1984 E3 Super Adjustable

[kcb5150]

I was lamenting in another member's post last week that I have never seen a SA in person much less found one in the wild and now I have one! 1984, E3. Polished the head, dial and base cap. Just needed a slight safety bar tweak and now all seems...super.. Tonight's shave! Head looks like a slim but the whole thing feels drastically different to a slim. Legitimately excited to try this.

 

[kcb5150]

Going to try a red IP in it, but does anyone have a recommendation for a good blade for this? I know what works in this head with a slim handle but the whole thing feels so different comparatively.

 

[kcb5150]

Photos were prior to polish fwiw.

 

[Manning]

I shaved with an F3 1985 today, set on 5. I used a Personna Lab, nice shave.

 

[kcb5150]

This is a very interesting-feeling razor. I never saw a metal base plate SA, but given how this feels, the cheapening of the design inadvertently gave this razor some amazingly good balance between the lighter head and longer handle.

 

[kcb5150]

It doesn't feel like any Gillette I've ever come across....

 

[kcb5150]

You know, I just shaved with this and I have to say this is probably the best shaving experience out of the adjustable gillettes that I have tried as far as the actual shaving goes. It isn't visually on the same level as the fatboy and it doesn't have the build quality of a slim, but that little bit less weight coupled with the plastic in the head weirdly combine to give you a tremendous amount of tactile and auditory feedback. It feels balanced, loud, and alive. IDK why these don't get talked up more on here...

 

[kcb5150]

I kept it on 9 the whole way with a red ip on its 4th shave and arko. WTG, XTG, ATG. Only very minor touch ups needed.