Good Saturday morning, looks like stuff is happening and going great here!
Broke from my blade trials in order to try out a crazy little tool that took so long to get here I had forgotten I ordered it.
A Ming Shi Unscrew 3000s. No that's not a type-O, with a name like that and only $11 including shipping to get it here, I just had to.
Seeing it's a DE razor, the maiden voyage has to go with a Feather blade, new blade of course!
Looking at it, a complicated contraption, it's adjustable, a butterfly TTO design.
The blade fits snug, fits well, no issues there. Now its adjustable in the way that the safety bar lowers or raises with the numbered ferrule, the blade is not moved. You can fully adjust it with the blade set, loaded and barn doors fully closed. Numbers 1-9 with 9 being the safety bar lowest of them or the widest setting. I set it to 9, that's always good for me.
The face shave was good, not great, but good. Its milder than I'd hoped for, but still did a fine job of cutting. Not a brush hog, but not a super speed either, maybe a Red Tip. But with almost no blade feel, it still did the job. Great caution using this razor, for over shaving to get a smooth shave is possible, even with a new Feather blade. 2 passes and a witch hazel clean up left me ok. An above average "go to work" shave.
The head shave had some issues, nothing terrible, but this razor makes it kinda clumsy. The main problem is that the handle is so light that all the parts on the head seriously unballances it. If you shave the gord, having a well ballanced razor is a real plus. I found that I was holdind onto the adjustment ferrule to get good ballance. Chocking up on a razor that much gets it ballanced, but makes it slightly uncontrolled when moving from top to side. It needs some weight in the handle to ease up on the higher hold.
2 passes and a witch hazel clean up, its again a good "go to work" shave.
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Well that's all there is here on that Chinese blade holder.
If you like a milder razor that has a heavy head compared to the handle, 11 dollars might be worth it. I would say to think about it if you are a head shaver.
Coffee's gone, daylight's a waisting.
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Enjoy!
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