I hate SE's...

[DanInFla]

well i guess the title is a little misleading. tried my first shave with a SE tonight. loaded up my GEM Micromatic clogpruf with a bullet handle with a GEM blade. what happened next is one of the best shaves i have ever had. two passes and near BBS. wow!

the reason for the title is now i am going to have to buy a bunch of SEs and new blades to satisfy a new addiction just what the wallet ordered

really kicking myself for selling all those SEs over the past month that were incl in lots i purchased off ebay. still have a GEM 1924 and a 1912 laying around though.

 

[DunEdinRanger]

The GEMS are addictive. They're all good shavers too. Some, like the Damaskeene and the Open Comb Micromatic are great shavers, though.

 

[brianw]

try the injectors as well ..... a SE with sportscar handling

 

[DanInFla]

The GEMS are addictive. They're all good shavers too. Some, like the Damaskeene and the Open Comb Micromatic are great shavers, though.

i've got a damaskeene as well it turns out

maybe that will be next

 

[DanInFla]

try the injectors as well ..... a SE with sportscar handling

ouch, even worse for the RAD.

question, how many shaves can you expect with a SE blade? with how 'hefty' they are, i would imagine they would last for a while

 

[Walter Sobchak]

I was worried about this. I stumbled across a Treet 1912 (the one with the BIG bakelite handle), and a GEM 1912 recently. They were both in excellent+ condition and the price was right, so I grabbed 'em.

Just picked up some Treet SE blades at the pharmacy today.

Looks like Friday will be the maiden voyage with a SE for me. I hope I hate it and don't ever want to shave with one again. Then I can put them on the BST and try to trade them for some Feathers or something.

 

[brianw]

I get 5 to 7 shaves out of the Gem Stainless Blades... remember the angle is a bit different then DE's....but oh what a shave and the sound is unbelievable

 

[mark_mw]

try the injectors as well ..... a SE with sportscar handling

No Way! Injectors, along with equally LAME Techs, are donkey carts compared to fine (and vastly under appreciated) SE razors

 

[siouxsie]

No Way! Injectors, along with equally LAME Techs, are donkey carts compared to fine (and vastly under appreciated) SE razors

I would posit the opposite opinion.

 

[brianw]

No Way! Injectors, along with equally LAME Techs, are donkey carts compared to fine (and vastly under appreciated) SE razors

using your logic I guess I could call SE's lame compared to a straight... Different strokes for different Folks

 

[ambrose]

Much better shaves than DE's I think

 

[Slivovitz]

I've been working my way through my own rather large collection of SEs. Rather amazing that I bought so many. This week has been a Bullet Tip Micromatic which is very good. I really like the 1900/1901 model, and the 1912s, but I want to "get through" all of them before settling down with just a couple.

 

[Walter Sobchak]

I've looked at other, older SE threads and many people whose opinions I regard very highly in those older threads and this one seem to indicate that I'm going to love these things. I guess it was inevitable.

Just when I thought I might be paring down my collection...

 

[HoosierTrooper]

really kicking myself for selling all those SEs over the past month that were incl in lots i purchased off ebay. still have a GEM 1924 and a 1912 laying around though.

I got a nice, shiny almost brand new Featherweight I could let you have for, say, oh I don't know, maybe $40?

Stainless blades lasr for 5-7 shaves or so. I've been trying some Treet carbon steel blades and while I definitely prefer them over the GEM/Personna blades they only last 2-3 shaves before they fall off dramatically. They seem sharper initially but dull quickly, and I dry them off and dip them in alcohol before putting them away.

 

[DanInFla]

I got a nice, shiny almost brand new Featherweight I could let you have for, say, oh I don't know, maybe $40?
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thanks for that! haha, hope you like it

 

[HoosierTrooper]

thanks for that! haha, hope you like it

Oh, I do.

 

[Pike]

I would posit the opposite opinion.

+1 The Tech is a Damn fine shaver...I don't care how burly your beard it....

 

[Mr. O]

well i guess the title is a little misleading. tried my first shave with a SE tonight. loaded up my GEM Micromatic clogpruf with a bullet handle with a GEM blade. what happened next is one of the best shaves i have ever had. two passes and near BBS. wow!

the reason for the title is now i am going to have to buy a bunch of SEs and new blades to satisfy a new addiction just what the wallet ordered

really kicking myself for selling all those SEs over the past month that were incl in lots i purchased off ebay. still have a GEM 1924 and a 1912 laying around though.

Group buy on GEM SE blades here:
link

 

[Chester]

In about 2 weeks, I will have crossed the 45-day threshhold required to post FS on BST, and I'll be putting all my SE's up there. I can't wait to be rid of them, and I'm sure there will be plenty of folks who can't wait to have them
-- Chet

 

[HoosierTrooper]

In about 2 weeks, I will have crossed the 45-day threshhold required to post FS on BST, and I'll be putting all my SE's up there. I can't wait to be rid of them, and I'm sure there will be plenty of folks who can't wait to have them
-- Chet

If I may ask, what is it you don't like about them?