You mean one of those lethal looking things my parents used in the 70's
where the blade was simply flat and protruded 1mm out the edge of both sides
and the blades came in a flat plastic pack.



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From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On Behalf Of
Bob Axtell
Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 3:33 AM
To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public.
Subject: Re: [OT] Shaving !!!

I am 66 y.o. and I have a very thick beard.

I shave every day or every other day, but I got tired of paying so
much for poor blades, so I
switched back to double-sided blades, and I purchased a Merkur 1903
design razor, and my problems are solved..

But to get decent blades, I had to purchase them from Israel through
an Ebay seller. I now get three VERY good shaves at a cost of
approximately $0.25 USD. That's about 1/4 of what I WAS paying for a
poor shave before.

--Bob


On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 7:51 PM, me <chris@gavin-egan.com> wrote:
> Ok now this may seem really [OT] but being a typical
> nerdy/geek/engineer/hobbyist I guess - I have just spent the last 2
decades
> under varying levels of beard. From George Michael Stubble to full blown
> hairy man and at close to 40yrs old  i decided to have a shave.
>
> Much to the shock of friends and family who all agree that i look a decade
> younger than most of them (I would say that it was lack of UV hitting my
> skin and therefore not ageing me as it did them, However I digress)
>
> The reason for this tome is essentially that i notice that shaving
> technology has come a long way from the late 80's early 90's when i last
> bothered  with anything closer than a beard trimmer. (The reason I started
a
> beard was to make me look older and because my skin just hated being
shaved
> (rash - cuts - burn etc).)
> The blades on the heads are now just about countable on one hand and the
> shave gel (king of shaves) has excellent lubrication qualities. My chin
hair
> is astonishingly strong and I seem to only get 2 shaves out of a blade
> before feels noticable dull and therefore more prone to rash cuts burns
> etc.once again.
>
> So....
>
> Is this a normal amount of shaves from a blade, am i hoping for too much
> longevity considering the cost of these blades?
> Is there a better way to get more from the blades.
> Am i hoping for too smooth ?
>
> Finally would a ultrasonic cleaner keep the blades better because they
dull
> from bacteria or simply cutting action ?
> (I dont have an ultrasonic cleaner, so i can't test this hypothosis)
> Or, do i need to put the shaving head under a wire pyramid (any believers
> out there - I hope not considering where i am posting this)
>
> Your thoughts on this would be great.
>
> Chris
>
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