Your Favorite Number From 1 to 9

Discussion in 'Safety Razors' started by well-groomed, Feb 22, 2019.

  1. well-groomed

    well-groomed Member

    I like to use my Gillette Slim Adjustable at setting #4. Works great for me. Do you stick to the same setting on your adjustable(s) , or do you mix it up ?
     
  2. brit

    brit in a box

    2-5, works great..
     
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  3. Jrdelgado

    Jrdelgado Well-Known Member

    7-9 are to my liking.
     
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  4. MntnMan62

    MntnMan62 Well-Known Member

    6 - 7 for me
     
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  5. RyX

    RyX DoH!

    Before I was goaded into upping mine I'd settled at 5. Once 7 became comfortable I had to try 9. The Fat Boy never gets used on any but that now. I hear if you are into Hot Rodding they can be over clocked.

    I longed to hold a Merkur Futur and those crafty Chinese guys produced a clone. From reports the Q-Shave or Ming Shi 2000s shave very similar to the originals. With a range of 1 - 6 I've settled in around 4-1/2.
     
  6. brit

    brit in a box

    why not just trim the safety bars off a tech...
     
  7. ordinaryshaver

    ordinaryshaver Well-Known Member

    Not sure about the whole over clocking deal, but just set the razor at 9 and let her go. Really no reason to do anything other than that.
    :signs011:
     
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  8. RyX

    RyX DoH!

    Saving that for MAYhem 2019!
     
  9. brit

    brit in a box

    :):D:happy088:
     
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  10. wchnu

    wchnu Duck Season!

    9 is the only exceptable answer.
     
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  11. brit

    brit in a box

    what is so special about the setting on 9?
     
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  12. wchnu

    wchnu Duck Season!

    Wide open is the best way to drive most anything. People like to be silly and twist knobs. Turn it up leave it up and turn it loose.
     
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  13. brit

    brit in a box

    ok ,fair enough..
     
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  14. Primotenore

    Primotenore missed opera tunity

    Article Team
    They shave the same on every setting.
     
  15. kfbrady

    kfbrady Well-Known Member

    I've been using my Slim and my Fat Boy on 9 for quite a while now but recently I've discovered that I can get just as good shave with them both set to 7.

    Maybe as my technique gets better I don't need quite as an aggressive setting.
     
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  16. Redrock

    Redrock Well-Known Member

    3 for me.
     
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  17. mvd

    mvd Well-Known Member

    4 or 5 on the Fatboy. I just leave it there and forget about it.
     
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  18. wristwatchb

    wristwatchb wristwatch "danger" b

    I usually land on 5, 7, or 9 and keep it there.
     
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  19. jimjo1031

    jimjo1031 never bloomed myself

    Keep it at 7. High enough for great shaves, and not too high for sensitive skin.
     
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  20. MR41

    MR41 Well-Known Member

    I use a Progress-I have played with different settings, I’ve tried leaving it set at each setting for a while, I’ve tried starting out on 5 and gradually turning it down. But, recently I’ve started using it the way the original instructions suggested with great results. It sounds funny to say that, original instructions are sometimes written by people that don’t know what they’re talking about( just see how much a bag of dog food says to give your dog).
    The original instructions said to use a low setting and then a high setting. I close it all the way for the first pass and open up to 5 for the second and subsequent passes and get outstanding results. Isn’t that crazy.
     
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