Try it, you'll like it ........... :chapeau
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Try it, you'll like it ........... :chapeau
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...our-razor-last
Hmm. Do cartridges and DE blades use the same steel and coating?
I don't know about the steel but most use either a Platinum or Teflon coating.
Funny, lots of them state "Don't wipe blade" on the wrapping.
I do it since the beginning. I can get 10-12 shaves out of a single Feather blade and probably as many out of a Pol silver SI. Drying the blade just works, as well as exercising care not to dull it in handling.
Truthfully though, unless I'm doing the experiment (testing longevity), I toss then after 3-4 shaves simply out of boredom.
I never have wiped the blade. I run a strong stream of tap water over the blade to make sure any residual lather/whiskers are cleaned off, then I hang the blade on a cup hook screwed into a door jamb. I let it air dry.
From today on I will pat, not wipe, the blade after the above procedure, then hang as usual. I also usually toss them early, but I want to see how this regimen works out.
I am sure that is a liability thing so if you cut off the end of your finger they warned you!Quote:
Originally Posted by Srdjan
Not arguing that it would not work but would you spend 1/2 hour of your time to double the life of a blade that cost $0.25?
Normal people? Not likely. But in this crowd...?Quote:
Originally Posted by 32t
:rofl2:
To pat the blade dry takes me about 30 seconds or so. When I was a kid if you left the blade in your Gillette, even rinsed, eventually it got some spots of rust which stained the innards. The base plate usually, not the barn doors. So I got in the absolute habit of removing the blade. More to avoid staining my razor than saving the blade, though that is a bonus. When I was a kid of 16, making $42.72 clear a week, blades weren't cheap.Quote:
Originally Posted by 32t
Running water is natures most powerful force when it comes to erosion. Look at the moon. Without running water that is what the Earth would look like.
I rinse with a gentle stream of water and let it air dry.
I found an old pack of blades that I think came from Walgreens. They have the used storage in the back. I wouldn't consider them vintage but they have sat there for a while....
The blades were full of soap scum and what may have been rust until i wet them and wiped them clean. No possible rust that would effect the razor itself.
I may have to get the scope out to see if they have rusted at the edge but they look relatively fine to the naked eye.
Gentlemen,
Two shaves and out. That's my routine with any blade: the blade is retired after two shaves. I feel that after the second shave the blade loses its optimum cutting edge, and I need a sharp edge to tackle my heavy stubble. After the shave I run the blade under hot water and then pat it dry. Nice and easy does it.
That's why I use a linen strop after shaving. Dries the edge to keep rust at bay.
2 shaves & out for me too. My hair destroys the edge enough to not be concerned about wiping it or not.
Agreed, however a major component of erosion is elapsed time. For example, the Grand Canyon is somewhere between 6-40+ million years old. Although, we have seen here in eastern WA what all the spring rains and runoff can do to roadways. A large section of Hwy 395 was completely washed out by an overflowing creek in one night last month:Quote:
Originally Posted by thebigspendur
U.S. 395 closed again near Colville; Spokane rain on Monday broke daily record | The Spokesman-Review
I really don't worry about it one and done, blades are cheap. plus I don't DE shave that often so I wouldn't want to keep up with a used blade. but really even when I used one every day I just pitched the blade, to me a fresh blade is what I liked Tc