Hello all,
I have been wet shaving for just over a year now and am particular to the vintage Gillette DEs. My Father passed away last year after a very short battle with Brain Cancer and I never had a chance to ask him what he used to shave with, which I regret. My Dad used Gillette Cartridges as long as I can remember, I got them last time I was visiting my Mom. There was a sensor excel and an older one I remember seeing him use when I was very young, neither one had a working mechanism. I like the idea of passing razors down and bought a new EJ 89 the day I found out I was having a son.
I decided to modify my Dad’s cartridge razors to make handles for a DE. I bought a 60’s Gillette travel razor off EBay, turned down the knurl for a size for size press and cut the head off my Dad’s older cartridge razor.
It now has a good weight and decent balance. The handle feels good in my hand and it’s the closest I’ll get to using my Dads razor. It was a simple process, mind you I am a Machinist and have a full shop at my disposal.
I’m going to look at the sensor excel next.
Has anyone else modified a cartridge into a DE?
I have been wet shaving for just over a year now and am particular to the vintage Gillette DEs. My Father passed away last year after a very short battle with Brain Cancer and I never had a chance to ask him what he used to shave with, which I regret. My Dad used Gillette Cartridges as long as I can remember, I got them last time I was visiting my Mom. There was a sensor excel and an older one I remember seeing him use when I was very young, neither one had a working mechanism. I like the idea of passing razors down and bought a new EJ 89 the day I found out I was having a son.
I decided to modify my Dad’s cartridge razors to make handles for a DE. I bought a 60’s Gillette travel razor off EBay, turned down the knurl for a size for size press and cut the head off my Dad’s older cartridge razor.
It now has a good weight and decent balance. The handle feels good in my hand and it’s the closest I’ll get to using my Dads razor. It was a simple process, mind you I am a Machinist and have a full shop at my disposal.
I’m going to look at the sensor excel next.
Has anyone else modified a cartridge into a DE?