2020 is definitely the year of the Gillette Slant

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  1. PLANofMAN

    PLANofMAN Eccentric Razor Collector Staff Member

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    Part of that is to account for spring back, or how much the razor goes back to it's original form. It's one of the things Tom will be checking tonight.
     
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  2. PLANofMAN

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    That's fantastic news, Tom! How does the twist compare to the Valencia? From the shave report, it sounds as though they shave pretty much the same.
     
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  3. twhite

    twhite Peeping Tom

    I figured I might get maybe 1/16” but it is closer to 1/8”. I will redesign the twist and recut the existing jig. That will get me to where the Valencia is at.
     
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  4. twhite

    twhite Peeping Tom

    Valencia on left Gillette on right.
    My twist is opposite. Chalk that up to being a left handed dyslexic.
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  5. PLANofMAN

    PLANofMAN Eccentric Razor Collector Staff Member

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    Annealing it beforehand might have gotten it there.

    ...but if we can get it there without annealing, that would be the better way to go.

    Awww! It's so cute!!! Tom made a slant for left handed shavers! (FYI, slants shave exactly the same regardless of twist direction, but some lefties just like to bellyache).

    Tom, I know it was an "Oops," but this is a good thing. It will differentiate remanufactured slants from vintage slants.
     
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  6. Droo78

    Droo78 Well-Known Member

    You gotta love when a plan comes together! :happy093:
     
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  7. twhite

    twhite Peeping Tom

    It looked RIGHT in my minds eye. I have to stop working in The House of Mirrors.
     
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  8. PLANofMAN

    PLANofMAN Eccentric Razor Collector Staff Member

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    Sometimes you've just got to stop looking at stuff from a slanted perspective. :p
     
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  9. PLANofMAN

    PLANofMAN Eccentric Razor Collector Staff Member

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    Changed the title from "Is 2020 the year of the Gillette Slant?" to "2020 is definitely the year of the Gillette Slant."
     
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  10. romsitsa

    romsitsa Well-Known Member

    Ingenious. How wide (form teeth to teeth) is the jig?

    Adam
     
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  11. Jim99

    Jim99 Gold Water Shaver

    Very cool!

    :happy088:
     
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  12. PLANofMAN

    PLANofMAN Eccentric Razor Collector Staff Member

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    It's the width of a Gillette Old Type baseplate, made from a mirror image of a Valencia slant baseplate, which in turn was made from a French Leresche baseplate, which is a copy of the Gillette single ring's baseplate. If you want the answer in millimeters, you'll need to ask Tom @twhite.
     
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  13. gorgo2

    gorgo2 geezerhood

    Ever been any such thing as a TTO slant? Would expect it'd be terribly complicated to engineer and manufacture (and impossible to retrofit) but could one be designed that works?
     
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  14. Boojum1

    Boojum1 Valet Parking Available Here

    Excellent and very cool! clap.gif Having fun following along.
     
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  15. jmudrick

    jmudrick Type A Man

    Tears in my eyes. A beautiful thing.

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  16. poppi

    poppi Well-Known Member

    Ingenious and so very cool!

    But what is the advantage of a slant?
     
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  17. gorgo2

    gorgo2 geezerhood

    It really comes down to opinion.

    A few (like me) don't buy the explanations of how a slant head makes the blade "slice" through whiskers vs a regular DE "chopping" through, and can tell no difference in comfort or shave quality when using a slant.

    Others believe it is a superior shaving geometry and/or just love using slants; to them I say, "Enjoy your shave!"

    Either way, it'll be fine. None of us is getting out of here alive and we sure ain't taking favorite razors with us. I do think they're neat to look at.
     
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  18. jmudrick

    jmudrick Type A Man

    Cutting angle plus additional rigidity. The latter especially can make a huge difference.

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  19. twhite

    twhite Peeping Tom

    I think it is the rigidity also.
     
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  20. PLANofMAN

    PLANofMAN Eccentric Razor Collector Staff Member

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    I think it could be done. It would be expensive, and probably have to be largely 3D printed, but it could be done. This all assumes you are talking about a Gillette style TTO.

    Retrofitting a TTO would probably be easier. Too bad Cooper Monobilts are not exactly common. I suspect that they would be ideal candidates.
     
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