The 400 club

Discussion in 'The Brush' started by Darkbulb, Nov 3, 2014.

  1. DaltonGang

    DaltonGang Ol' Itchy Whiskers

    Well, it has been a long time coming. I finally got my hands on an original Rubberset 400. Here it is, all polished up, and the original knot lightened up.

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  2. jaro

    jaro the dread and the fear

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    One day I will find one of the Rubberset 400 handles for a decent price... Around here even just the handles are crazy
     
  3. IAmTheJody

    IAmTheJody Gillette-i Master Staff Member

    Welcome to the 400 Club!
    :git::eatdrink047:
     
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  4. DaltonGang

    DaltonGang Ol' Itchy Whiskers

    I didn't think I would find one, but this one was had for $30, and it came with a Swedish CVH straight razor. You just need to check the "Make Offer" and "Buy it Now" sections Of eBay, often.
     
  5. Old School

    Old School *$&%@#~

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    What do you mean by "the original knot lightened up"?
     
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  6. jaro

    jaro the dread and the fear


    I will have to widen my searches it would seem.. Thank you for the reply. I appreciate it a lot..
     
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  7. DaltonGang

    DaltonGang Ol' Itchy Whiskers

    It was stained dark, over the 80+ years. I bleached it back to lighter shade. More original color.
     
  8. Old School

    Old School *$&%@#~

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    Bleach, peroxide, lemon juice or something else?
     
  9. DaltonGang

    DaltonGang Ol' Itchy Whiskers

    Hydrogen Peroxide and Bleach. Here is what I did.
    Quite dangerously. First, hydrogen peroxide soak. That had little effect.
    I got annoyed, then rinsed most off, and soaked in bleach. I let the chemical reaction happen between the two chemicals. It heated up, as I swished it around, and it started foaming. I quickly rinsed and soaped it, to remove all chemicals. Viola, it worked, I didn't die, and the bristles didn't melt.
     
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  10. DaltonGang

    DaltonGang Ol' Itchy Whiskers

    Ok, here is my opinion, of the original Rubberset 400 brush knot: "It is sub par". Maybe their quality control, or where they sourced their Boar Hair from, but it cannot come close to the Omega knots. The original boar knot is too stiff, and doesn't lather well. While almost every modern made boar knot does a fantastic job of lathering, compared to the vintage Rubberset. Perhaps 80+ year old knots don't age well. Any opinions on this??
     
  11. Paul Turner

    Paul Turner outside the quote(s) now

    I have a Razorock 400 brush-can I be in this club?
     
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  12. Primotenore

    Primotenore missed opera tunity

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    Paul, you can join, but there will be an asterisk next to your name*

    *Pseudo 400 brush
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  13. Primotenore

    Primotenore missed opera tunity

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    Late to the party. Love my Rubberset 400/3, but the OG knot was awful. I guess that makes me a member of the club. (A REAL member, @Paul Turner :happy102:)
     
  14. jimjo1031

    jimjo1031 never bloomed myself

    I totally forgot about this thread. My Rubberset 400-3 which I restored over a year ago.............
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  15. Paul Turner

    Paul Turner outside the quote(s) now

    Well, it says right on it the #400. What is pseudo about THAT??????
     
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  16. Dave in KY

    Dave in KY On second thought, Buttercup

    It's like if there was a Gibbs Adjustable Club and you had a Yaqi "The Final Cut" Adjustable and wanted to join. It ain't the REAL thing ;) :happy097:
     
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  17. Primotenore

    Primotenore missed opera tunity

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    :signs011:

    :happy108:
     
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  18. Primotenore

    Primotenore missed opera tunity

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    Good to see you over here, Dave.
    :happy088:
     
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  19. Primotenore

    Primotenore missed opera tunity

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    Look at Jim's Rubberset 400/3 in post #1214
    Many brush makers have emulated and quite frankly, copied the Rubberset design.
     
  20. Dave in KY

    Dave in KY On second thought, Buttercup

    Thanks Joseph. Not enough time to get here often but I'm also a REAL member here (with a No #, a #3 and a #4) and still get email alerts when there's a post here :happy088:
     
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