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Are all adjustable settings the same?

I've been using a Slim Adjustable for the last 3 weeks now, and I'm pretty happy with the results.
I have, lying in wait, the super Adjustable, a Fatboy, and a long super adjustable.
I've found a setting of 6 works well for me WTG and XTG, but for the ATG pass I dial back to 3.
When I'm ready to hop on over to the others, should I expect the same settings should work, are they similar but perhaps off by one or two notches, or completely different?

Thanks to the B&B crowd in advance :001_smile
 
The Slim and Fat Boy have the same blade gaps at the same numbers. The Super Adjustable is one notch milder. So, a 4 on the Super Adjustable would be a 3 on the Slim and Fat Boy.
 
Mostly what was mentioned above; though, be skeptical at first. I've had two FatBoys track differently. Not underclocked - just a hair off.
 
Another thing worth mentioning is the safety bar. Sometimes these get tweaked a little over the years if they are dropped and can affect blade gap. I've used a slim and a fatboy and they definitely feel different on the same setting, but it's due to the safety bar being adjusted a little differently. In a vaccuum, where both these razors were new, I think the settings would be exactly the same.
 
Yeah, I've used several Super Adjustables and I'd say that the settings on each differed slightly. It wasn't enough to be a real issue, but it was slightly off.

I certainly wouldn't assume that settings on different Merkur Futur/Progress/Vision razors would be the same....the QC on these is notoriously bad.
 
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