(07-19-2022, 05:54 AM)Sledge Wrote:(07-18-2022, 07:21 PM)Moriarty Wrote:Tester28 question piqued my curiosity so I took some pics before my shave today. Closed at the dot to one full rotation back to the dot. Moriarty is correct the sprung plate rises keeping a grip on the blade. I noticed that the spring plate is affected by the curved blade acting as a counter spring. The gap between spring plate and cap opens a bit during the upward adjustment from the lowest setting. The blade is not just moving away from the base but it is unflexing too, changing the angle as well as the gap. Interesting, probably unplanned but worked out great for the shave quality. Without a blade the spring plate stays in place throughout the range of adjustment.(07-18-2022, 06:51 PM)Tester28 Wrote: No no no....I have no complaints....the blade does not feel loose at any point....Im just wondering,There is a sprung plate between the base plate and the top cap which supports the blade from below. You have to increase the razor setting to 15 (2 1/2 full turns) before the blade rises above this plate and is not supported any more.
out of interest, how blade clamping works in the Sailor.
To me it looked like the blade is clamped down tight when the knob is turned fully clockwise. (setting 0)
But even when you turn anticlockwise to go up from 1-5, the blade still holds firm....this seemed counter intuitive to me...
just wondering if anyone knows more about this mechanism and how it works.
Now I am curious if the later models have the same characteristic. Sounds like a question for the man with the most Sailors: LOOT
Edit: Looking at these pics today reminds me why I love this razor. It's iconic design is unlike anything else I own.
I always assumed the adjustment plate traveled at the same rate as the cap, because the springs force it to, to a point. I took a look at my 19, 20, and 21 model and without a blade, that seems to hold true until the adjustment plate reached maximum travel. Also, my adjustment plates start moving immediately.
With a blade, immediately from 0, the adjustment plate moves away from the base plate and the top cap does seem to move slightly away from the adjustment plate. It is only for the first thread or so. Maybe this is the blade spring, I dunno. After the first thread tho, the adj plate and top cap seem to rise together, until the adj plate reaches maximum rise.
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