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Shaving dollars off the cost of razor blades (anybody tried these?)
Shelbyville Times-Gazette ^ | Sunday, September 29, 2013 | By JOHN I. CARNEY

Posted on 10/30/2013 8:27:21 AM PDT by virgil283

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To: virgil283

You need to get yourself a razor sharpening pyramid. Pyramid power! /s


21 posted on 10/30/2013 8:49:21 AM PDT by Paine in the Neck (Is John's moustache long enough YET?)
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To: virgil283
I hated the huge multiblade razors. But then I got a Spishak Mach20. The Gillette 3000 is pretty good too.
22 posted on 10/30/2013 8:49:32 AM PDT by RightGeek (FUBO and the donkey you rode in on)
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To: papertyger

Yep. Right down to the bone. (((Shudder!!!)))


23 posted on 10/30/2013 8:49:39 AM PDT by Hardastarboard (You can keep your doctor - if you lock him in your basement.)
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To: latina4dubya
.. . like growing a mustache in the style of Rollie Fingers...

Those handlebar mustaches on the old Oakland A's looked way cool. Those on today's Red Sox look like some guy that crawled out from under a rock.

24 posted on 10/30/2013 8:49:58 AM PDT by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie

“I’ve heard soaking blades in alcohol prevents rust/ corrosion and makes them last longer.”

There is water in alcohol unless it is the 99.9% pure alcohol variety. I do not believe that soaking metal in water would prevent corrosion. It would likely speed up the process of corrosion.


25 posted on 10/30/2013 8:51:00 AM PDT by spel_grammer_an_punct_polise (Learn three chords and you, too, can be a Rock Star!)
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To: brewer1516

I have that same razor handle and love it. I had been buying the Wilkinson Sword blades at Walmart for $1.75/10, but they stopped carrying them. At least Fred Meyer has “Kroger” branded blades, but they are about a dollar more per 10 pack. Still a cheap shave at one blade a week.

I’ve found the glycerin shaving soap lathers up really nice, too.


26 posted on 10/30/2013 8:52:34 AM PDT by Disambiguator
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To: virgil283

I dry my blade after every use, so my average blades lasts 6 months +. Also, you can literally use anything for shaving cream, so you are not tied to that either. I usually use dove soap in the shower.


27 posted on 10/30/2013 8:52:48 AM PDT by yuleeyahoo (Liberty is not collective, it is personal. All liberty is individual liberty. - Calvin Coolidge)
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To: virgil283

I use five-bladed Gillette razors. They are expensive, but although I have a pretty tough beard, I find that I can use one cartridge for 4 months before changing it. It’s slowing down some toward the end, but it still works.

And I use one of those blue plastic two-bladed French throw-away razors for the difficult bits around the ears & nose, maybe once or twice a week. They last a year or more at that job.


28 posted on 10/30/2013 8:55:35 AM PDT by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: Disambiguator

I’ve considered the less expensive blades like Wilkenson or from a drug store. I’ll have to give it a try. They are likely made by a name-brand manufacturer anyway.

I’ve been using the Proraso shave soap (in the bowl) with a badger brush. That is wonderful stuff. It’s made the old fashioned way and feels great going on. The stuff in a can feels like floor polish compared to Proraso.


29 posted on 10/30/2013 9:01:39 AM PDT by brewer1516
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To: virgil283

I use cryogenically treated Gillette Mach 3 blades available online. These blades are the commercially available Gillette blades that were then subject to cryogenic treatment to extend life. They are a little more expensive than the Gillette blades available in your local drug store, but boy do they last.

I change blades every other month. I have an average beard.


30 posted on 10/30/2013 9:01:45 AM PDT by JohnG45
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To: virgil283

I used to love the old double edges Gilette Blue blades when the were phasing out I bought as many as I could afford. They were only good for a few shaves but you got a very close smooth one

Halcyon days


31 posted on 10/30/2013 9:01:53 AM PDT by Jimmy Valentine (DemocRATS - when they speak, they lie; when they are silent, they are stealing the American Dream)
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To: virgil283

I use the disposable razors. Cheap and effective.


32 posted on 10/30/2013 9:02:07 AM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts (So Obama "inherited" a mess? Firemen "inherit" messes too. Ever see one put gasoline on it?)
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To: Leaning Right
I've got a friend who swears that dull blades are mainly caused by small amounts of rust on the blade. So he keeps his used blades in an oil solution to prevent the rust.

Several sites will recommend using Ballistol to keep razor blades from rusting. It has the added advantage of being non-toxic, but the smell is off-putting to some. It is a water soluble oil that is slightly alkaline, and it bonds to metal.

You can smear some on a blade and wipe it off, and enough remains to prevent corrosion. I use it on my knives and other valuable metal objects (ahem).

33 posted on 10/30/2013 9:02:17 AM PDT by Disambiguator
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To: Cicero

Yep, Gillette Fusion. Every now and then ‘hone’ it back-forth on a leather belt.
It’s the microscopic burrs that ‘catch’ on your skin.


34 posted on 10/30/2013 9:03:04 AM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: All armed conservatives.)
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To: longfellow; papertyger

Every so often the “I’m going to shave with a vintage straight razor” notion becomes popular again.

Just letting you know that you risk finding out why mankind invented what’s now known as the ‘safety razor’. I recommend that you have dry hands and wear clothes when using one as seen by straight razor users in old movies; the greatest danger comes when they’re dropped.

There’s a reason the safety razor took the world by storm and how the ancient dirty joke with the “got any more of them hairy pickles?” punch line came to be. Just saying.


35 posted on 10/30/2013 9:05:03 AM PDT by The KG9 Kid
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To: virgil283

I have used the shave of the month blades but went to Dorco.

No regrets! Great blades! Great service!!

Now when I am in Costco, I turn my nose up that those high dollar blades that cost something like 50 bucks for 16.

My two cents,

MFO


36 posted on 10/30/2013 9:05:45 AM PDT by Man from Oz
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie

One of the cruelest things a woman can do is to sneak your razor shave her arms and legs wash it off and put it back

Next you it you will damn near cut your throat

Voice of experience here


37 posted on 10/30/2013 9:06:02 AM PDT by Jimmy Valentine (DemocRATS - when they speak, they lie; when they are silent, they are stealing the American Dream)
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To: Cicero
I'm gonna go for the 15 bladed razor myself.




MadTV did a 20-blader parody commercial.

But the best has to be the 22 blader. That should solve all my problems!



But if I wanted to go really hard core I'll get an 80-blade MagmaCore Extreme.
38 posted on 10/30/2013 9:06:25 AM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (IÂ’m not a Republican, I'm a Conservative! Pubbies haven't been conservative since before T.R.)
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To: virgil283

I use an orbital sander. Any tips for those?


39 posted on 10/30/2013 9:09:55 AM PDT by Lazamataz (Early 2009 to 7/21/2013 - RIP my little girl Cathy. You were the best cat ever. You will be missed.)
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40 posted on 10/30/2013 9:10:41 AM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (IÂ’m not a Republican, I'm a Conservative! Pubbies haven't been conservative since before T.R.)
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