what do ya think, anyone used a segal before.?
hey, i just got this
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Nice razor.
The pivot is kind of cool and it has a nice handle!
The pivot is kind of cool and it has a nice handle!
I cut out the center of a reg DE blade to fit. Comparable to a gillette New, imho, so not really worth the effort to mod a blade more than once - just to say you shaved with it. NOS blades are likely too dull to use anymore, but a neat contraption nonetheless.
edit: I take that back about the New comparison. It was a different head style I used. Yours is more similar in style to an Old Type head, and I didn't try that one out.
edit: I take that back about the New comparison. It was a different head style I used. Yours is more similar in style to an Old Type head, and I didn't try that one out.
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how do you load this?
You slide the blade over the cap. It tilts out that way to poke through it. Funky, yes. Handy, no. I'll work on getting a pic of an original blade. They have a huge oval hole through the middle of them to accommodate sliding the cap through.
and here it is
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You drop a blade on it. Below is a picture of how a plain blade and a Segal balde next to each other look like, and what would have to be removed from a new blade to fit in a Segal. CountryJoe sells NOS Segal blades( http://www.countryjoescollectiblestuff.com/segal-blades.html ), where I got mine, and I admit I tried one, but lately I have been slacking on daily shaving, so I can't judge how well it shaved. I now have two Segal's, and my newest one is just like yours(in fact, I looked over on my sewing machine to make sure mine was still there
).I have asked more than once in the forums here if anyone thinks it would be possible to stick a "new" blade in a laser cutter, and have it cut out the correct shape. Since a laser cutter limits the heating, it shouldn't distort the blade, and a proper jig should allow any blade to be dropped in and cut identically. I have also wondered myself if it would be possible to create a tool like one of those paper cut out things that you buy for scrap booking that you could drop a new blade in and press down to "stamp" the shape out.
BTW, I see a Segal wrapper in the background. Was there a blade in it?
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Both excellent ideas. I like the laser cutter idea best. Wouldn't that be cool? All those proprietary blades that could be fashioned quickly from regular DE blades? If a member here had such a machine, he could make a small fortune repackaging custom feathers.
[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wj5gv5gusoI[/YOUTUBE]
But I literally said that over two months ago(almost word for word): http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=141138
I just used a marker and a scissors on mine. Yep, the blade warps a bit, but I didn't notice that it had any affect on the shave. Tightening the blade down fixed that. And it was a terrific pain cutting it.
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yes, it came with a few blades wrapped up.You drop a blade on it. Below is a picture of how a plain blade and a Segal balde next to each other look like, and what would have to be removed from a new blade to fit in a Segal. CountryJoe sells NOS Segal blades( http://www.countryjoescollectiblestuff.com/segal-blades.html ), where I got mine, and I admit I tried one, but lately I have been slacking on daily shaving, so I can't judge how well it shaved. I now have two Segal's, and my newest one is just like yours(in fact, I looked over on my sewing machine to make sure mine was still there
I have asked more than once in the forums here if anyone thinks it would be possible to stick a "new" blade in a laser cutter, and have it cut out the correct shape. Since a laser cutter limits the heating, it shouldn't distort the blade, and a proper jig should allow any blade to be dropped in and cut identically. I have also wondered myself if it would be possible to create a tool like one of those paper cut out things that you buy for scrap booking that you could drop a new blade in and press down to "stamp" the shape out.
BTW, I see a Segal wrapper in the background. Was there a blade in it?
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im try them small surgical scissors or cuticle cutters and try to shape some derbys into segal blades.
The Segal shaves very well. I picked up a box (20 packets) of NOS blades on eBay not too long ago for about $25. The pivoting head is really cool.
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cool, im waiting for it next week. im get some nos from country joes here in nj. 6 bucks for 5 blades free delivery.
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you guys know me, i may sell it once i try it.
Those blades are so similar I bet thats what the did to make their blades, get some company to make DE blanks and stamp them out, looks easy enough.
Personally what I would do is go find an old (or new) large chisel and just re-grind it to that shape. Then you just put the blade down on a cutting mat or block of wood and give it a good whack on each side...he presto...home made stamping tool ??
