Beautiful, detailed pics. Thanks for sharing.
You're welcome, kingfisher.
Beautiful, detailed pics. Thanks for sharing.
Nice photos. I got one about 2 years ago and found it to be very good at holding water for a pass.
Great Photos !!!!!! Keep up the fantastic posts !!!!!
Minimum Blade Reveal | Maximum Blade Reveal | |
Blade Angle (deg) | 26.9 | 25.1 |
Blade Exposure (mm) | -0.27 | -0.12 |
Guard Span (mm) | 2.22 | 1.80 |
Cap Span (mm) | 1.88 | 2.18 |
Blade Gap (mm) | 0.51 | 0.46 |
Blade Reveal (mm) | 1.11 | 1.36 |
Very nice work
It is common that some slack is present when loading a DE razor blade, typically resulting in some noticeable asymmetry in blade reveal, etc., between one side and the other of the razor head.
Small manual adjustments are, therefore, often necessary during loading to make the blade parameters fairly symmetric around each blade edge
I don't know whether the blade-loading slack...
That's very interesting. The only razor that I really need to watch closely is my Fatip Piccolo. it seems to have the most play of any razor I have. I would be interested in knowing just how much play it does have.
Could you define blade "slack"? Are you talking about the flexibility of the blade, or how loosely it fits on your razor?
I haven't noticed (or measured) much blade or razor asymmetry on my blades or razors. Is this asymmetry really all that common with the PAA razor? How would one quantify this statement?
Maybe a PAA razor requires some adjustments (a razor I haven't tried). With most DE razors these days, adjustments aren't even possible. How do you make these manual adjustments on the PAA razor? Wouldn't having to make these adjustments be considered an issue?
Nice work. For me the blade wiggle room has always been blade-dependent, not razor-dependent. With the same razor some blades will have some play while others will be perfectly aligned without any room fr adjustment. This is why I always find it weird when people malign a razor/brand when the blade doesn't line-up perfectly.
I am the proud possessor of both the Mk1 and Mk2 Fatip Piccolos. Blade alignment on the Mk2 is significantly better due to several things, but I believe mainly to the thicker cap alignment pins (bullets).
Installing a blade in my Mk1, tightening it up, then shaving apparently frightens some people due to the possible differences in blade exposure. (I hardly ever bother to grab the tabs and line the blade up.) . . .Although the angle of blade varies a lot, the amount of exposure (each side) remains pretty constant.