Razorpit blade 'sharpeners'

[DavidJeffery]

Hi

Before I saw the light, and changed to DE shaving, I used a Fusion Power and a Razorpit blade sharpener. The razorpit basically cleans the cartridge blade, and I was getting approx 90 shaves out of a cartridge.

Effectively you put some lubricant on the razorpit pad and pushed the razor over it four or five times, rinsed off and dried.

I was wondering if anyone had used a razorpit to clean DE blades, and how successful it had been?

Best Regards
David

 

[Gingerbread]

I spend about $8 a year on blades, so...

I'm sure it could extend the blade life, though. I wipe the blades 5-10 times per side per side (20-40 strops) on my wet forearm. I think it makes for a smoother shave.

 

[michiganlover]

DE blades are so cheap, I don't think it's worth bothering with trying to eek out 10+ shaves from one blade.

I average 3-4 comfortable shaves per blade. So I use 2 blades a week. Not going to worry about eeking out extra life from something that costs me .20 cents a week.

 

[Slash McCoy]

These things have been around for years under different names. They would be popular if,

1. They worked really well. You can't hone one side of a blade and expect it to keep taking a good edge. Plus, our modern plated and compound beveled blades don't take well to honing.

2. They were more convenient than simply tossing the old blade and installing a new one.

3. They were cheap enough to pay for themselves in only a couple of months.

IMHO the only real reason to buy one of those things is to explore the limits of what can and can't be done with a well-used razor blade. If you want a blade to last practically forever, though, there is a far better option that has been around for centuries: the straight razor.

 

[Renato1]

Don't forget, the Razorpit instructions at their site say to clean your cartridge with it, then let the cartridge dry with the blades pointing upwards, so as to let nothing accumulate on their edges.

Which means you can do one side of your DE razor blade one day, but you may have difficulty identifying which is the other side the next day. Though, done at random, you should eventually clean both edges equally over a period of time.

Why waste blades because they're cheap?
Regards,
Renato