The numbers on blades are for determining, if a fault is found, which machinery piece might be at fault. Without numbers, top/bottom/right/left can't be determined once hands might have turned/flipped them.
Maybe Flipping Works
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@AimlessWanderer,
Nice illustration.
I think when I reach the limit on my current blade, I'm going to try laying the blade flat and polishing it lightly with some steel wool I have left over from sweating some copper pipe. I might even try electroplating it with copper just for fun to protect the edge.
Nice illustration.
I think when I reach the limit on my current blade, I'm going to try laying the blade flat and polishing it lightly with some steel wool I have left over from sweating some copper pipe. I might even try electroplating it with copper just for fun to protect the edge.
SE blades don't last long. I get about 5 quality SE shaves with my tough old whiskers. But the injector blades definitely last longer, 15 to 20 shaves. For comparison a DE blade (without flipping) lasts me about 7 days.
By SE I meant injector, AC & traditional SE blades. I only use injector of those three as well.
I'm going to propose a different hypothesis. I don't think the soap residue behind the bevel is an indication of wear. It may only be an indication of soap residue. I have 15 shaves on the blade below. I cleaned it with a wet, but not dripping, microfiber washcloth.
In my opinion the dark matter on the bevel is a mixture of mostly whiskers and soap residue. It may be a trick of lighting because I can't see that much residue with my naked eye. I think I'll try to rejuvenate one of my binned blades. From now on, I'm going to write the number of shaves I got on a binned blade with a Sharpie.
Meanwhile, tomorrow it's back to Barbasol for two weeks.
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Well now we know that dark matter has been hiding on razor blades all along. 
I never flip DEs, they are just too cheap to bother. However, I just completed shave # 21 on a Proline and it's still going strong. Maybe it's my technique or maybe it's the flipping, but this is certainly interesting.
I never flip DEs, they are just too cheap to bother. However, I just completed shave # 21 on a Proline and it's still going strong. Maybe it's my technique or maybe it's the flipping, but this is certainly interesting.
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I'm about done with this blade. 25 shaves on a Proline, flipping every 3 or 4 shaves. The blade is noticeably smoother after each flip and it did last longer. Time to put the Vector down and revisit my DEs for awhile. It's been fun.
Well tried it today, and I have to say, flipping does do something. I had a Gem SS(8), that I tried flipping today. It was horrible! Flipped it back over. It was fine!. So flipping does do something. I'll have to try daily flipping once I start a fresh blade.
Maybe each blade has a good side and a bad side.
I've been very lucky in putting my blades in over time then.
Maybe you should buy a lottery ticket.
