Here in the USA, you can find double-sided blades at Sally's beauty Supply, with stores all over the USA. The problem is that the blades they sell there are of very poor quality, that's why I buy mine from Israel. --Bob On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 7:13 AM, Thomas Coyle wrote: > Really? I had absolutely no luck - I checked WG, CVS, and Wal-Mart, and > everybody just looked at me funny when I asked for them (didn't see on > shelves). I'll ask again next time I'm in one of those and see if they can > do a special order of them, since the chain apparently does carry them. > Thanks! > On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 5:40 AM, Mike Hord wrote: > >> On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 9:04 PM, Thomas Coyle wrote: >> > >> > There's an unfortunate repercussion of cutthroats no longer being >> generally >> > available - the difficulty in finding double-sided razor blades. If I >> don't >> > use such a razor, why would I want those blades? They make an excellent >> > beam-stop for high-powered lasers. I have a 1-watt-ish argon, and a 150W >> CO2 >> > laser, and by taking a hundred double-sided razors and binding them >> together >> > with machine screws, the thinness of the blades combined with the sharp >> > edges causes light to just stop dead by reflection between the blades. >> I'll >> > have to post a picture sometime - it's pretty spectacular if you haven't >> > seen it before; no matter how bright your light, the side of the >> beam-stop >> > just looks flat black. When I was making it, I had to turn to Ebay to buy >> my >> > blades, at extortionist rates. >> >> Interesting. I can think of three stores within just a couple of miles of >> here >> that I KNOW sell DE blades for safety razors, including a Walgreens drug. >> >> Mike H. >> -- >> http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive >> View/change your membership options at >> http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist >> > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist