Razor head cover...

[RogerStenning]

Gents (and any Ladies who may be present)...

When travelling, I like to preserve a certain amount of safety so that, in the morning, while still bleary of eye and slack of jaw, I don't slice my fingers to shreds trying to find my razor in an unfamiliar setting.

Previously, I've not trusted to luck and engaged a little common sense, by removing the blade after using it, but that's exceedingly wasteful of good blades.

Mühle make a cover out of plastic that grips the heads of their double edged safety razors nicely, but which don't fit other makes of razor (very irritating, but understandable).

There are 3D-Printer files for razor head covers, but I don't possess such a printer, nor do I know anyone who does. I don't want a leather cover, as this would eventually either get sliced to oblivion, or perish with the damp of the insides of my dopp kit.

This leaves plastic as the desired material for such a razor head cover.

So, does anyone know of such a plastic double edged safety razor head removable travel and safety cover?

Thanks in advance for any pointers,

Roger
(London, UK)

 

[KeenDogg]

I don't know of any off hand. What I use is a celluloid soap container. Good luck.

 

[Hoka Hey]

What about a pill bottle? Drill a few holes in the cap for ventilation, like some folks do with brushes.

 

[romsitsa]

Hello,

if you are into diy, you could try fabricating one from kydex.

Adam

 

[TobyC]

Use an MMOC and turn the blade around to make it safe, no cover required.

 

[Haadkoe]

Or flip the baseplate before you put it away, if possible.

 

[Rwoodreno]

Rockwell made a a plastic version of the DE cover. I have several but it looks like it is discontinued. Email them to ask.

 

[nemo]

My leather one I got for a couple bucks has done well over time, but then again I don't subject it to a damp Dopp kit environment. Of course I don't let the insides of my kit get wet, either, too much nice stuff in there!

 

[RogerStenning]

I don't know of any off hand. What I use is a celluloid soap container. Good luck.

It's a consideration, but I'd have to do a lot of work just to get one that covered the head of the razor.

What about a pill bottle? Drill a few holes in the cap for ventilation, like some folks do with brushes.

It's a thought, thanks. I'll look into that.

Hello,

if you are into diy, you could try fabricating one from kydex.

Adam

Hmm. Not encountered the raw material before,and it IS available here too (mail order, but available!). Hmm. Interesting, I'll look into that too Thanks

Use an MMOC and turn the blade around to make it safe, no cover required.

I'm sorry, a what?

Or flip the baseplate before you put it away, if possible.

It's a Butterfly DE Razor, non-detachable head, so non-flipable.

Rockwell made a a plastic version of the DE cover. I have several but it looks like it is discontinued. Email them to ask.

This might explain why I couldn't find such a beastie out there. Thanks, I'll look into that

Thanks for all the replies and ideas, folks, keep 'em coming

Roger

 

[RogerStenning]

My leather one I got for a couple bucks has done well over time, but the again I don't subject it to a damp Dopp kit environment. Of course I don't let the insides of my kit get wet, either, too much nice stuff in there!

I get the point, but sometimes, we don't get a choice if we're in a hotel overnight, hence my wanting to avoid leatherwork

Cheers,

Roger

 

[TobyC]

I'm sorry, a what?

A GEM Micromatic TTO razor.

 

[RogerStenning]

Ah, right, gotcha. heh. No, I rather like my Taylor of Old Bond Street Butterfly DE Razor, thanks

However, I had a brainwave a short while ago.

Noting that the Mühle cover doesn't fit as supplied, it seemed a little wasteful not to try to - burger it (so to speak) to fit. And I DO have a Dremmel...

So I got chopping. The solid end got taken off completely, and then the channel on the base was lengthened to create an end-to-end opening, instead of the one-end-open. This allows the cover to flex to fit. A bit of rough sanding, and it looked a bit tidier. Two end-to-end raised bars, one on each newly -created wing, had to be sanded down to allow a pushed rather than forced fit, but the result is a quick and dirty prototype of what I wanted to do.

Top left: From the already open end.
Top middle: Closed end, once the end was lopped off and sanded somewhat.
Top right: View of the finished prototype with my razor pushed in place.
Bottom left: Somewhat messy in the middle where my hand slipped while using the sanding disc on the Dremmel, while sanding down the ridge bars inside the cover
Bottom right: End-to-end channel visible with razor in place.

Moral: Anything's possible with a Dremmel

FWIW, this method should work for all makes of DE butterfly razor; I suspect the Mühle cover won't work on any non-Mühle butterfly-type razors. It may well work, un-messed-about-with, on non-butterfly razors.

Note: This was an awkward thing to modify, due to the tight spaces involved. If you perform this surgery yourself, take great care not to slice yourself, and wear the proper eye and hand protection. Your mileage may vary!

Thanks again for the ideas and suggestions - I just took a slightly different approach

Roger

 

[cH3x]

There are 3D-Printer files for razor head covers, but I don't possess such a printer, nor do I know anyone who does.

See if your local library is one of those that has 3D printers for the cost of material.

 

[RogerStenning]

Wasn't aware that those were available in British Public Libraries, but it's not one of the services listed in my local one, sadly

 

[Bebe]

5 bucks...

Leather Razor Head Cover

Fendrihan Safety Razor Head Leather Cover, Black

Brown Parker Genuine Leather Double Edge Safety Razor Protective Travel Case

 

[garyg]

Here's my travel solution that I picked up here at B&B some years back - pretty simple, keeps the blade covered, won't deteriorate, cost nothing if you have some around. If you are below a certain age it won't ring a bell ..

 

[TobyC]

Here's my travel solution that I picked up here at B&B some years back - pretty simple, keeps the blade covered, won't deteriorate, cost nothing if you have some around. If you are below a certain age it won't ring a bell ..

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Also, if you're a certain age, you'll remember that they were aluminum!

.

 

[TobyC]

Small drawstring bag.

 

[TobyC]

Baby socks.

 

[RogerStenning]

5 bucks...
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Leather Razor Head Cover

Fendrihan Safety Razor Head Leather Cover, Black

Brown Parker Genuine Leather Double Edge Safety Razor Protective Travel Case

Leather, though, not plastic.

Here's my travel solution that I picked up here at B&B some years back - pretty simple, keeps the blade covered, won't deteriorate, cost nothing if you have some around. If you are below a certain age it won't ring a bell ..

(snip)

Yep, followed what was mentioned about these and medicine bottles earlier, but I had niether to hand before the brainwave hit

Also, if you're a certain age, you'll remember that they were aluminum!

.

Gawd, that's going back a bit

Small drawstring bag.

(snip)

Hmm. Not exactly a blade safety cover, though. Interesting idea, but not exactly what I had in mind

Baby socks.

(snip)

As per the cloth bag, and erm... yeah... think I'll pass on that one

Roger