I wish I had seen this thread sooner. Unfortunately, I haven't had much time to browse the forum lately and created a nearly identical thread a few days ago.
Long story short, I get a smoother shave by rinsing the razor with hot water rather than cold. After reading some of the comments here I suspect it's just a skin feel kind of thing due to the warm razor not being as noticeable to my skin as a cold razor.
In the thread I created, @NorthernSoul calculated that an SS object with an initial length of 22mm would only expand by .0036mm when exposed to a 15c increase in temperature.
I think, given that, it's safe to say that the temperatures we shave at, whether hot or cold, don't impact the tolerances of our razors. Which most here have already come to that conclusion. I guess I just needed some numbers.
I still think it's strange that a razor rinsed in hot water feels smoother than one rinsed in cold water though.
Long story short, I get a smoother shave by rinsing the razor with hot water rather than cold. After reading some of the comments here I suspect it's just a skin feel kind of thing due to the warm razor not being as noticeable to my skin as a cold razor.
In the thread I created, @NorthernSoul calculated that an SS object with an initial length of 22mm would only expand by .0036mm when exposed to a 15c increase in temperature.
I think, given that, it's safe to say that the temperatures we shave at, whether hot or cold, don't impact the tolerances of our razors. Which most here have already come to that conclusion. I guess I just needed some numbers.
I still think it's strange that a razor rinsed in hot water feels smoother than one rinsed in cold water though.