What razors are part of the pass around. I have the featherweight and the gem micromatic. Curious if there are some that are different. Just started working again so if it's got razors that will feel or shave different I would like to join if I can.
Get them moving then.
Also, I ‘invested’ in 100 GEM PTFE blades. So @Umma2gumma , if you need blades, or are just open to upping the passaround blade inventory, PM me and I’ll mail you a bunch.
I will get back to monitoring/promoting this passaround thread and see how much interest there is. I could add some other GEM/ASR SEs if it gets moving. Looks like @Suhrim21 is back in the hunt, so that’s the next waypoint.
As I understand it now, none of the passaround razors need to go back to the original donors. If it eventually peters out, I will take responsibility to convert it to a PIF. Sound right?
Also, I ‘invested’ in 100 GEM PTFE blades. So @Umma2gumma , if you need blades, or are just open to upping the passaround blade inventory, PM me and I’ll mail you a bunch.
I will get back to monitoring/promoting this passaround thread and see how much interest there is. I could add some other GEM/ASR SEs if it gets moving. Looks like @Suhrim21 is back in the hunt, so that’s the next waypoint.
As I understand it now, none of the passaround razors need to go back to the original donors. If it eventually peters out, I will take responsibility to convert it to a PIF. Sound right?
Thanks for your generous offer. I bought 40 uncoated GEM SS blades which work fine in my Ever-Ready so I want to use them & compare apples to apples.I don't have any issues using them without coating. But if you include the coated ones I'll happily pass them on to the next guy.
I just started working Monday so now I can afford to ship package to the next person on the list.
Also as a side note is there any of the full size that are as mild as say the featherweight razor. My brother loves the brass micromatic but said it's a little too aggressive for him. He said the featherweight aggressiveness is great. I want to find a full size brass one that is mild like the featherweight so I can get for his bday.
That's the other thing I want to try is the uncoated blades. Someone sent me a few blades but I accidentally mixed them with the coated blades I bought. I know there are some blue star or something like that and the treet blades and of course the gem coated blades. Are there any other blades I need to search for so I can try. I really want to try all of the blades that fit the featherweight and mmoc.
So, I tried all three:
MMOC - pretty aggressive. Forgot to keep it flat on my face and got irritation. Will try again tomorrow, the right way.
Clogproof - fairly aggressive, fairly efficient, a little rough. Not bad.
"Plain" Micromatic - very mild, somewhat similar to my Ever-Ready 1912.
Sounds like you have the Micromatics well under control. The MMOC was my first Gem SE. Some practice with a 1912 first would have been very beneficial for me. Not that I would call either the 1912 or the plain/bullet tip Micromatic mild.
I just started working Monday so now I can afford to ship package to the next person on the list.
I think @Suhrim21 is ready to receive the passaround.
Hey, Suhrim21, would you like me to send you a few Gem Blue Stars and some PTFEs to shave with and to add to the box?
I take the blades out each time and put them in razor oil.
I then put them in a air tight container.
I have blades that are over two years old stored this way and it keeps them ready to shave when I decide to try out a new to me razor.
I can get more than 40 shaves on a twin blade doing that.