Thread: Totally shocked there isn't an "electric scuttle" out there

Yep, Amazon has a nice selection of the Qi parts as well - plus the reviews on Amazon are pretty useful in most cases as well. O+ took themselves out of the running for my $$$ with those choices.

Depending which phone you get next, if they have Qi as an option, the naked coils with contact pads are available, and often can just be retrofitted into a stock cover or internally into a "sealed" phone. The receiver-plugged-into-it approach is just ughhhh.

Originally Posted by kaptain_zero

...how about an electric Samovar?
Here's a link to an electric samovar on Amazon...

Wow! That would have a lot of people scratching their heads when they walked into my shave den!

This has horrible reviews as a coffee mug, mostly due to it be way too small for a drink and doesn't heat well not plugged in.....which seems more like bonuses for the use you are looking for. But it does stir and heat for $14......might be worth a try.

Robot Check

An electric egg boiler comes to mind. This one comes with a metal tray.

Egg Boiler

It looks promising... and I'm now hungry for an omelet.

Ah, this is were this thread is. I took some pics of my setup when I saw your question and then I could not find it, found the scuttle mugs thread instead.

I was going to make a post of this in the next week, and I still will after I make a video demonstrating the setup. But I saw your question and it looks like it cannot wait.

Originally Posted by HopChugger

I love my scuttle, but sometimes the fill, heat, empty, fill, empty thing is a bit much. I wouldn't trade mine, but I'm kinda surprised no one sells an electric
scuttle. It's basically hot pot technology that would just need some customization.

This dude was wondering the same thing...

http://straightrazorpalace.com/misce...mug-cheap.html

They do.

How to shave prep like a gentleman of science:

I use one of my PID controlled magnetic heat plates, with a scuttle or glassware as double boiler, set the temp, toss a dollop of cream in the bowl with a splash of water on the teflon stir bar. Set the temp and take a shower- come out and the cream is at the exact temperature I desire.
It makes my lather, perfect too I might add as you can see in pic 3, pic 2 is the vortex of the stir bar whipping the shave cream, all done at a constant set temp. In the pic it is 61C

Jnats.....that brings me back to chemistry class all over again.

Originally Posted by HopChugger

I love my scuttle, but sometimes the fill, heat, empty, fill, empty thing is a bit much. I wouldn't trade mine, but I'm kinda surprised no one sells an electric
scuttle. It's basically hot pot technology that would just need some customization.

This dude was wondering the same thing...

http://straightrazorpalace.com/misce...mug-cheap.html

That's an interesting idea. First thing I wondered is, can one mug work for all soaps? Does the soap break down with repeated warmings?

I think Lynn Abrams' idea of keeping the brush warm rather than the soap supply in a small scuttle is something you can learn to do correctly every time.

Originally Posted by Willisf

An electric scuttle would be great!
Someone should play around with a design and actually make one.
When I use my scuttle, I use the hottest tap water. I fill it up. Take a shower.
After the shower I empty it. Refill it with very hot tap water again. Make the lather. When not using the brush and lather I place a wet wash cloth over the opening.
Keeps the heat in. Works very well for me.

I do pretty much the same routine. The laws of thermodynamics comes into play and that's why small scuttles get cold so fast. Think Thermal Mass, the more mass that gets heated up the longer it will retain its heat. Buy a mega scuttle that holds a ton of water and it will stay hot for your entire shave.

So now that people have chimed in, any ideas you Plan on trying?

Originally Posted by jnats

Ah, this is were this thread is. I took some pics of my setup when I saw your question and then I could not find it, found the scuttle mugs thread instead.

I was going to make a post of this in the next week, and I still will after I make a video demonstrating the setup. But I saw your question and it looks like it cannot wait.






They do.

How to shave prep like a gentleman of science:

I use one of my PID controlled magnetic heat plates, with a scuttle or glassware as double boiler, set the temp, toss a dollop of cream in the bowl with a splash of water on the teflon stir bar. Set the temp and take a shower- come out and the cream is at the exact temperature I desire.
It makes my lather, perfect too I might add as you can see in pic 3, pic 2 is the vortex of the stir bar whipping the shave cream, all done at a constant set temp. In the pic it is 61C

This is Brilliant!!! I am going to go grab my stir plate and magnet from the garage right now and try that out!! Bravo!!!