changing blades between razors?

[carloverfast2]

i'm curious if anyone changes blades in between razors? i sometimes put aside a razor for a few days or weeks after shaving once or twice w/ it. can i then take the blade out and into another razor or not. just wondering.

[Seamaster]

Yes, quite often. With a quick hand strop in between.

I like to see how sampler pack blades perform in different razors. Rotating a blade between them is the quickest way of doing this.

[dpm802]

I've never done this.

Blades are cheap, readily available, and intended to be disposable.

[Luc]

You can or you can leave it in. Depends how you want to do this. I prefer taking out the blade to make sure that it won't rust. You can leave it in and re-use it if you think it's all right and without rust.

[bythbook]

I usually use a different razor every day (a consequence of raging RAD) - rather than trying to juggle a number of razors that have blades in 'em (a pretty picture, eh?) I've recently started swapping out the blade from today's razor into tomorrow's. (I rarely use a blade for more than two shaves.)

Works for me.

[Trius]

I do this in two situations --


If a new blade seems unexpectedly rough in a particular razor, I will immediately switch it to a different razor to see whether it is the blade itself or just a mismatch
If I am test-driving a new-to-me blade and just want to judge how it works in different razors

[otherstar]

I've done it before. I usually just use one razor for the five shaves I get out of my Derby blades, but sometimes I'll use a different razor for one shave just because I feel like it. In that case, I won't use a new blade, but just swap the blade for a day. I tried filling all razors (I only have 4) once, but found it hard to keep track of how many shaves were on a given blade.

[Jabo]

i usually use a different razor every day (a consequence of raging rad) - rather than trying to juggle a number of razors that have blades in 'em (a pretty picture, eh?) i've recently started swapping out the blade from today's razor into tomorrow's. (i rarely use a blade for more than two shaves.)

works for me.

+1

[DarkAudit]

I do this in two situations --


If a new blade seems unexpectedly rough in a particular razor, I will immediately switch it to a different razor to see whether it is the blade itself or just a mismatch
If I am test-driving a new-to-me blade and just want to judge how it works in different razors


Same here. I like to give any new-to-me blade at least two shaves to prove itself. If it's really bad in one razor, I'll go up or down in agressiveness depending on what I started with to make sure it really *is* a bad blade. If it's a really good blade, I try it in another razor to see if it can match or better it's performance in another razor.

[_JP_]

I don't move blades between razors. They live and die in the razor they wind up in.

[carloverfast2]

thanks for those responses. i too try to use one blade in one razor 'til it's done but will now not use a new blade if i change razors

[D.Irving79]

im using a 1911 gem junior 7 day set so i have a designated blade for each day of the week.

[huracan]

I don't like keeping blades in different stages of use, I just use the same blade until is time to give it the deep six. I also like to remove it at the end of the shave for a through rinsing and put it back in the razor for next day's shave.
A blade will normally last me between 5 and 7 shaves, more if I happen to use it every day, as opposed to skipping a day or more for whatever reason.