Hello, I’ve read through quite a few threads where the longevity of the PTFE blades are discussed. Alot of posts mentioning double digit uses and very few that mention low single digits.
I can only get one comfortable shave from a blade though. No corking or stroping, just straight into a MMOC or Clogpruf. Excellent, smooth shave, but on shave number two, I get some serious tugging and can manage a 3 pass shave, but it needs binned at this point. The blades i ordered are pictured below for reference.
I like the GEM razors, but not sure if I only get one shave per blade. I would think if i got a bad batch, i wouldnt get the great initial shave? For reference, i get around 6 shaves for current DE blades and around 10-12 from NOS DE. Around 15-20 from SE Injectors (NOS Personna).
Should I try another lot/vendor to see if there was an problem with the ones i have?
I can only get one comfortable shave from a blade though. No corking or stroping, just straight into a MMOC or Clogpruf. Excellent, smooth shave, but on shave number two, I get some serious tugging and can manage a 3 pass shave, but it needs binned at this point. The blades i ordered are pictured below for reference.
I like the GEM razors, but not sure if I only get one shave per blade. I would think if i got a bad batch, i wouldnt get the great initial shave? For reference, i get around 6 shaves for current DE blades and around 10-12 from NOS DE. Around 15-20 from SE Injectors (NOS Personna).
Should I try another lot/vendor to see if there was an problem with the ones i have?