New Concept - Variable weight & balance point razor handle.
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It will likely be titanium first. thats a good idea. Gives the balance weights more authority.
Mike Smart
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I Really like the thought of this Razor but i just wonder the Engineering & Manufacturing & Materials i just think it might be out of most people’s reach.
Clearly i hope i’m wrong.
Well Done you certainly deserve credit for thinking out the box
Clearly i hope i’m wrong.
Well Done you certainly deserve credit for thinking out the box
p.b
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But why not? It’s cheaper, lighter and easier to machine and can then be anodised in nice colours.
p.b
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Aluminium for just the centre piece, not the ballast or end pieces. I would have assumed brass would be used for the ballast as the cheapest, easiest to machine and densest option. Not sure if there’d be any galvanic corrosion issues between aluminium and brass.
Str8Mug
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Really? Why?
I mean, a manufacturer such as yourself can make & create as you please as you're in the business to be profitable and hopefully introduce innovation particularly in the wet shave landscape. But, I honestly don't see this being a common practicality for everyday use. Sure, F1 inspired idea with a turnbuckle/ballast concept that is useful in Formula 1 and other high end auto racing. But, let's be real here. If an individual shaver can't determine a balance point or fulcrum within their own hands to achieve a proper comfort zone in their shave technique, that individual should never have a shaving implement in their possession, period.
And then a radical head design? Like, are we going to see an airleron, spoiler, air dams & lower end cowling to maximum coefficient drag and maximum contact or cohesion with the skin? I mean no disrespect to your ideas and trying to innovate as I am a true fan of your razors and accessories but, this has me giggling a bit. I know thinking out of the box is where at times one can catch brilliance and push the envelope of design and performance to another level but, I do truly question this undertaking and to what gains will this bring to the average joe shaver other than an F1 inspired product?
I don't see it. But, then again I've never been the smartest one in the bunch.
p.b
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I dislike having a head heavy razor so having a handle I can use with the impressive but heavy Yaqi Sentinel head would be a bonus for me. Sure I can find the fulcrum point but I’m an unreasonable man who likes products to serve me not have me work around them hence the appeal in this product.
Why? - because it is a challenge.
I get it that it will be a niche product and "most" shavers will not need or require such a handle. However, there are a largeish number of people who like to have a little complication in their lives - something to adjust, to fiddle with, to get that perfect balance. I would not say it is for everyone.
As for the head - well... I do have a number of designs in the bag for heads that, again, will not appeal to everyone but there will be a significant number of people that it will appeal to.
Just for the record, this manual adjustment razor handle with variable balance point - this is a first step to something even more complex. I am also designing a stage 2 handle with a twist knob that will allow the user to vary balance merely by twisting the knob on the base. I will, at some point, also incorporate this into a fully adjustable razor. There are challenges - the number of moving parts increases greatly as the complexity of function increases. The current design for the knob-adjustable balance weights razor handle has 10 moving parts and I am not finished yet... it will be a tinkerers delight and will incopporate ballast weights, carbon fibre, stainless steel and brass.
I get it that it will be a niche product and "most" shavers will not need or require such a handle. However, there are a largeish number of people who like to have a little complication in their lives - something to adjust, to fiddle with, to get that perfect balance. I would not say it is for everyone.
As for the head - well... I do have a number of designs in the bag for heads that, again, will not appeal to everyone but there will be a significant number of people that it will appeal to.
Just for the record, this manual adjustment razor handle with variable balance point - this is a first step to something even more complex. I am also designing a stage 2 handle with a twist knob that will allow the user to vary balance merely by twisting the knob on the base. I will, at some point, also incorporate this into a fully adjustable razor. There are challenges - the number of moving parts increases greatly as the complexity of function increases. The current design for the knob-adjustable balance weights razor handle has 10 moving parts and I am not finished yet... it will be a tinkerers delight and will incopporate ballast weights, carbon fibre, stainless steel and brass.
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Str8Mug
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Fair enough, to each their own. Personally, I still don’t see it but, I understand the theory in making something functional, cohesive & “idiot proof” for lack of a better word (not saying nor insinuating that the maker or it’s potential customers are) or term.
I truly hope it’s a successful project and it is equally a positive for those that need to “auto-tune” their razors…..
Following on from this: I have recently competed a design and manufacture of a new razor handle, Alpha Fusion Super Leggero - meaning super light in Italian. The handle will come in 5 weighting options that will, from the outside, look identical. At roughtly 16g for the basic handle and ranging up to 55-60g for the upper weighted options, the Super Leggero Fusion can boast to be the lightest quality composite razor handle on the market right now. Ready for sale in about 10 days at a VERY reasonable price. Look at some photos dear friends - this is the REAL DEAL - no renders, no mock-ups. Just pure, super light, Fusion. End caps are titanium, tube is Carbon Fibre Composite. More details to follow.
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