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Well her last few days were spent with someone who cared.As I said, Manky Boy may be resigned to the parts bin
Well her last few days were spent with someone who cared.As I said, Manky Boy may be resigned to the parts bin
...so no matter how much I worked on it, it has been so so heavily used, that it is virtually on its last legs....
Thanks for the offer Hippo, glad to see you back BTW!, but poor old Manky Boy, to be a worthwhile restore, needs loads of work, and TBH, it really wouldn't be worth it. Like I said in a previous post, someone has had a go at it before, and the pitting is pretty bad all over. No external part seems to have escaped, it would need a new TTO knob, the inside is worn down beyond belief , a new handle, new silo doors, new adjuster knob, the pitting, is right down into the brass, and even after a few wet sandings, you can still feel it with your finger nail. As both springs are good,and the riser bar, blade adjuster plate, adjuster collet, and the little plate to crimp it all back together are fine, I will keep the bad bits for plating experimentation, and the good bits for parts!. I am VERY appreciative of your offer though!.What does she need, I may have spares here
I am of the same mind, I personally have never got a 'really' good shave from a 'FatBoy', but as they are iconic razors, that's the one I went for!.Dr Terror, being the owner of two pristine 'Fatboy' razors it is my personal belief that while they are indeed a landmark razor, they are last on the list for the best shave from an adjustable. The 'Slim' is a far more manageable razor with its more 'svelte' head. To go but yet another step further, the Super Adjustable '109' is IMO the ne plus ultra of all the Gillette adjustables.
Of course, my opinion and some change will get you a cup of cheap coffee. I am however glad that you will have a better representative specimen.
Maybe because the mk2 could be a reference to the crimped FB, instead of the screw in type?. Just a thought!.There was a Slim for sale with the cardboard box the other day which had 'Mark II' on it. Wonder why we don't refer to the Slim as the Mark 2?
Like I said, I'm not sure, but that is the conclusion I came up with... LOL!^ Ha, I didn't even know about that distinction, Dr T, you know your onions
There was a Slim for sale with the cardboard box the other day which had 'Mark II' on it. Wonder why we don't refer to the Slim as the Mark 2?