Hi,
I read about the Gillette Slim, that - in opposite to other adjustable razor with similar mechanics - that it does not only adjust the gap between the blades edge but also adjusts the angle of the blade.
For changing the blade gap only it would be sufficient to move the safety bar up and down. Instead Gillettes engineers decides to make the position of the plate with the safety bars fixed and stop the up-and-down movement of the doors by four studs which go throw the fixed plate and are adjusted by the
adjustment knob (hence its name ).
So...Gillettes solution seems quite a bit more complicated than moving the plate with the safety bars up and down. And I believe its done for a reason.
But ... I cannot see / imaging how this mechanism will change the angle of the blade. So my two questions are:
* Does this mechanism really change the blade angle?
* And if not: Why does Gillette choose this complex mechanism instead of moving the plate with the safety bar?
Cheers!
dullhead
I read about the Gillette Slim, that - in opposite to other adjustable razor with similar mechanics - that it does not only adjust the gap between the blades edge but also adjusts the angle of the blade.
For changing the blade gap only it would be sufficient to move the safety bar up and down. Instead Gillettes engineers decides to make the position of the plate with the safety bars fixed and stop the up-and-down movement of the doors by four studs which go throw the fixed plate and are adjusted by the
adjustment knob (hence its name ).
So...Gillettes solution seems quite a bit more complicated than moving the plate with the safety bars up and down. And I believe its done for a reason.
But ... I cannot see / imaging how this mechanism will change the angle of the blade. So my two questions are:
* Does this mechanism really change the blade angle?
* And if not: Why does Gillette choose this complex mechanism instead of moving the plate with the safety bar?
Cheers!
dullhead