I picked up a few razors recently and I got this one for free with a bulk buy because the doors wouldn't open. At least not properly.
I have soaked this many hours and even ran it through the dishwasher. I checked the "clocking" and it seems ok.
The doors just don't seem to open very far.
I found that the T- bar just doesn't seem to rise up far enough to force the doors open. When held vertically the doors open maybe 1/4" then stop.
When I set both razors on "1" and just tighten the knob with out engaging the 1/4 turn lock, the ring inside the adjustment knob is recessed in the knob more than the known good razor. See pic.
Another item of note is that the 1/4 turn lock is more like 3/4 to 1 full turn until a stop. What part determines the 1/4 turn stop.
The distance from the bottom of the twist knob to the top of the T bar is right at 3 3/4" on the good one and maybe 1/16" less on the problem one.
I can snug both razors down and when holding the handle I can pull up on the head and feel similar resistance in the internal spring
I've never had one apart but I'm close to doing that. The adjustment knob spring is wonky and I suspect some serious internal issues.
Can anyone explain what might be going on here.
The razor on the right in the two pics is the problem child.
Thanks,
dirty
PS. I should explain the pile of stuff in the console.
I went to a sale and asked a dealer if he had any safety razors. He said "hold a minute". He went into his trailer and pulled out a plastic bag and dumped the contents on a table. Out tumbled 2 fatboys. 2 Slims and two SA109s. I grabbed the FB's and Slims and passed on the SA's. My jaw dropped when he dumped the contents out of the bag. He said he's had them for a long time but never offered them for sale. I also grabbed a Souplex from another vendor and the Fat Tech is one I brought to show people what a safety razor looks like. I lot of folks have no idea.
The FB's got cleaned an a tune up as well as the other slim.
I had a good day.
I have soaked this many hours and even ran it through the dishwasher. I checked the "clocking" and it seems ok.
The doors just don't seem to open very far.
I found that the T- bar just doesn't seem to rise up far enough to force the doors open. When held vertically the doors open maybe 1/4" then stop.
When I set both razors on "1" and just tighten the knob with out engaging the 1/4 turn lock, the ring inside the adjustment knob is recessed in the knob more than the known good razor. See pic.
Another item of note is that the 1/4 turn lock is more like 3/4 to 1 full turn until a stop. What part determines the 1/4 turn stop.
The distance from the bottom of the twist knob to the top of the T bar is right at 3 3/4" on the good one and maybe 1/16" less on the problem one.
I can snug both razors down and when holding the handle I can pull up on the head and feel similar resistance in the internal spring
I've never had one apart but I'm close to doing that. The adjustment knob spring is wonky and I suspect some serious internal issues.
Can anyone explain what might be going on here.
The razor on the right in the two pics is the problem child.
Thanks,
dirty
PS. I should explain the pile of stuff in the console.
I went to a sale and asked a dealer if he had any safety razors. He said "hold a minute". He went into his trailer and pulled out a plastic bag and dumped the contents on a table. Out tumbled 2 fatboys. 2 Slims and two SA109s. I grabbed the FB's and Slims and passed on the SA's. My jaw dropped when he dumped the contents out of the bag. He said he's had them for a long time but never offered them for sale. I also grabbed a Souplex from another vendor and the Fat Tech is one I brought to show people what a safety razor looks like. I lot of folks have no idea.
The FB's got cleaned an a tune up as well as the other slim.
I had a good day.