Philly has some nice up and coming flea markets that are always good fun on the weekends. Today I decided to check out a new one down on 8th and Market aptly called the Franklin Flea. On any note I walked in and it was small by comparison so I dident expect much. I went over to the first booth and in a small box in the corner I saw 2 DE razors. Once was a Gillette travel tech and the other... was it... could it be... just sitting there... it was, A FAT BOY! I tried my best to contain my excitement. I quickly asked the woman how much she wanted for the two and she hesitated then told me she would do $3 for the travel and $5 for the Fat boy. I quickly handed her the money no questions asked and left with a big smile on my face. She did inform me that she was told there was some issue with the razor but I could not see it. So any way I put a blade in and decided to give it a go. First off, what a shave! My slim is going to be replaced...
But on to the problem, the silo doors dont seem to close all the way. I tried a break down of the razor to see if there were any issue but I couldnt find any. The issue seems to be that little ends of the bar are not pushing the doors all the way together. Its not a huge issue as it still shave fine but does any one know how to fix this?
The blade gaps are a bit uneven as well but I figured out that could be solved with a little bending of the base. Are there any accepted measurements for the blade gap.
The other small issue is that the bottom piece that unscrews is wearing out. I fear if I remove it many more times it may strip the threads. Does anyone know the thread size on that little bottom cap?
Regards
Dave
But on to the problem, the silo doors dont seem to close all the way. I tried a break down of the razor to see if there were any issue but I couldnt find any. The issue seems to be that little ends of the bar are not pushing the doors all the way together. Its not a huge issue as it still shave fine but does any one know how to fix this?
The blade gaps are a bit uneven as well but I figured out that could be solved with a little bending of the base. Are there any accepted measurements for the blade gap.
The other small issue is that the bottom piece that unscrews is wearing out. I fear if I remove it many more times it may strip the threads. Does anyone know the thread size on that little bottom cap?
Regards
Dave