What Blade Do You Use In Your Slim?

Discussion in 'Safety Razors' started by theguitarshaver559, Mar 15, 2017.

  1. theguitarshaver559

    theguitarshaver559 Active Member

    I use Astra SP blades in my slim. What about yall? I tried Pol Silver in my slim but it didn't work as good as the Astra SP blades.
     
  2. Straight Arrow

    Straight Arrow Active Member

    For me there is nothing like a Slim loaded with a vintage carbon steel blade. I use Pal, Marlin, Don Juan, or Gillette Blue blades among others.
     
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  3. LOOT

    LOOT Well-Known Member

    LOOT smell'em wormhole. Noted.
     
  4. LOOT

    LOOT Well-Known Member

    I only shave with gillette adjustables. I have maybe 7 different blades now. I use them all except the Wilkinson Swords, in any of my razors. I'm going to try and show some restraint and only change brands after a tuck is gone. That's harder than it sounds.

    Granted I've used only 3 or 4 Swords. They all pulled and grabbed. The last blade didn't make it 3 swipes across my cheek before it was in the trash. Got no time for them. Too many great blades on the shelf.
     
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  5. theguitarshaver559

    theguitarshaver559 Active Member

    I'm planning on trying Gillette Blue blades.
     
  6. dscaver

    dscaver Well-Known Member

    My experience with my Slim is that I can feed it about any blade and it will work fine. If it does not work in my Slim, it won't work in any of my other razors.

    Dave
     
  7. Jayaruh

    Jayaruh The Cackalacky House Pet

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    Personna Blues
     
  8. theguitarshaver559

    theguitarshaver559 Active Member

    Is it true the Gillette Slim Adjustable needs to be used with Gillette double edge blades? I'm asking this because I was seeing an old scan of instructions for Gillette Slim Adjustable and it said that the razor is designed to be used with Gillette double edge blades? Even if not, I'd still like to try Gillette Blue blades in my Slim.
     
  9. Jim99

    Jim99 Gold Water Shaver

    Personna blues or Astra SP
     
  10. jimjo1031

    jimjo1031 never bloomed myself

    Every blade I use works fine in the Slim, but my favorites are Personna Lab Blues, Israeli Personna SS, Ladas, Voskhod, Various Rapiras and Astra SP.
     
  11. LOOT

    LOOT Well-Known Member

    The Gillette instructions are simply self promoting. I've never heard Gillette blades only. In this case...a DE blade is a DE blade.

    However, in your honor good sir, I took my Slim tricked out with a Gillette Silver Blue blade for a ride today. 2 passes on 9 and some cleanup on 2. GSB's work great in my den. I went with Stirling Barbershop soap, aftershave, and balm.

    No nics and ready for the day....at 11am.
     
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  12. RaZorBurn123

    RaZorBurn123 waiting hardily...............

    Pretty much whatever is next up. IMG_4448.JPG
     
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  13. '65 G-Slim

    '65 G-Slim Well-Known Member

    I use the same blade in my Slim as I do in the rest of my razors: whatever I have. Voskhod, Polsilver, Sputnik, BIC, Perma-Sharp, Shark, Gillette Platinum/GSB/all 7 o'clocks/Rubie, etc. etc.
     
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  14. RyX

    RyX DoH!

    Blade Randomizer?
    How many does it hold,
    and are they available to purchase?
     
  15. theguitarshaver559

    theguitarshaver559 Active Member

    The instructions did not say to use Gillette blades only, it just said Gillette blades are recommended. I should said that in the original post.
     
  16. RaZorBurn123

    RaZorBurn123 waiting hardily...............

    It's a blade dispenser. It holds 100 blades.
    http://etsy.me/2nevCFO
     
  17. Straight Arrow

    Straight Arrow Active Member

    Huh?
     
  18. Taipan

    Taipan Well-Known Member

    Gillette Rubie Platinum Plus; Iridium Super; Polsilver Super iridium. Going to try a Nacet next week.
     
  19. LOOT

    LOOT Well-Known Member

    I've come the conclusion that with wet shaving, there are many, many wormholes one may travel down consuming time and $$$. Vintage blades is one I'd not considered. It's interesting though.
     
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  20. Jorvaljr

    Jorvaljr Operation Daytona 8000

    :happy102:Most people use the term " rabbit hole "
    lol and don't refer to themselves in 3rd person.. :happy097:
     

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