Hello everyone! First time DE Shaver here...just wondering if storing a TTO razor with the top tightened down would fatigue the spring/mechanism/etc more than storing it released? I guess I want mine to last another 50 years so I'm paranoid.
Storing of TTO razor under "pressure"
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I was wondering the same thing myself. I loosen up my silo doors when storing just to be safe after cleaning it up.
Hmm...good question! I'm suprised my OCD brain didn't think of that one. 
I think I might have to go to the bathroom now and unloosed some razors until I find out!
I think I might have to go to the bathroom now and unloosed some razors until I find out!
The adjustables might.
I always take the blade out of the razors after I shave and rinse and dry everything. The stored razors are clean, lightly oiled, wiped dry, and closed but not tightened.
I always take the blade out of the razors after I shave and rinse and dry everything. The stored razors are clean, lightly oiled, wiped dry, and closed but not tightened.
The majority of TTO razors I have bought from antique stores have all been tightened down. There is no telling how long they were tightened before me buying them for a few dollars and taking them home to spruce up and use.
I keep mine tightened and don't worry about it. If they all fall apart I'll be sure to let everybody know.
I keep mine tightened and don't worry about it. If they all fall apart I'll be sure to let everybody know.
I worry about opening and closing it too much breaking it. I just dry the razor with a towel shake it a few time and blow on the inside to get the water out and im good.
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Its nice to know I'm not the only one sweating the small stuff.
Wow. you guys make me sound like a complete slob.
Quick rinse under the tap, a shake, then back on the stand. Never had a problem with any of my razors with that...
Quick rinse under the tap, a shake, then back on the stand. Never had a problem with any of my razors with that...
Although my dad would've probably found your attentiveness to your tools a wonderful thing, that's probably a little bit of "unnecessary motion". Perhaps a periodic oiling, but not after each shave.
After I shave with a TTO, I do open the doors (but not for concern of fatiguing anything) to rinse and I will let the razor drip/air dry for a couple hours with the doors open and blade a fraction of an inch off the blade bed. No kids here, so not an issue. When dry, I close the doors back up and rest it on the safety bar on the sink counter until I use it again.
I agree that some of these vintage TTOs found at flea markets/antique malls have probably been closed tight on a crusty razor for 30 years before I rescued them, so any damage that could be done by over-torqueing has already been done.
Different habits, different folks. I loosen up my TTOs or 3 piece or 2 piece razors a bit, run under hot water and set them down just like that on a cloth. Next shave tighten and go.
Any kind of clamp, and I maintain a razor is a clamp, I always store closed but never with pressure applied. I'm pretty sure razors and the tools I use can all withstand being closed with clamping pressure applied even when not in use, but the "why do that" escapes me.
YMMV
-jim
Any kind of clamp, and I maintain a razor is a clamp, I always store closed but never with pressure applied. I'm pretty sure razors and the tools I use can all withstand being closed with clamping pressure applied even when not in use, but the "why do that" escapes me.
YMMV
-jim
I've never thought of it in terms of a clamp, but when I think about it's really true. I honestly don't think it'll cause much stress or damage to the razor keeping it closed, but I know it won't hurt to release the pressure/loosen in when not in use. That said, I don't think it's absolutely necessary, so it probably is just up to the individual.
I lay all my razors out on my bathroom counter with the silo doors open for this reason and to allow the head to dry a bit more evenly.. I really doubt it makes much of a difference to the usable life of the razor, but still.. I'm the kind'a guy who arranges and sorts bills in his wallet and makes sure all CDs/DVDs are "straight up" in their cases..
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99% of these razors are going to outlive any of us. I dont think there is anything to worry about.
Gillette's original instructions always said that after shaving you should loosen the doors slightly, then rinse.
I think you get a better rinse with the doors loosened.
I want the blade and the razor to be dry as much as possible, so I don't see a reason to tighten the doors back down again after the rinse, so I store it with the doors slightly loose between shaves.
It just makes sense.
I think you get a better rinse with the doors loosened.
I want the blade and the razor to be dry as much as possible, so I don't see a reason to tighten the doors back down again after the rinse, so I store it with the doors slightly loose between shaves.
It just makes sense.
I know we're all kind of nitpicking here, but I could see that as not a good option for some folks. "Open", but the possible appearance of being closed. With a sharp blade inside.
I hear you, but I'm the only one who touches the razor. I have it sitting in a clear plexiglass box that's mounted on the mirror at about my shoulder level (I'm 6'3" tall).
I understand that the doors are not tightly closed. I pick the razor up carefully, select the level of aggression I want (it's a Slim), and then tighten the doors down before I begin the shave.
I have two kids but the eldest is almost 17 and the youngest is 13. They don't come into my bathroom much (if at all) let alone mess with my razor.
YSMV ("Your Situation May Vary").
Shave - Remove blade. Rinse. Dry.
I have 10 vintage gillette razors in excellent condition. The others are stored.
You've "opened" a can of worms.
Open and loose or closed and tight, that blade is still exposed. I was shaving once and had the razor slip from my hand and - lucky me - I grabbed it in time before it hit the sink. The amount of blood from my finger was pretty impressive.
If you need to worry about sharp objects, then you need to make that razor safer and not just have the appearance of safer. Put it where small hands can't get it.
-jim
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