10-16-2016, 06:41 AM
Made a severe mistake this morning! I was putting a new Feather blade into my Rockwell 6S (plate 3, not that it matters). Got distracted for a second before I resumed the shave. On my first WTG pass, I sliced off significantly large graft of skin. Once I got the bleeding stopped (with the help of a great product called WoundCare), I set about an investigation as to WTF happened. Said investigation took about 5 seconds. I never fully tightened the plate down onto the new blade. I am such an idiot! I'll just chalk it up to inexperience with a DE razor and vow to never let it happen again (as I count the days until I can shave that portion of my face again). That's probably why I'll never attempt to move to a straight razor.
To my fellow newbies, I say never lose respect for the incredible sharpness of your blades. Shaving with a cartridge razor may not require a whole lot of concentration. But the pleasure of a DE shave certainly does.
To my fellow newbies, I say never lose respect for the incredible sharpness of your blades. Shaving with a cartridge razor may not require a whole lot of concentration. But the pleasure of a DE shave certainly does.
10-16-2016, 07:25 AM
I am an experienced wet shaver and I think I just did the same thing. Yesterday I tried shaving with the new Rochel SE50. This razor has a screw set holding down the top cap on to the bottom plate. When putting the razor together after loading a blade I simply cinched up the screw finger tight. I proceeded to experience one of the worse shaves of my life. I cut myself in 3 different places. After the shave I took apart the razor and discovered the set screw was very loose. I cleaned the razor up and re-assembled it using an Allen wrench to set the screw. I will try and shave with it again tomorrow and see what happens.
10-16-2016, 08:24 AM
Kinda brings back memories of http://www.hulu.com/watch/3523. Too funny.
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10-16-2016, 01:56 PM
(10-16-2016, 08:42 AM)Shannons Soaps Wrote: Before my boys were born, I used to do a lot of woodworking. When that table saw is running, you have to tell yourself "the blade is spinning" the whole time it's on. Same thing when you're handling a blade or setting up your razor.
Yup. Amen to that.
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