2nd post...new to the forum, but I've been shaving with my first DE(1955 super speed) for 5 or 6 months now. I really like this razor. I've gotten to the point where I can shave even a bit rushed and still get a nice shave with only 2 passes and little to no irritation whatsoever. Long story short I ended up with a 1965 travel tech that I actually was buying for someone else but decided to get them a SS instead and just kept the TT for the time being. I've heard it compared to the SS in terms of the aggressiveness(or lack thereof) and overall shave experience so I decided rather than getting rid of it right away I'd at least give it a whirl.
Well I tried the tech this week for the first time and I was surprised that it was nothing like the SS at all. I felt like it was really pulling at the hair while cutting it...nothing like my SS which is smooth as silk when I shave. I don't know if that was because the blade was too far away from the skin while cutting the hair(not aggressive enough maybe) or if the angle of the blade wasn't right since the shape of the head is definitely different. I put a single shim in it and used it on my head the next day and I think it may have been marginally better, but it still doesn't seem to take the hair off like the SS does in one or two passes.
Any thoughts on what to do with the tech to get a better shave from it? At this point I may just get rid of it anyway because the SS is just that good IMO. I've looked at picking up a slim to have basically a SS with adjustability, but really I'm not sure anything will seem as effortless as the SS.
Well I tried the tech this week for the first time and I was surprised that it was nothing like the SS at all. I felt like it was really pulling at the hair while cutting it...nothing like my SS which is smooth as silk when I shave. I don't know if that was because the blade was too far away from the skin while cutting the hair(not aggressive enough maybe) or if the angle of the blade wasn't right since the shape of the head is definitely different. I put a single shim in it and used it on my head the next day and I think it may have been marginally better, but it still doesn't seem to take the hair off like the SS does in one or two passes.
Any thoughts on what to do with the tech to get a better shave from it? At this point I may just get rid of it anyway because the SS is just that good IMO. I've looked at picking up a slim to have basically a SS with adjustability, but really I'm not sure anything will seem as effortless as the SS.
