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(07-08-2016, 01:59 AM)WVHDRyder Wrote:
(07-08-2016, 01:51 AM)slantman Wrote:
(07-08-2016, 12:59 AM)andrewjs18 Wrote: post some photos of them.  I've never seen the ikon x3.

Best $40 you can invest in a head.

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Where and how did you get that? It sounds like a bunch of reviewers have got hold of some so they can hype it but as far as if when it will ever be publicly available its crickets. Leisure Guy reviewed and said he couldn't tell it apart from the SC 102 shave-wise.
#12

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(07-08-2016, 12:41 AM)Forged Wrote: When you ask if it's really that hard to produce a decent SS safety razor, what specifically do you mean?

What I mean is, its not like anybody has to re-invent the wheel, its basically machining steel or some other form of manufacturing like the metal injection moulding process that Rockwell eventually stumbled on. There's SE or DE. open comb, closed safety bar and slants and combinations of open and closed. The dimensions are pretty well standardized and there's only so many handle variations you can come up with.

I've read the ATT story and I get that production machine shops in North America (what few are left) are either not interested or incapable - which I find hard to believe. These shops make machine parts that operate to much greater design tolerances than a mere safety razor which is comparatively a crude instrument. I think they just aren't interested in a low volume low margin niche item. Its not personal its business.

I also understand Wolfman's model - its just him and he does a high degree of finishing work. But seriously , you'd think that some of these razors are made from the rarest metals on the planet - go to ikon or IB and look at safety razors - most of them are sold out and have been for years. Some I've never seen actually in stock. I sit here and speculate as to the whys and hows of the goofy business of safety razors but I suspect there is a lot more going on than I know. Is the market so small that producers aren't able to achieve economies of scale to be profitable? Is it all a hoax to create the perception of scarcity thus justifying $130 price tag for an item that would otherwise sell for $19.95? At the end of the day we're putting a 15 cent blade into the darn thing. Maybe somebody ought to put a little time and effort into making a better razor blade. Don't anybody suggest multi-blade cartridges.

Thats generally what I mean.

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#13
can someone please point me to the ATT article on machine shops and machining in the USA? He mentioned it on reddit, but I didn't know he published the article.

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#14

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(07-08-2016, 11:17 PM)CJohnLaitly Wrote: can someone please point me to the ATT article on machine shops and machining in the USA?  He mentioned it on reddit, but I didn't know he published the article.

I think this is the article: http://craftsmanship.net/occupy-your-bathroom/

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Ah, that article. Thank you for the link. I have read that. Maybe I'm confused, but I thought it was a recent reddit post, so I thought it was an update or new commentary on machining in the USA. Hmmm.
#16

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(07-08-2016, 04:36 PM)Marko Wrote:
(07-08-2016, 01:59 AM)WVHDRyder Wrote:
(07-08-2016, 01:51 AM)slantman Wrote: Best $40 you can invest in a head.

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[img]<br /><br />Well dang,thought the RAD had subsided for the time being.Hope to pick one up soon!!!<br />[/img]
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Where and how did you get that?  It sounds like a bunch of reviewers have got hold of some so they can hype it but as far as if when it will ever be publicly available its crickets.  Leisure Guy reviewed and said he couldn't tell it apart from the SC 102 shave-wise.

Greg(iKon) sold a limited number from his Facebook site and I was lucky enough to grab one. I just happened to be in the right place at the right time. I believe they are going to be released for sale very shortly.

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Ikon's Twitter feed says the X3 dropped today but I can't find it anywhere other than the ikon site where its showing as.....wait for it.....,Yes! Sold Out! These guys just piss me off.
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(07-13-2016, 03:06 AM)Marko Wrote: Ikon's Twitter feed says the X3 dropped today but I can't find it anywhere other than the ikon site where its showing as.....wait for it.....,Yes! Sold Out! These guys just piss me off.
It will take a few days before the dealers receive them they were shipped from Ikon today

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(07-13-2016, 03:12 AM)rawfox1 Wrote:
(07-13-2016, 03:06 AM)Marko Wrote: Ikon's Twitter feed says the X3 dropped today but I can't find it anywhere other than the ikon site where its showing as.....wait for it.....,Yes! Sold Out! These guys just piss me off.
It will take a few days before the dealers receive them they were shipped from Ikon today

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And the cheque is in the mail.  Remains to be seen I suppose.Confused2
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(07-13-2016, 03:16 AM)Marko Wrote:
(07-13-2016, 03:12 AM)rawfox1 Wrote:
(07-13-2016, 03:06 AM)Marko Wrote: Ikon's Twitter feed says the X3 dropped today but I can't find it anywhere other than the ikon site where its showing as.....wait for it.....,Yes! Sold Out! These guys just piss me off.
It will take a few days before the dealers receive them they were shipped from Ikon today

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And the cheque is in the mail.  Remains to be seen I suppose.Confused2
Nothing to be confused about Greg from Ikon answered me directly and said they were shipped to the dealers today and will be available for sale very soon

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