Weber razor issue?

[Horse_men]

Good day all,

My first thread here at B&B! Long time reader/learner and appreciate all of the information I have learned so far.

I started into this wet shaving journey a few months ago and am enjoying it a lot. I currently use a Weber polished head razor with the bull dog handle and really like the way it shaves with one exception. I usually switch between Astra SP and Personna Precision blades. With my last 2 blade changes using the Personna blades I find that only one side of the razor shaves properly while the other side just glides over the beard shaving very little if anything at all. i did not notice the issue with Astra blades nor did I notice it with my first few uses of personna blades.

Has anyone experienced this before? am I missing something obvious that would be causing this all of a sudden? I have cleaned the entire razor completely a few days ago and the problem persists. My next plan is to try blades from a different package to see if maybe there rae some uds however when I swicth the bottom/top plates of the razor around in different orientations the problem follows the one side of the bottom plate. any insight into this woudl be helpful.

Thanks.

 

[tomharr51]

I would try some of the Personnas from a different pack. It's ironic to read this because I just had a similar issue with a different razor. I use Personna Reds and I had two blades in a row that were tugging badly on one side. I took a third blade out of the same pack and no issues at all. Can you visually detect any difference from one side to the other? If not I'd try another blade.

 

[Horse_men]

I have stared at both sides more than I would care to admit looking for differences in blade gap or something. Everything I can see looks fine. The blade seems centered and I have tried to make sure it stays centered while I tighten down the handle. If anything there may be a small difference in blade gap but I may be just inventing that since I am trying to find a problem. It would be a small difference if any. I will try another blade and see what happens. My shaves with the personna blades before this issue popped up were amazing. i really hope this isn't a razor issue and is as simple as a couple of bad blades!!

 

[tomharr51]

I'd also double check your blade reveal on each side to make sure it's uniform. Also try the Astras again to see if the are beginning to do the same thing. If multiple blades from different manufacturers do it I would tend to believe there to be an issue with the razor.

 

[tomharr51]

I hope you get it straightened out. I can imagine your frustration. How old is the razor. I have the same Weber w bulldog handle and love it. Maybe you could contact Weber and run the issue by them and see what they say. Maybe they have a remedy. Hopefully it was just a couple faulty blades.

 

[hrossroth]

My first thought was centering the blade. I will be interested to see how this unfolds. Perhaps a blade-flipping experiment? More work when you are shaving but it would rule out a razor issue if the same blade recreates your observation on both sides.

 

[Horse_men]

I bought the razor at the end of July, so i have been using it since I rec'd it in early August. I did send Weber an email but have not yet heard back from them. I loved every shave with it until a couple of blades ago, I really hope I can get it sorted out...

 

[Panama]

If it is just on brand of blades I would not think it is the razor. Try the astras again. If no problem, I would suspect the holes in the personna blades are off. Machinery misalignment? If the razor is the problem I would expect problems with all blades.

 

[Rockminer]

Try flipping the blade only around and see if the problem goes with it. If it doesn't, flip the top cap. Process of elimination....

 

[mdevine]

It's hard to imagine it's the razor if you aren't getting the same problem when you change blades. Flip the blade around and see if the problem persists. If it does, see which side of the razor shows the problem. If the cutting trouble remains on the same side of the Weber, it suggests the problem is the razor. If it switches to the other side, it must be the blade. Let us know how it turns out. For what it's worth, I've over 15 razors, and the Weber Bulldog ARC is the best of the lot.

Mike

 

[Horse_men]

I have tried flipping the blades and the top cap/bottom plate in various orientations. The problem seemed to follow one side of the bottom plate rather than the blade. I will try another blade tomorrow and let everyone know what i find. Fingers crossed it goes away with a new blade.

 

[mastershake]

do you have any other blades besides astra and personna? i would try a totally different blade to see

 

[Arsenal4Eva]

I'd also double check your blade reveal on each side to make sure it's uniform. Also try the Astras again to see if the are beginning to do the same thing. If multiple blades from different manufacturers do it I would tend to believe there to be an issue with the razor.

I recently discovered that some razor blades protrudes more on one side than the other. We naturally think it's a razor issue, but it turns out not all blades are made perfectly.. Funny thing is, this occurred with a Personna Med Prep blade.

 

[tomharr51]

I recently discovered that some razor blades protrudes more on one side than the other. We naturally think it's a razor issue, but it turns out not all blades are made perfectly.. Funny thing is, this occurred with a Personna Med Prep blade.

That's a good point. That is interesting because "you" tend to just take for granted that the blades are all made the same. However each manufacturer has their own factory and quality control and a slight deviation in the blade could easily cause one side to protrude more.

 

[Bobcat]

.....and/or it is not centered properly on the razor. You may need to just visually center the blade before you do your final tightening to make sure both sides are equal. This does happen. Worth checking.

 

[Horse_men]

I switched over to an Astra SP this morning and was able to shave properly with both sides of the razor as it should. I guess I lucked out and got 2 bad blades in a row form the same Personna package. I will try another one in a few days and see what happens. Thanks to everyone for your insight and suggestions, i will update again if the problem comes up again.

Just another point, I did get a response from Weber who stated that they had not seen the problem before but if it persists with different blades they would definitely want to have a look at the razor to see what could be wrong. Good for them for wanting to address the issue.

 

[mswofford]

The human eye can perceive one one hundreth of an inch (.01) so eyeing for even blade exposure is adequate. I have no problem with even blade exposure on my Weber. If it looks okay to you, it's probably the blade. Without fussing with centering the blade I disassemble, change blade, reassemble with no problem. I use Astra SP and Feathers. Here's hoping that's all it is for your problem!