Thread: Dovo scale broke!

Originally Posted by OCDshaver

I had mine break just as you described. I will say this, the hinge was particularly tight when I got it as well. Not sure if that had any effect on it.

If the pivot pin has been hammered in overly tight the plastic could be 9/10 broke ? This has happened to me with brittle old bakelite scales. I was simply shaving & the scale just broke in my hand as I made a stroke. I had tightened the pin a little the day before.
I think this is less likely with a new razor tho maybe it's possible ?

Originally Posted by onimaru55

If the pivot pin has been hammered in overly tight the plastic could be 9/10 broke ? This has happened to me with brittle old bakelite scales. I was simply shaving & the scale just broke in my hand as I made a stroke. I had tightened the pin a little the day before.
I think this is less likely with a new razor tho maybe it's possible ?

Certainly sounds possible. But whatever the reason, it was only about a month old when it happened. Maybe there was a heavy hand in Germany for a while. I seem to have heard this a lot for a while.

Originally Posted by tcrideshd

well guys at the risk of sounding abrasive , because I,m ignorant and have lots of practice, I was asking because I do not hold the scales. I have it between my thumb and forefinger resting the scales on my pinky finger, jus as all the videos taught me many months ago before I even had a good razor,,as for too much pressure ,ive been doing this for over 5 months and the razor is still a smooth shaver, so 70-80 shaves from my SRD, purchased and honed razor I bought in October. so if I haven't messed up the edge by now I think I may have done pretty good guys don't you agree? so I was only trying to find out if this could have happened in the past more than not or if I have an isolated incident ,, I agree that explains what could have happened , just not in this case ,, I spent months learning my strop technique and as I refuse to hone yet, I send my blades to Lynn, and Glen , I know my limitations , but stropping isn't one of them, thanks for answers that , did not call me ignorant, again I appreciate it ,, and Lynn I wasn't looking to lay blame as earcutter said ,good excuse to rescale because like I said fine blade, its ;lasted this long without honing, and my other blade im shaving with now is on a month now ,, and I shave everyday regards tc

Pretty sure Utopian was responding to Pixel's post, not yours. No need to take offence, TC!
I have heard of lots of Dovos breaking like you describe. A cheap (and good) razor with cheap scales. Not the end of the world. Get Glen to fix you up with new scales.
You will be much happier with the blade then! Win-Win! JMO

Has to be a problem with DOVO QC,granted the stropee may be at fault to a point.
You spent x $$$ for new razor from a well known maker, the scales go south,I have never heard of this happining with new blades other than DOVO.
Has been reported several times on SRP.
So is the answere to spend X amt of dollors to have the blade re-scaled?.I think not
Send it back, have DOVO eat it, get a refund, go buy a better razor,Dovo is not what it used to be IMO

Thanks again guys , I apologize for sounding agitated it was uncalled for , I realize it was not directed at me. guess the old oilfield roughneck comes out in me sometimes. Yo the point on the scales they were pinned tighter that I have seen, and Oz, that is exactly what happened I was shaving and I heard a crack! and there it was a broke scale , the crack line looked as if it was stretched underneath. Pixel, OCD, Sharpton, OZ and Utopian thank you ,also
Lynn, I buy a lot of gear from SRD and everything is great , and OCD , Glen does really nice work right now the only razor I have is my Kinfolks he put a crazy sharp edge on and he has 2 ducks I got being rescaled .. thanks to Lynn I have 2 more razors at home to use, (when I get home) till the Dovo gets fixed, until then just have to make sure my Kinfolks last till April when I get home ,,, stuck in SE Mexico have a great day guys Tc

P.S. maybe I should send it to you Pixel so you can use up some of that ivory .

Originally Posted by tcrideshd

P.S. maybe I should send it to you Pixel so you can use up some of that ivory .

Not gonna happen,Sorry

Still have my Dovo Best Quality and love it...never had that happen with the scales.

But then again, I did "clean" mine with lemon juice, Brasso, Tilex, which turned it a nice shade of brown / black. Which I then tried to clean up by using sandpaper, plus some more Brasso and then a Mr. Clean bleach sponge pad, but never had the scales break......

no problem Pixel, I sure wanted some ivory though, guess ill have to go on the black market ! just kidding. thanks any way
tc

yea Phrank, I wish that's all it did was change colors ,, I really got comfortable with it , until I got my kinfolks I thought I was going to wear it out ! lol it does shave well and ill just have to have scales put on her , make it better any way , the plastic ones on Dovo are really not very nice to look at tc

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Not gonna happen,Sorry

Oh, come one, Pixel! It would be the world's first ivory scaled Dovo!