Recent content by Flintstone65

It's relatively early on a Sunday, in my neck of the woods, so I thought I'd remind everyone that Micromatic Monday Approaches!!! Truth be told, I don't think my reminders are all that necessary, we have a good number of GEM/ASR Razor devotees and you guys show up rain or shine, and with some...

Thank you @ouchyfoot and @Ron R -- I've got little to no experience with these type of repairs.

First time I've come across this. Very interesting, and I can't say I won't give it a try some day, but I have to say that the modern injector blades edge out the GEM blades for me in terms of my shaving preference. Still, that's quite creative....thanks for sharing!

I will add that sometimes I've put the blade in and it wasn't completely blocked by the blade stops (the two little pieces of the metal that catch the blade and keep it from going forward), and I've just had to make sure the blade is seated flat before closing the lid. Or it is possible that...

I'm having a hard time seeing your Featherweight really well in that pic -- any chance you can take another shot? What I'm looking for is a picture of the top (looking down) on the head of the closed razor. From this shot, the tab in the back looks different to me. I've got several FW's and...

@4ckb -- great find. you may want to check out this thread: The Association of Lather Catchers (TALC), I've booked mark where I shaved with mine (which I think is identical to yours) and I've posted a little history. I'm on the run today, but I'll try to make a point of coming back to this...

Congrats @abershaver on your 1st injector. If you're a researcher and looking for more info on your razor, here are a few B&B threads I would check out: Schick Type I and J Injectors for Dummies -- an excellent resource! Society of Injector Shavers -- a great hangout for Injector Shavers And...

Oh wow, I envy your journey -- having done a similar one. Now that you've got some great blades, it'll be great to hear how you like your various SE's.

I'm just going to +1 on @Hannah's Dad's comments. I find my Sheraton very smooth, and that is relative to my Super Speeds. And I also don't find a razor's efficiency or aggression to be overly correlated with whether it has an open comb or safety bar.

Okay @mycarver, now I'm confused. I thought those 3 razors you showed were your first/only 3 SE razors....clearly I was mistaken. Very nice collection. Got a favorite?

Yep, there are a LOT of DE shavers that try SE and then never look back. I still use my DE's from time to time; but if I were forced to choose a razor, it would likely be one of the ones you have....or a Micromatic....or an injector...okay, it would DEFINITELY be an SE. Congrats on 3 great...

I'm not sure. It was acting up a little before the super-cold weather, and now it's really acting wonky. Seems to work sometimes, but you can't be sure if you have endless hot water, or hot water for 30 seconds. The plumber, who is a super nice guy and is currently without power and unable to...

After a brief but seemingly productive conversation with the tankless water heater manufacturer tech support, I took a victory lap with a lonnnnng hot shower and a slow Micromatic shave. The shower and shave went well, but tonight I turned on the hot water tap to show my loving but not...

I'm likely not going to get a shave today, Louisiana is having to deal with weather that wouldn't make a northerly part of the world even take notice; but it has us shut down for today and probably tomorrow. The temps went into the teens, the streets are iced over and we won't get out of the...

Lots of great comments and advice....I will say that if I attempt to go "across the grain" on my lower neck or lip, then I will can end up with enough tiny bleeders that make me look like I contracted measles. For me, I stay with WTG and XTG on the lip, and mostly WTG on my neck. Just a thought.