like Johnie said, walgreens, walmart...ebay, amazonGot this off of the Bay for $12. Not too shabby if you ask me.
Looks like it's in decent condition. Any ideas where to pick up SE blades or if this razor is any good?
Opinions welcome!
woodfluter said:I don't know how many of you have noticed, but the twist-to-open mechanism on Micromatics is quite clever. After you've inserted a blade over the center stud, and even vaguely aligned it with the blade stops near the guard bar, you twist and the cover first closes to press down onto the top of the blade, then slides forward to nudge the blade up against the blade stops. Very slick.
I tried the full "guiding eye" shave angle for its inaugural shave, but it didn't give the closeness of my other SEs. I did a full four pass with ZERO irritation, it left some stubbly patches. I'd never judge a razor by its first shave so I'll be experimenting with different angles in the future.
^+1 If I got one with busted blade stops, I'll take it apart just to see how it works!
I only use the DE's for my evening shave, and even then, many times I am using an SE.
Still waiting on my 1912.
Just took the GEM for a spin. The micromatic is "OK". It's a tad too mild for my face. I find the more mild the razor, the more passes needed, and the more irritation I get. So, thus far my 39C still reigns. The head position of this micromatic makes it near impossible to shave at the incorrect angle...I'll give it that. The ATG on my neck was not overly supportive of this razor. I think I need more blade exposure. Should have looked for the OCMM. The new GEM blades felt really good however.
The 1912 should arrive Monday, and we'll give it a whirl. As far as the GEM- my wife should love this for leg shaving. If not....B/S/T it goes.
"Does it have a "dot" on the cover?"
Got this baby in the mail this afternoon. She's very nice, and almost zero wear. She's been blasted and cleaning with some scrubbing bubble, and is presently taking a quick bath in some barbicide right now. There is a "dot" on the cover. What does this represent?
I have 3 days growth going right now, and also got my SE gems blades today too, with some Seabuckthorn soap. About to hit the showers and then test this out.