Is FaTip still having manufacturing issues affecting proper alignment. The more I read about their performance the more I want to try one but I don't want to fuss over checking alignment and having that negatively affect my shaves.
The two Fatip I have in the last 2 years have had some degree of blade alignment problem. Somewhere more, somewhere less.Is FaTip still having manufacturing issues affecting proper alignment. The more I read about their performance the more I want to try one but I don't want to fuss over checking alignment and having that negatively affect my shaves.
Just got a FOCS and the posts aren’t aligned so piecing together the cap to the baseplate is difficult and there is blade alignment issues.
Gillette Old Types, Older Merkurs, etc. may require fiddling with the blade to get everything centered. But nobody writes multi-page complaint posts about "alignment issues" for those razors. Only Fatip gets that treatment for some reason. The drumbeat goes on and on...
Meanwhile, I'll continue to enjoy great shaves with my Fatips.
The "alignment issues" are greatly exaggerated, IMHO. IIt's true the tolerances are somewhat loose, but it's nothing to worry about in my experience. If you have a razor where the blade can't be centered, that would be considered defective -- just return it and get one that is not defective. Otherwise, enjoy the razor. I just load mine and go.All thank you for your feedback. As always it is clearly a YMMV situation. All of the razors I currently own align perfectly and many are over 70 years old. I appreciate that type of quality and I know a fiddly razor would give me OCD fits.
This problem with the wrong handle happened to quite a few people, me included. Evidently, these are coming from the vendor, Alrossa. One person returned their razor and ordered another one, only to have the same thing happen again. I complained to Alrossa the product I received did not match the Amazon listing. They asked me to send in a photo to show them.Yeah, despite the slight misalignment, Fatips are great razors and also very inexpensive. Most people get used to the adjustment of the blade before shaving and after a while they don't pay that much attention, but for some it's a nightmare. I don't know if it's true, but I was told a while ago that the Schone version of the Fatip OC has a less chance of having alignment issues and I took the risk and bought one and mine is perfect most of the times, but it came with a Piccolo handle instead of the Grand spiral type. Or perhaps I was very lucky with mine, despite the handle, so don't take my word for it!
This problem with the wrong handle happened to quite a few people, me included. Evidently, these are coming from the vendor, Alrossa. One person returned their razor and ordered another one, only to have the same thing happen again. I complained to Alrossa the product I received did not match the Amazon listing. They asked me to send in a photo to show them.