I actually just took a pic of my Single Ring.
The blade flex I've been referring too is virtually impossible with these designs. The blades edge is essentially, given an unbent base haha, riding the teeth of the comb.
Not so with the the Fatip that has more blade exposure, given the shape of the comb.
That tiny bit of blade gap between the very edge and the comb I can feel, quite easily, when shaving with a steep angle.
This is why I find my Single Ring smoother than my Grande. Less blade exposure, making the blade edge even more rigid.
I'm not sure how a wider cap would decrease rigidity. I would think it would enhance rigidity if anything, assuming, its imparting more curve to the blade as cap width increases.
Look at these two razors and how, and where, the base plate supports the blade.
One has a base plate whos support ends well shy of the cap. The other supports, and firmly clamps the blade from both the top and bottom very close to the edge with equal pressure.
How can the one with the lesser base plate support even approach the rigidity of the other. It cant, unless it goes against the laws of physics.
Which is the smoother more effective shaver. Only the person holding it can say, but I know which would work better for me.
Thats it exactly, physics.
For every action theres an equal and opposite reaction. It could be, and mostly likely is, that only a few of us can actually feel that reaction, but its there all the same.
The blade flex I've been referring too is virtually impossible with these designs. The blades edge is essentially, given an unbent base haha, riding the teeth of the comb.
Not so with the the Fatip that has more blade exposure, given the shape of the comb.
That tiny bit of blade gap between the very edge and the comb I can feel, quite easily, when shaving with a steep angle.
This is why I find my Single Ring smoother than my Grande. Less blade exposure, making the blade edge even more rigid.
Of course. But to repeat myself it's cap span increase which reduces rigidity not exposure.The position of the edge vis a vis shaving plane has nothing to do with rigidity.
I'm not sure how a wider cap would decrease rigidity. I would think it would enhance rigidity if anything, assuming, its imparting more curve to the blade as cap width increases.
Look at these two razors and how, and where, the base plate supports the blade.
One has a base plate whos support ends well shy of the cap. The other supports, and firmly clamps the blade from both the top and bottom very close to the edge with equal pressure.
How can the one with the lesser base plate support even approach the rigidity of the other. It cant, unless it goes against the laws of physics.
Which is the smoother more effective shaver. Only the person holding it can say, but I know which would work better for me.
As a philosophy major who can barely change a light bulb, I'm fascinated by all this physics- and engineering-speak.
Thats it exactly, physics.
For every action theres an equal and opposite reaction. It could be, and mostly likely is, that only a few of us can actually feel that reaction, but its there all the same.