Titan ACRM-2
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rbscebu
Girls call me Makaluod
Do you have a photo of your Titan ACRM-2 T.H.60?
Recently (about a year of two ago) Titan change the grind at the heel of their ACRM-2 T.H.60 SRs.
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Titan are not made in China (PRC). They are made in Yilan, Taiwan. I visited their factory in Taiwan. They use blanks imported from Japan. All manufacturing is done in Taiwan. Their SRs are then transferred to Hong Kong from where they are marketed as the Chinese market is by far their largest. Gold Dollar is made in China (PRC).
Like most mass produced SRs from a factory, they are rarely shave-ready. I have bought 11 Titan ACRO T.H-70 SRs over the years, their top of the line, and only the last one was actually shave-ready as received. (Their honemeister must have had off day
.) That SR still had a compound bevel.
The blades of the cheaper Titan SRs are about on par with the cheaper Gold Dollar SRs except I have found the Titan steel to be a little harder and less susceptible to oxidation (some added chromium). The Titan SRs are also manufactured with better quality of finish, although Gold Dollar are improving - slowly.
As for honing and shaving ability, Titan and Gold Dollar are very similar at about the same price point.
Personally I prefer the Titan ACRM-2 T.H.60 over the Gold Dollar 208 and below. The Titans have timber scales (my preference) and those scales are not as flimsy as the ABS plastic scales used by Gold Dollar. The Titans are also better balanced at around the pivot pin (like most SRs) whereas the cheaper Gold Dollars are balanced almost at the blade's shoulder.
Recently (about a year of two ago) Titan change the grind at the heel of their ACRM-2 T.H.60 SRs.
Old
New
Like most mass produced SRs from a factory, they are rarely shave-ready. I have bought 11 Titan ACRO T.H-70 SRs over the years, their top of the line, and only the last one was actually shave-ready as received. (Their honemeister must have had off day
.) That SR still had a compound bevel.The blades of the cheaper Titan SRs are about on par with the cheaper Gold Dollar SRs except I have found the Titan steel to be a little harder and less susceptible to oxidation (some added chromium). The Titan SRs are also manufactured with better quality of finish, although Gold Dollar are improving - slowly.
As for honing and shaving ability, Titan and Gold Dollar are very similar at about the same price point.
Personally I prefer the Titan ACRM-2 T.H.60 over the Gold Dollar 208 and below. The Titans have timber scales (my preference) and those scales are not as flimsy as the ABS plastic scales used by Gold Dollar. The Titans are also better balanced at around the pivot pin (like most SRs) whereas the cheaper Gold Dollars are balanced almost at the blade's shoulder.
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rbscebu
Girls call me Makaluod
The denim strop you received is okay but leather is better. What I do is line the seamed side of the demin with kid leather (using spray contact adhesive). You could also use natural chamios. This works very well with edges maintained on diamond pasted balsa. It is also good as a travel strop.
The stropping paste you received is of the rare-earth cerium suspended in a petroleum based wax. I am not a stropping-paste sort of person so cannot say how it performs.
The stropping paste you received is of the rare-earth cerium suspended in a petroleum based wax. I am not a stropping-paste sort of person so cannot say how it performs.
Steve56
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My guess is that they’re made from the same shape blank from the same supplier.
If it looks like a duck.........
Slash McCoy
I freehand dog rockets
Definitely not the same blank. Not the same steel. The ACRM-2 is the closest Titan steel used to the GD but definitely still not the same. Probably inspired by the GD P81, though. They just grind off the heel. Can still use a bit of rounding, if you want to avoid ever getting a heel hook there, and if you want to be sure that the razor lies nicely on the stone right away. Spine thickness is similar, too. Both Titan and GD could use a slightly thinner spine. Same with the infamous ZY-430 which seems to have darwin-ed out of existence.
I put the Titan TH-60 through its paces and that particular model I like okay. Honestly their higher priced razors, to me, sucked somewhat, and their cheapest one is the most "normal".
I'm wondering if Kure Nai are the same as Titan? They look nearly identical.
rbscebu
Girls call me Makaluod
A kid is a baby goat.As a non-native English speaker this sounds more than mildly weird to me.
Americans refer to a child as a "kid". Not sure why.
Slash McCoy
I freehand dog rockets
Oh, we call them worse than that, when they misbehave or disappoint.
rbscebu
Girls call me Makaluod
or won't keep off your grass.
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Well today I got around to honing both the P-81 and the Titan ACRM-2. P-81 was easier to get bevel set or that is how it felt. Progression was Suehiro 320, King 1000 /6000, Shapton 12,000, Suehiro 20,000, JNAT, Strop with Thiers Issard Paste, then leather. Shaved right side with Titan and left side with P-81. No real difference. Is it worth the extra money. I do not think so. I like the GD 66, 200, 208, & 300 much better. The 300 blade is not centered, will have to rescale. The GD 100 scales broke on me so I can not say much yet, did not care for the green with flake anyways. But I do not expect anything different from the other GD's. The P-81 & Titan are both bulky, will end up selling them both on the bay.
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