Ron R
I survived a lathey foreman
I like slants because in theory and my personal experiences they are more efficient possibly because of the angle and the blade torsion makes ideal for shaving and found them efficient. I have 4 slant razors now the Razorock 37 German slant, RR Wunderbar 316 slant, Yaqi top aggressive slant and now the Yaqi 316 SS torsion slant. All the slants mentioned are torsion types and they all shave differently or at least 3 of them do.
The Yaqi simplified their slant by machining from a flat slab for the base plate and incorporated the torsional twist for the blade to seat on top and then just machined a tapered safety bar at 2 degrees to keep a even gap of .9mm to keep things simplified in description.
The machining is impressive and top cap would of been a challenge for any top notch machinist or CNC programmer to create it from my experience as a machinist who worked making parts of all sorts & as a maintenance machinist in oil and gas, Pulp and paper and a jobbing shop also.
The finish is adequate for shaving but any sharp corners I stoned them slightly so not to nick myself(use your discretion) with my half asleep strokes in the morning shave routine.
I have not used the Yaqi 316 slant yet and watched a few You tube video's and read a few reviews because its such a new product and indications are it is smooth and not aggressive but efficient.(It looks like a standard razor but far from it!)
I have never seen a slant like this and the clamping of the blade to blade edge could be another level up in from past slants I have used!
I will use it for a week as a daily driver, with 4 days using my Standard Gillette Astra SP for testing my new razors and 2-3 days with another excellent blade the Kai extra wide blade and then kind of give a opinion where it stands in aggression and efficentcy. Chime in if you have any questions.
Have some great shaves!
The Yaqi simplified their slant by machining from a flat slab for the base plate and incorporated the torsional twist for the blade to seat on top and then just machined a tapered safety bar at 2 degrees to keep a even gap of .9mm to keep things simplified in description.
The machining is impressive and top cap would of been a challenge for any top notch machinist or CNC programmer to create it from my experience as a machinist who worked making parts of all sorts & as a maintenance machinist in oil and gas, Pulp and paper and a jobbing shop also.
The finish is adequate for shaving but any sharp corners I stoned them slightly so not to nick myself(use your discretion) with my half asleep strokes in the morning shave routine.
I have not used the Yaqi 316 slant yet and watched a few You tube video's and read a few reviews because its such a new product and indications are it is smooth and not aggressive but efficient.(It looks like a standard razor but far from it!)
I have never seen a slant like this and the clamping of the blade to blade edge could be another level up in from past slants I have used!
I will use it for a week as a daily driver, with 4 days using my Standard Gillette Astra SP for testing my new razors and 2-3 days with another excellent blade the Kai extra wide blade and then kind of give a opinion where it stands in aggression and efficentcy. Chime in if you have any questions.
Have some great shaves!