Same type of thread showing up every single year....
I wonder if COVID has had something to do with it. Like low staffing at the manufacturing company and/or supply chain issuesIf anyone has been following the MWF saga, turns out there were dud pucks from March 2020 roughly Jan 2021.
There are several reports that the issue had been resolved and it's back to its usual high performance.
I wonder if COVID has had something to do with it. Like low staffing at the manufacturing company and/or supply chain issues
If anyone has been following the MWF saga, turns out there were dud pucks from March 2020 roughly Jan 2021.
There are several reports that the issue had been resolved and it's back to its usual high performance.
I had one of the dodgy pucks that I purchased in May 2020 from West Coast Shaving. I have since used that puck up and purchased another one that I started using about October 2020. It performed the way I expected The Fat to perform. That puck has a week or two left in it at which time I’ll break outa new puck that was purchased last month. I should soon know if we are past the dodgy pucks or not.If anyone has been following the MWF saga, turns out there were dud pucks from March 2020 roughly Jan 2021.
There are several reports that the issue had been resolved and it's back to its usual high performance.
This is exactly what I do and it works every.single.time. Some people will try to convince you that soaking the puck leeches lanolin... I've never once seen that happen, and if anybody else has, I'd wager it's because they used too hot or too much water. You don't want to add more than the puck can absorb.Replacement pucks of MWF are always smaller than the MWF ceramic dish. When I get a new puck I run it under water, put it in the dish, and fill the dish with water to about 1/8 to 1/4 of the thickness of the puck. Let this sit overnight or a day or two until the puck absorbs the water. The puck will swell to fit the dish perfectly and it will be slightly softer making it easier to load and lather. If you have filled it with too much water then leave the lid off for a few days and let it dry up to where you like it.
I had one of the dodgy pucks that I purchased in May 2020 from West Coast Shaving. I have since used that puck up and purchased another one that I started using about October 2020. It performed the way I expected The Fat to perform. That puck has a week or two left in it at which time I’ll break outa new puck that was purchased last month. I should soon know if we are past the dodgy pucks or not.
I had one of the dodgy pucks that I purchased in May 2020 from West Coast Shaving. I have since used that puck up and purchased another one that I started using about October 2020. It performed the way I expected The Fat to perform. That puck has a week or two left in it at which time I’ll break outa new puck that was purchased last month. I should soon know if we are past the dodgy pucks or not.
Please keep us updated when you open up the next puck.
I have bookmarked this thread so I won’t lose track of it and fully intend to update you when I start the new puck. I’m taking all other soaps out of rotation so that I will use it up faster.Keep us posted! PLEASE!
Thanks.
The only difference is that Kent weighs 120g and the Mitchells 125g. Officially.
If anyone has been following the MWF saga, turns out there were dud pucks from March 2020 roughly Jan 2021.
There are several reports that the issue had been resolved and it's back to its usual high performance.
The answer to all the issues with MWF in just two words: Haslinger schafmilch.
I'd missed that info so thanks for re-posting! I had a puck that gave great shaves to begin with then went drastically down the dissipating lather road like others in some of the threads on MWF. I bought my puck around that time, so if I can't get it to work next time it's in rotation I'll spring for a new one and see if I get on any better with it (luckily they are fairly cheap in the UK!)
Yeah, both MWF and the re-badged Kent are nice cheap over here!Oh yeah, you're in the land of the fat!
I see it's very inexpensive there at around £6.
In Australia I get them for around double that!