Alternate Fatip handles? Or where to find 4.5mmx8 threaded materials to have one spun?

[sidpost]

I have a Grande handle for a Fatip razor I'm not really fond of and the Nickel has some corrosion so, it's time for a change. This has me wondering what options I might have since it isn't the most common 10-32/M5x0.8 Gilette or modern specification. I doubt this is something I could strip at home and then replate but, I wonder about stripping it, bead blasting, and then re-chroming.

The best option is probably just buying a stainless replacement handle but, everything I have looked at is M5x0.8 and won't work.

What are my better options? It is just a ~$20 razor, so nothing too crazy makes sense but, I do like how it shaves, and hear the newer head has some blade alignment issues so, maybe the secondhand market for an unloved Picolo or similar model is an option?

TIA,
Sid

 

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Replacement Fatip handle

Can someone recommend a replacement handle for a Fatip head(I have the open comb version). I have the retro model and I do not like the handle. I have tried a number of other handles and the only one that did not fit was an iKON wave handle. Currently I use an old type Gillette replica handle by...

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Fatip Slant Open Comb compatible handle

Hello I've just received the Fatip Lo Storto slant open comb. It's a great razor but the handle is too light and slippery for me. My Ikon OSS handle doesn't fit (different screw thread size). Any recommendation for a heavy and grippy handle with the same thread size of the Fatip OC slant? Cheers!

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Does anyone make an aftermarket handle to fit a Fatip OC Slant razor

I really like the FOCS razor head and the balance of the whole razor. I even like the fact that the handle is hollow and open on both ends, because it helps with draining, as well as contributing to the balance. But I could do without the chrome plated barber pole pattern on the handle. I have...

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FaTip Piccolo Handle

Anybody know what handles interchange with a piccolo? I don't like the short handle and I'd like to replace it with a longer one. Ikon OSS perhaps? Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Spiez

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[nemo]

If it's not a slant you can put another topcap with normal threads on it.
That's what I did, not for that reason but because my original was warped and defective.
Used a Merkur, works great!

 

[sidpost]

Do I have to worry about blade exposure and gap differences if I do a new top cap?

 

[nemo]

Do I have to worry about blade exposure and gap differences if I do a new top cap?

The Merkur cap shaves more comfortably with a little less exposure, gap under the blade remains unchanged.

 

[sidpost]

Replacement Fatip handle

Can someone recommend a replacement handle for a Fatip head(I have the open comb version). I have the retro model and I do not like the handle. I have tried a number of other handles and the only one that did not fit was an iKON wave handle. Currently I use an old type Gillette replica handle by...

www.badgerandblade.com

Fatip Slant Open Comb compatible handle

Hello I've just received the Fatip Lo Storto slant open comb. It's a great razor but the handle is too light and slippery for me. My Ikon OSS handle doesn't fit (different screw thread size). Any recommendation for a heavy and grippy handle with the same thread size of the Fatip OC slant? Cheers!

www.badgerandblade.com

Does anyone make an aftermarket handle to fit a Fatip OC Slant razor

I really like the FOCS razor head and the balance of the whole razor. I even like the fact that the handle is hollow and open on both ends, because it helps with draining, as well as contributing to the balance. But I could do without the chrome plated barber pole pattern on the handle. I have...

www.badgerandblade.com

FaTip Piccolo Handle

Anybody know what handles interchange with a piccolo? I don't like the short handle and I'd like to replace it with a longer one. Ikon OSS perhaps? Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Spiez

www.badgerandblade.com

A lot of there to read! Most of it though seems to talk about fitting the non-standard threads of Fatip to 10-32 and M5x0.08 handle which seem to strip the threads over time.

The top cap conversions are a good thought but, they also change the way the Fatip razor works.

The top cap conversion makes me wonder about drilling the existing stud out and using a flush-fit screw to create a "four-piece" head with maybe a Torx or Allen key screw.