what do the number on Derby blades mead?

[Bertilak]

Hey! What happened to NewGuy? Did he fall overboard while we were horsing around?

 

[RichGem]

I thought they were just a reminder for the combination on your luggage.

lol. nah.. I bought new luggage after the last time my combo got revealed in a b&b thread.

 

[RichGem]

Just so you know, Mrs. Chip lets me out on weekends.

but only to roast ducks, bake cookies, and fix computers.

 

[D.Irving79]

derby makes mead?

where have i been?

 

[ShaverAZ]

I'd read, somewhere around here, of folks who flip a blade after a few shaves. Their contention is that flipping a blade to the 'B' side gives you better shaves, once the 'A' side is depleted.

If that be the case, the 1 & 2 are for the 'A' side, and the 3 & 4 are to keep track of the 'B' side ...

 

[Legacoid]

I think everyone wonders what those numbers are about when they first see them - I certainly did! This very site offers a carefully considered explanation:

Numbers on the DE Blade

On another forum I recently saw a post saying that in the case of Derby the numbers are used to identify the four grinders used in blade production; if there's a problem with a batch they immediately know where to look.

Edit: Blimey, just noticed this thread has come back from the dead after a decade!

 

[Pippirull]

Haha this is what I call a necromancer
Anyway I'm pretty sure the numbers represent the four grinding wheels. Once there is a quality issue it's easy to find out and replace och fix the wheel.

Edit: and the same answer was in the previous post.