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I've gone in too at that price. I only own 2 other razors so at £13.40 it will at least add some more variety to my SOTD photos
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In my local Sainsvbury's £15!King C Gillette razor back in stock from Gillette UK online; now back to £20 including next day delivery.
Zamak head on a zamak handleIs it a zamak head on an SS handle?
Bakelite would have been a better choice!Zamak head on a zamak handle
+1 so did II've gone in too at that price. I only own 2 other razors so at £13.40 it will at least add some more variety to my SOTD photos
Its not bad for the price. Ive had 2 shaves with it and cant complain.+1 so did I
Mine arrived yesterday, I look forward to giving it a spin.Very mild. Wasn't impressed with the blades that came with it, either.
Zamak head on a zamak handle
Probably wouldn't expect much more for the price. Works for 89's and most other razors at a price.
Bakelite? Does anyone still make the stuff?
...Today, thermoplastics dominate the industry. Thermosets are just a tiny slice. But Bakelite is still being made, for wide-ranging applications.
“Almost all brakes on cars, mass-transit trucks, even aircraft are made from phenolic resin,†said Julia Harp, vice president of Hexion Specialty Chemicals Inc. Hexion was formed in 2005 from a merger of Borden Chemical Inc., Bakelite AG and two other companies. Bakelite AG, of Iserlohn, Germany, dates to 1910 when Baekeland founded the company with Rutgers AG.
Bakelite still has some of its classic applications in automotive and electrical products. But the material also is used in space shuttles, Harp said.
Sumitomo Bakelite Co. Ltd., a phenolics maker in Japan that dates to an early license, no longer uses the formal Bakelite trade name on its materials, a spokesman said. But Sumitomo Bakelite does use some names that are well-known in history, including Durez, Vyncolit and Rogers...
Nothing wrong with a zamak razor if it has quality plating - can outlast all of us. My Merkur 45 is described as bakelite but I don't know if it really is.Probably wouldn't expect much more for the price. Works for 89's and most other razors at a price.
Bakelite? Does anyone still make the stuff?
The was a Bakelite razor from Germany in the last ten years.Probably wouldn't expect much more for the price. Works for 89's and most other razors at a price.
Bakelite? Does anyone still make the stuff?
For £13.40 you cant knock it, especially as a Muhle is over twice the price.Mine arrived yesterday, I look forward to giving it a spin.