Personally i just finished my first week of DE shaving and last night i tried for the first time my new slim. Put it at 7 and had the best shave i have ever gotten.
Don't go too low or you wont get a shave you are looking for.
Start at 2 or 3. That will be enough. Have you identified (using the Super Speed) which blade(s) are best for you?
Hi David and welcome
By reading the many posts on this forum you may gather that DE shaving is not a test of who can stand the most pain! DO NOT START ON NUMBER 7, no one on this forum should be advising a newbee to start this high. Always, always start on the lowest and work upwards, just like the regulars advise. Good luck to all those who think after a week they can crank the razor open and bingo, most will learn the hard way, don't be one of them, take it steady and enjoy the journey!
Paul,
Be careful what you are reading. I never told him to start at 7. I just was saying that is what i do. And i was informing him that having it at 2 or 3 wont get him a shave he is looking for. Many noobs (myself included) think they are going to get a bbs the first go around. Having it at 2 or 3 wont get him there. My post so more of a FYI from another noob than advice.
I took personal offense to your posts.
Ryan
Likewise, be careful what you are reading, you did NOT inform him that starting at 2 or 3 would be a good starting point as many seasoned shavers have done. A setting of 2 or 3 may get him the shave he is looking for without any irritation, I for one acheive bbs on nearly the lowest setting on my adjustables (and I have a heavy beard and have been wetshaving for 20+ years). The threads on this forum place a great deal of emphasis on NOT trying to acheiving a bbs too early on, but learning to shave properly with good technique and least irritation, and building up to a clean shave gradually. It is clear from reading threads that many newbs (hideous name) are of the opinion that this is the ultimate, and whilst it may be, many of the seasoned shavers will attest to the fact that this is indeed an ultimate and should not be expected after a few days with an adjustable razor on nearly maximum setting, which is precisely what your post inferred, indeed you advised, and I quote "having it on 2 or 3 won't get him there"! If you have taken offence, so be it, but newcomers to wetshaving techniques and in particular the Safety razor should heed the advice given by people who have experience and genuinely know what they are talking about.