on it while the other half was fresh. I will be trying this with a fresh blade.
This might turn out to be a top razor!
I went straight to the two stacked blades (Treet Platinum) and enjoyed the shave. Not extraordinary in either smoothness or efficiency for me though. It took a lot more strokes on the back of my head than the Shake Sharp or some others . I'll try a single blade next.
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I'll switch handles as well.I didn't bother using the original light handle, I went with a heavier SS handle.
I don't find it extremely efficient, but I was able to go over areas many times and achieve BBS with zero irritation with the stacked blades.
RR Eco/Treet Platinum. AOS Sandalwood. Very impressed with this thing : thumbs up: Single blade this time, plenty efficient, pick ups with the Enders very few.
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Glad it's ok for me without.It's very efficient, the chatter from the blade causes considerable sting from the AS though. Shims does reduce the issue, there's too much blade reveal.