Thread: Dullness of razors, Article 1854

Ah, a 20 day set!

Yes dear, I am thinning the collection but studies show I must have a 20 day set and maybe a back-up.

Yeah, I don't know about the razor wisdom in that article, but my mama adjusted my wisdom and rearranged my particles with a strop a few times and made it hard to set for 20 days!!

Regards,
Howard

Experiment anyone? Just take your tired razors and lay them by for 20 days and see if they then shave well.

If they don't, strike them smartly and test them again.

I guess they're talking about metal fatigue, loading and unloading? The 20 day thing sounds like bunk however

What you guys forget, is this article was probably written on Christmas Eve, after a few glasses of Egg Nog.

Maybe I ought to lay myself away for 20 days and then I won't be so tired.

Time laps SEM pics over 20 days, anybody?
I don't thick we'll need more than 1 pic tho.

Yes, I have found this and have proof that the phenomenon occurs. Unfortunately there is not enough room in this window to write it down.

James.

Originally Posted by Jimbo

Yes, I have found this and have proof that the phenomenon occurs. Unfortunately there is not enough room in this window to write it down.

James.

Classic, thanks for the laugh!

Originally Posted by dave5225

Sounds like a lot of hogwash , and double talk , to me . I can't really make heads or tails out of what the person is saying , but I think the gist of it is that instead of a 7 day set , you need a 20 day set of razors .

Better get a 1 year set. Just to be on the safe side. On a certain level it is true that the particles are in motion; enough so that diffusion in metals is actually possible. But to the point that it would affect a macroscopic edge, or that movement would be visible under a microscope, doesn't sound right. I agree, we need TEM images

JPL were doing something with tools that would fix themselves, but that was in a lab and at elevated temp...
Someday we get a Gillette with 72 blades that fix it self overnight.