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Post by dickdekoko on May 12, 2012 19:59:37 GMT -6
How many shaves do you get from one blade? I had six out of one from Walgreens and I probably could've got another two.
Do you think flipping the blade helps?
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ShadowsDad
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Post by ShadowsDad on May 12, 2012 20:50:54 GMT -6
I average about 14 shaves per blade, but I'm unusual. Yes, the character of the blade changes, but if I don't get any irritation, burn, tugging or the blade otherwise feels good, I keep using it.
Those would be the Ted Pella 121-3 blades.
Edit: I keep track by retaining the blade wrapper and making a tally mark on it. I like to keep track just 'cause I'm curious.
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Post by blobby on May 12, 2012 22:33:59 GMT -6
I use one (GEM PTFE) on average 4 times. Could push them for more but after using one razor for nearly a week I like to put a fresh one in a different razor. Don't know if flipping them helps. Drying them in between shaves, I probably flip them accidently anyhow.
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Post by wchnu on May 12, 2012 22:48:19 GMT -6
I get 4 or 5 shaves from a blade. I do not think flipping helps.
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Post by stljeff on May 13, 2012 11:25:47 GMT -6
I nearly always get about 14 shaves from one SS/PFTE blade. The one I used last week was an exception; I only got 9 shaves from it before it started pulling and generally irritating the hell out of my face. I hope that's not a trend. It's been nice getting so many decent shaves from one blade.
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Post by RocketMan on May 13, 2012 12:34:01 GMT -6
I am in the four or under crowd on these Pellas. I don't like to push a blade since I don't really need to. I usually the find the first shave a little scratchy, the second and third awesome, and the fourth starting to change - so I usually ditch it.
I can't say that flipping the blade wouldn't help, but it doesn't really present as to why that would make any difference? Kinda like putting my steak knife in the other hand.
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Post by SharpSpine on May 17, 2012 11:40:29 GMT -6
1 week's worth. Whether that's 7 shaves or 3. It's just easier for me to use a new blade every Sunday before church instead of trying to remember wen I need to replace it.
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Post by sargon on Jun 25, 2012 18:36:45 GMT -6
I generally get 2 shaves out of an SE/injector blade, which amazes me(DE blades only last 1 shave for me). I am seeing if I can't manage 3 with the Pellas.
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Post by wchnu on Jun 25, 2012 19:58:55 GMT -6
I generally get 2 shaves out of an SE/injector blade, which amazes me(DE blades only last 1 shave for me). I am seeing if I can't manage 3 with the Pellas. Must have a cast iron beard. Wow.
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Post by RocketMan on Jun 25, 2012 22:59:01 GMT -6
I generally get 2 shaves out of an SE/injector blade, which amazes me(DE blades only last 1 shave for me). I am seeing if I can't manage 3 with the Pellas. Must have a cast iron beard. Wow. Ye!!
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Post by lloyd on Jun 30, 2012 14:35:57 GMT -6
I generally get 2 shaves out of an SE/injector blade, which amazes me(DE blades only last 1 shave for me). I am seeing if I can't manage 3 with the Pellas. Must have a cast iron beard. Wow. Is Sargon, Chuck Norris' forum name ? ....lol...I heard Chuck had a barb-wire beard... I have been changing every Friday....Well I didn't change one Friday and got great shaves thru Mon....I wonder if I've been robbing myself out of 12 extra shaves a month...lol Now I just shave til I feel the blade or 'a' tug....So now I've completely lossed count most the time.....Except for D1...lol...So now I don't know how many shaves I'm getting...Sometimes I change blades just cause I'm getting so many shaves that it becomes time to clean my razor with a tooth brush and tooth paste, but the blades still cool...but the act of scrubbing the razor requires I change blades....The soap scum build up usually requires cleaning around the 7th shave time... I do know with all my DE's I can never get more than 3 shaves per blade... Oh...those who know me, know I'm speaking about re-branded Personna Injector Blades..I just love em...and I get even more great shaves with Personna 74's....But for the most part the re-branded Personnas remind me of the old Schick Plat-Plus'...a fine blade that I used to compare all blades to....sometimes after the first 2 shaves, but sometimes from shave #1
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Post by Alan on Jul 1, 2012 7:35:21 GMT -6
Funny, as a kid I could get more than a week out of a blade. I would put a new one in every Sunday out of habit, not need. Now I can only get 4 shaves out of a blade (mostly use Treet and Blue Star). I took the injector out of moth balls and will be using it all week. I'll see how many I get out of one blade.
Alan
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Post by disburden on Jul 1, 2012 11:37:10 GMT -6
I got 6 shaves this week with a carbon blade, TREET brand. I only swapped it because the atg was losing smoothness but the other passes were acceptable.
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Post by Alan on Jul 4, 2012 6:48:34 GMT -6
OK, finished the injector blade experiment. Turns out I can only get 4 shaves out of one of the Persona re-branded.
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Post by lloyd on Jul 4, 2012 8:50:03 GMT -6
OK, finished the injector blade experiment. Turns out I can only get 4 shaves out of one of the Persona re-branded. Well Alan....maybe that was a bad blade...or maybe you got a bit of a 'Chuck Norris' thing going on too...lol... I remember my Dad had a bit of a 'Barbed-Wire' beard...But he could always get 3 shaves from an injector blade....more with the 74's...
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