Dialing up on the Futur

[theshankleton]

Hello..

A quick question to the shave gurus: Ive been shaving DE for about two months now and on my Futur, the setting has always remained at 1. Is it time to try a higher setting?

 

[Austin]

Hello..

A quick question to the shave gurus: Ive been shaving DE for about two months now and on my Futur, the setting has always remained at 1. Is it time to try a higher setting?

I think you can answer your own question. Are you feeling confident and do you get nick-free shave at 1? If yes, you may want to try 2 or 3 and proceed accordingly. Good luck.

 

[theshankleton]

I have the confidence now.. The neck needs work though. Dialing up though, would that aid the neck problems? ( as well as improving technique? )

 

[Austin]

You may want to dial down when tackling your neck area to prevent irritation. Remember to let the weight of the razor be the only pressure that is being applied.

 

[Stauff]

I have mine set on 3 permanently. Works very well, but of course it's a personal thing. Experimenting is the way to go.

 

[adildhanani]

I could not for the life of me get past 1.5 with Merkur blades, but since switching to Derbys, I now get a great shave at 2-2.25 (2 for soaps and 2.25 for creams). But of course YMMV and experimenting is part of the fun - just remember to have a styptic pencil around in case something goes wrong lol.

Good luck!

 

[Stauff]

I have mine set on 3 permanently. Works very well, but of course it's a personal thing. Experimenting is the way to go.

I do this with Euro Gillettes. Merkurs are way too rough.

 

[theshankleton]

I used the 2nd setting with a Derby and it gave me quite a superb shave. I feel Im almost there with my neck shaving problems, little irritation, but I guess its just my skin.

 

[MBlatt]

I have mine set at 4 (with a feather), but go down to 2 when doing a S-N pass on my neck.

 

[tim8557]

What exactly do the different settings do? Change the exposure of the edge or angle of the blade? What is it that a higher setting accomplishes relevant to the shave?

 

[Austin]

What exactly do the different settings do? Change the exposure of the edge or angle of the blade? What is it that a higher setting accomplishes relevant to the shave?

Tim, the higher the setting the more blade exposure. You can get a really close shave but use caution at all times.

 

[wildman]

i was getting on fine with my futur set at 2 with a merkur blade. i whacked it up to 3 and got cut to pieces, so i now leave it at a 2 and it will probably stay there until i get some different blades and then i'll experiment again.