First off, thanks for putting this together. It's a great resource for those getting into the wonderful world of AutoStrops.With the older models (VC1 and before), when Valet wasn’t using the proprietary pins/blade cutouts, I’m told you can use a despined Gem blade, but I’ve never tried it.
You say above that VC1 and before could use standard SE blades, yet the VB2 looks like it has the pins and cutouts. Are you saying it takes standard despined SE blades?
BTW I have an A1 and a few B1s and VB1s. I only use despined SE blades, and much prefer the shave of the Bs over the A.