I want a Tech razor made of Titanium!

[polod]

I would just love to have one of those 1932 fat handles Tech razors to be made of aerospace grade titanium. That would be so great! The razor would be light, have a cool color and never have to worry about corrosion and would last 100 lifetimes.

 

[Yggr]

I wouldn't mind just having a regular one but if I were wishing how about a adamantium one

 

[Blue58]

I would just love to have one of those 1932 fat handles Tech razors to be made of aerospace grade titanium. That would be so great! The razor would be light, have a cool color and never have to worry about corrosion and would last 100 lifetimes.

Titanium looks too much like aluminum, however Platinum is just as light and it has that kind of pinkish silver hue to it that looks sooo cool. BUT Platinum also cost about 30 times more than Titanium and Titanium cost about 20 times more than aluminum

 

[kcb5150]

A guy who worked in the titanium tubing business told me years ago that the stuff can be a horrible pain to work with.

 

[Blue58]

A guy who worked in the titanium tubing business told me years ago that the stuff can be a horrible pain to work with.

Titanium is difficult to machine, and is expensive. And this razor would weigh about as much as a bakelite razor. That, for me at least, is not desirable.

Titanium is a lot like magnesium in that when it gets too hot it burns. So because it is soo hard it is very difficult to machine and keep cool enough that it doesn't go up like a roman candle It has one other very unpleasant attribute, it is also very brittle so bending it to give it shape can be a real task.

Most Titanium products you see are Titanium alloys

 

[kcb5150]

Also, when it breaks, it shatters and leaves many small shards that get quite hot.

 

[cooncatbob]

Smith & Wesson and Taurus make revolvers out of Titanium alloy so making a Tech clone couldn't be that difficult.
Feather's charging $150 for a SS Tech, so imagine what a Titanium copy would fetch.

 

[M80]

My wedding band is Aircraft Grade (6AL/4V) Titanium.

 

[dirtdog]

Smith & Wesson and Taurus make revolvers out of Titanium alloy so making a Tech clone couldn't be that difficult.
Feather's charging $150 for a SS Tech, so imagine what a Titanium copy would fetch.

If made in S. Korea or China would be modest price .

 

[mblakele]

My wedding band is Aircraft Grade (6AL/4V) Titanium.

That alloy is also known as ASTM Grade 5. It would be a pretty good choice for a razor, except that it would be lighter than steel. If the Feather SS razor is made from SAE 316 CRS, then an ASTM Grade 5 with the same design would weigh about 45% less.

Maybe someone with a Feather SS will comment on how that might affect the shave?

 

[dirtdog]

You just learn to use some pressure. I don't own and never would own a Feather SS , monumental price tag beyond what is considered normal for me , but I own some light DE razors and you just press more with them, experience helps a lot here .

 

[bonusmarple]

That alloy is also known as ASTM Grade 5. It would be a pretty good choice for a razor, except that it would be lighter than steel. If the Feather SS razor is made from SAE 316 CRS, then an ASTM Grade 5 with the same design would weigh about 45% less.

Maybe someone with a Feather SS will comment on how that might affect the shave?

The weight definitely helps the shave. But, they could easily dial up the aggression to match the weight.

 

[Hagbardr]

I want one made out of Cesium.

 

[mblakele]

I want one made out of Cesium.

If you are prepared to make certain changes to your routine, Cooncat Bob of BRW might be able to make one for you. It wouldn't be what I call wet-shaving, because you would be well-advised to avoid water completely. In fact you should shave in a neutral-gas environment (say, argon). Ideally you should keep the room temperature below -180 F, but the razor won't actually melt until around 80 F.

A better application might involve powdered cesium in a self-heating shaving cream. Packaging could be tricky, though.