(This post was last modified: 05-18-2019, 08:31 PM by LOOT.)
(05-18-2019, 07:41 PM)Janus Razors Wrote:Please take the port out. This is not a Harley Davidson. It does not need a toolkit. Respectfully.(05-18-2019, 07:08 PM)Sharp_Obsession Wrote: Hello Eric, Thank you for making yourself available. Can you please explain any design features which you improved from the Toggle to keep it free of clogging up? Can you please explain any regular cleaning and maintenance you would recommend for the razor? Can you please explain how one would have to go about refurbishing/cleaning the razor. I understand that Janus Razors is a new company, but is there any guarantees or services that the company will offer?
Thanks!
A soak in warm soapy water every so often should do. Also, a drop of mineral oil (or whatever one likes to use) every so often at the top of the dial should keep the threads turning fine.
I added a lube port (which some even beyond DFS dislike) thinking that during soaking one can take out that set-screw to provide a 'big' opening for stuff like hard water slime to fall out after soaking. This port also provides a hole to blast canned compressed air through if prepping it for storage after cleaning. This set-screw & allen wrench is a standard size one can find from local hardware store if it gets lost. If I keep getting more hesitation about this lube port, I might consider eliminating it from the production design.
I probably won't wanna soak the Janus in a solution with CLR since I don't have a good understanding what that will do to the PVD coatings over time.
During assembly, threadlocker used. With no good spots or surfaces to clamp on to disassemble, I would advise against disassembly since parts can get scratched up. Cleaning often is a better way to go. If the razor has issues, one would simply send it back to me and I can address on a case by case basis rather than making a blanket statement. What did I miss?
Handled properly, you can limit the amount of water down the barrels. Yes, it will get cruddy eventually, but Gillette have worked for 60 years.
If the Janus is as robustly built as it seems, and it tolerates disassembly/re-assembly, I would rather you offer a $125 tune-up much like Razor Emporium does. Service it like a fine watch. Every 3 years recommend. Although with no lube port, if you go out of business, I'd be perfectly content never opening it up. It will outlive my son.
And....I would never, ever, ever soK or submerge a Toggle in ANY solution unless it IS 60+ years old and caked closed with soap scum.
I loaned a Toggle out once...thinking the no soak thing was kinda a given....nope.
Please don't soak a Toggle adjust your handling/rinsing technique if necessary.
And compressed air after every use, then stand it on it's doors to drain the barrel.
We can help write you a set of properly handling, it should be just like a Gillette
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