Okay, after 10 days, I finally got a decent DE shave this morning. I have been patient as the mentors on this site have told me to stick with it and not get discouraged. Yesterday, I was doing a leisurely DE shave in preparation for church and the results were absolutely terrible. I had to resort to finishing with my Fusion to be presentable. This morning I decided to try a new blade and discovered that I had incorrectly assembled the razor. I put it together correctly with a new blade and it worked perfectly. Duh! I flunked out of engineering school but I should have noticed this error before. I hope that by sharing my mistake, other rookies can add this to their checklist if they aren't initially happy with their DE shaves. Ensure you have correctly assembled your razor!
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08-20-2012, 06:57 PM #1
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Confession is good for the soul (Real bonehead rookie mistake)
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08-20-2012, 08:11 PM #2
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We've all done weird stuff while learning. Glad you figured it out.
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08-20-2012, 11:30 PM #3
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Don't worry, when I ordered my first DE off ebay, it was assembled wrong. Simple mistake, simple fix, and it will never happen again.
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08-21-2012, 12:25 AM #4
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Welcome to the group, persistence and practice usually pays of. (and offcourse assembling the blade with the razor correct
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08-21-2012, 09:10 AM #6
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"Errando discitur".
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08-21-2012, 09:29 AM #7
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I've come close. I saw an image of a different brand of razor and started to doubt myself. I went and tried flipping it. After a while I looked at it and decided the way I had it the first time must be right because of the curve of the blade. I did feel foolish not knowing, though.
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08-21-2012, 09:33 AM #8
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No big deal, I'm sure (whether we want to admit it or not) everyone has assembled a 3 piece razor upside down at least once!
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08-21-2012, 09:39 AM #9
I used more product..... and it worked!
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Well, not yet, but I'm new, give me time!
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08-21-2012, 12:33 PM #10
I pressed my finger on it
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No Worries. I did exactly that on my first shave, it looked like it was the right way to put it together. Took me a good while to figure out why the hair wasn't being cut.
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08-21-2012, 01:34 PM #11
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I tried it ... It can be done ...who knew!
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08-22-2012, 05:36 PM #12
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Thanks to all for your support. My shaves are improving now that I have the blade in contact.
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08-22-2012, 10:45 PM #13
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I made a good attempt at putting together a DE89 wrong when I first got it. Luckily I didn't shave with it but I did try to put it together wrong.
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