This is excellent information! I want to be touching up my Red Tips tail.
Would you by any chance also know the colour to the Eclipse Red Ring? I have been wanting to give mine the Red Ring back you see.
Thanks again Simon.
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Would you by any chance also know the colour to the Eclipse Red Ring? I have been wanting to give mine the Red Ring back you see.
Thanks again Simon.
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BADABOOM!
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I am having a razor blade life-crisis at this time.
I was going to add an emoji but I'm not quite sure what you mean... a concern about razor blade life... or a life crisis similar to choosing the right blade which might mean.... a small crisis.... or something else.
I hope it's the former....
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I don't know if my choices have been the right ones, I need a lot to stock up in a short time, and in 3 weeks the absurd national mail system will not ship blades anymore.
My seller will most likely ship via courier going forward, but it just adds to a vague sense of angst. There is too much of it in the world at the moment anyway. This is small I know but it's all cumulative.
Also recently I have had the odd compulsive notion that every 50 blades I hoard will add 1 year to my life.
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I've heard of the British war on sharp objects, but didn't expect it to be this serious!
Worst case scenario, you can always rent a mailbox in Calais. Or did they close that too along with the EU border? Been a minute since I crossed the channel.
Worst case scenario, you can always rent a mailbox in Calais. Or did they close that too along with the EU border? Been a minute since I crossed the channel.
Rhodium plating from RE. This will close out the chapter on my RE experience, but the razor looks great. The real test will be in how well it holds up.
Now that is my jam
! I love Rhodium so much, it's like the rich man's chrome.
! I love Rhodium so much, it's like the rich man's chrome.
I don't understand some of these new UK laws..... I can't see how they see a viability is shipping something like razor blades that are used in every nation on the planet.
What will they ban next? Lumber? I mean... you can make weapons and clubs out of wood... They should be banned for public safety. <eg>
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Maybe our woke police and legal system should crack down on weekly hate marches and those funding and organising them, which make central London unendurable and deeply threatening to 90% of our Jewish brothers and sisters according to recent polls and leave mere razor blades be.
It's not the England I grew up in, lets just say that..
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A little Roberta Flack for the shed, Simon. 
Have a blessed Wednesday, friends.
Have a blessed Wednesday, friends.
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I'm having trouble with the Super Max Diamond Edge.
Not used one for a year plus, I used about 3 tucks before I wandered off to other blades. I recalled them being quite Gillette Platinum-like (the Plat 'classics' not the new swedes) and an excellent deal. I think I paid £5 for a 100.
This new blade has proved rather underwhelming. It was ok and quite as I recall in my 49 Super Speed but shave 2 in the Red Tip was frankly a sub-par shave. The blade did not seem to be cutting with sufficient depth.
This may be user error (most likely) and I have noticed that the Red Tip is oddly blade picky for a vintage, as almost all of my others are very tolerant of a wide blade variety.
It's a bit of a pain as I was going to pick up another 100 of them with 150 Super Max Blue Diamonds.
It may be just a bad blade, although oddly I have never had a 'bad blade' experience with any blade type.
Not used one for a year plus, I used about 3 tucks before I wandered off to other blades. I recalled them being quite Gillette Platinum-like (the Plat 'classics' not the new swedes) and an excellent deal. I think I paid £5 for a 100.
This new blade has proved rather underwhelming. It was ok and quite as I recall in my 49 Super Speed but shave 2 in the Red Tip was frankly a sub-par shave. The blade did not seem to be cutting with sufficient depth.
This may be user error (most likely) and I have noticed that the Red Tip is oddly blade picky for a vintage, as almost all of my others are very tolerant of a wide blade variety.
It's a bit of a pain as I was going to pick up another 100 of them with 150 Super Max Blue Diamonds.
It may be just a bad blade, although oddly I have never had a 'bad blade' experience with any blade type.
I almost ordered a few tucks recently but I didn't pull the trigger. Like I need anymore blades right now anyway.
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I'm starting to think the Blue Diamonds in the red white blue hologram pack may be the better blade. I hear good things..I almost ordered a few tucks recently but I didn't pull the trigger. Like I need anymore blades right now anyway.
Not tried them but I may get a 100+ of them instead. They are slightly, very slightly pricier than the DE but still a great deal.
I have several Super Max blades in my stash but I've yet to try any of them. I'll have to go digging to see what's in there.
Ah, the proverbial bad blade. I've heard tell of such creatures, but I've never experienced them in the wild.
Remember, Super Max is out of business now so whatever is out there is it. That said, most agree that the Blue Diamonds are the older ones and their quality control was what gave them their reputation back then(not good). I haven’t had any noticeable bad ones other than from their Zorrik brand. You might be underwhelmed by the sharpness though, even compared to the Diamond Edge blades.
Eric, do you remember the name of the ones we both tried and eventually binned the whole lot? I should have taken a photo.I almost ordered a few tucks recently but I didn't pull the trigger. Like I need anymore blades right now anyway.
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Makes me laugh
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