Flintstone
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Post by Flintstone on May 9, 2019 20:59:24 GMT -6
I recently honed a Kampfe Bros wedge blade that came with my 1902 (Model 14A). I was excited to get a KB wedge blade since I have other KB razors without blade stops; specifically, the 2A (1884), 5B (1890) and 7A (1896) -- the number-letter model numbers are really just from Waits' Compendium. But the wedge blade I have (despite having a KB logo with 3 stars) doesn't appear to be fitting anything but my 14A.
Has anyone else had a similar experience? I just assumed that Kampfe Bros would've made the razors a uniform size so that older blades would fit; but maybe they were more advanced "marketers" than I thought, and they knew that small adjustments in size would force a new razor purchaser to also purchase the same model wedge. Or maybe I'm mistaken. Any one have any insight on this?
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Post by twhite on May 10, 2019 6:19:11 GMT -6
Well I had that issue with Gem set I bought. All blades marked the same. Unfortunately only 1 Blade fit. On the plus side I had 3 unused blades. I simply took them to my grinder and very carefully took a bit off the sides until they all fit. If you do this be very careful not to get the blade hot. That will wreck the blade. Keep dipping in water.
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Flintstone
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Scraper Blade Shaver...
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Post by Flintstone on May 10, 2019 7:19:44 GMT -6
Well I had that issue with Gem set I bought. All blades marked the same. Unfortunately only 1 Blade fit. On the plus side I had 3 unused blades. I simply took them to my grinder and very carefully took a bit off the sides until they all fit. If you do this be very careful not to get the blade hot. That will wreck the blade. Keep dipping in water. Thanks, Tom. I've got a few of these old Kampfe wedges, I think I will try to get at least one down to size. I'll definitely be careful of not messing up the temper.
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Post by wchnu on May 10, 2019 11:54:51 GMT -6
The blade I have fits the razors I have. I do not have as many of the older models as you two do though.
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