Just got this
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Nice find, looks like the Old Type ball end ?
ouch!..bent tooth..try a pair of crimpers to re shape it...
I found one of those razors at the weekend for £1.00 it has a lot of brassing and a small crack,the razor has 2 marks on it gillette and made in england but it is to me a very aggressive shave, with a feather blade it feels like my fatboy on 15.
No, No, No Lots of people snap these teeth of using crimpers or pliers, Thats not a good recomendation, as they tend to snap of easy, Better off taking it to a jeweler and letting the jeweler know its Brass, so they know best how to handle it, I think they use a little jewelers torch to get the brass soft, and bring back to its original spot bending it a little at a time and not all at once, Be careful these Teeth brake off easy.. just a heads up
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No, No, No Lots of people snap these teeth of using crimpers or pliers, Thats not a good recomendation, as they tend to snap of easy, Better off taking it to a jeweler and letting the jeweler know its Brass, so they know best how to handle it, I think they use a little jewelers torch to get the brass soft, and bring back to its original spot bending it a little at a time and not all at once, Be careful these Teeth brake off easy.. just a heads up
I think I would ask Krona Kruiser if he could fix that, He seems to be very good at that sort of thing.
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Thanks for the advice everyone. It has a two small cracks in the handle that I didn't get in the photo, So I think for the time being it's going to stay as it is.
Monday MUST be the day.....Congratulations....Looking forward to seeing the others.
I got one today also.
Thanks for sharing, I Love seeing them.
I got one today also.
Thanks for sharing, I Love seeing them.
The cracks in the handle are extremely common. Members have determined that it is due to Gillette pressing the ball end and the threaded piece into the handle. No worries about small cracks unless the handle comes apart into 3 pieces easily, then some epoxy should do the trick. I have a few of these, they all have cracks, and they all shave extremely well. Nice score.
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I've heard that there is one at that end and one at the other where the threaded collar meets the handle so the collar pulls out very easily. I need to really give it a good cleaning before I can even think about repairing it.
