.....was a bit of a challenge this morning.
I got out my recently acquired Vision and decided to give it a go. I have been using a Fatboy for about a month and a half and have been recently getting wonderful shaves out of it thanks to some good advise on the boards. Smooth, no irritation, very nice.
First, before even starting to shave, I notice that, even dialed all the way down, the Vision has a lot more blade exposed than the Gillette at the lowest settings. I am already a bit concerned. I am making my first pass on a "5" with the Gillette, and then backing down to a "3" in a few spots. I put a new Merkur blade in the Vision and lather up with some Nancy Boy cream and ......here.....we .....go. Damn, this thing is different. Pulling and tugging. Adjusting the angle a bit. Ouch. Whoa. Is this blade really new ??!!! What the ....
OK, maybe switch to the Feather blades I like so much in the Gillette. Nice and sharp, but, folks said to wait to use it.......nick, nick, ouch, cut, fu__!
Alright. What to do now? This is like a cruisade as far as I am concerned. I was getting really comfortable with the Gillette and getting consistant shaves here lately. I love the longer handle of the Vision and the heft and the way it is built, but am I just asking for punishment ?
Thoughts on how to adapt?
Can one somehow adjust the range of the "adjustment" of the Vision? What is that set screw looking thing in the bottom of the handle when you take it apart? Does it control anything ? I would love to crank this thing down much more, but it just won't do it.
TIA !!
Robert
I got out my recently acquired Vision and decided to give it a go. I have been using a Fatboy for about a month and a half and have been recently getting wonderful shaves out of it thanks to some good advise on the boards. Smooth, no irritation, very nice.
First, before even starting to shave, I notice that, even dialed all the way down, the Vision has a lot more blade exposed than the Gillette at the lowest settings. I am already a bit concerned. I am making my first pass on a "5" with the Gillette, and then backing down to a "3" in a few spots. I put a new Merkur blade in the Vision and lather up with some Nancy Boy cream and ......here.....we .....go. Damn, this thing is different. Pulling and tugging. Adjusting the angle a bit. Ouch. Whoa. Is this blade really new ??!!! What the ....
OK, maybe switch to the Feather blades I like so much in the Gillette. Nice and sharp, but, folks said to wait to use it.......nick, nick, ouch, cut, fu__!
Alright. What to do now? This is like a cruisade as far as I am concerned. I was getting really comfortable with the Gillette and getting consistant shaves here lately. I love the longer handle of the Vision and the heft and the way it is built, but am I just asking for punishment ?
Thoughts on how to adapt?
Can one somehow adjust the range of the "adjustment" of the Vision? What is that set screw looking thing in the bottom of the handle when you take it apart? Does it control anything ? I would love to crank this thing down much more, but it just won't do it.
TIA !!
Robert