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Out of sheer curiosity, what was the reason for this update in design? I ask since I have literally no experience in designing a razor, so I have no idea what an effect could be achieved with such a minute change (maybe it's not that minute when it comes to a razor's head). Patrick, thanks again for being so communicative and sharing the process.

It's a great question, and I'm happy to share. It's a long story, but I'll try to make it to the point. The update has to do with making the razor easier to manufacture.

There are some very hard spots on the razor (both the jaw and baseplate) to machine, which makes it more time intensive and expensive. These updates are literally fractions of a millimeter, but by making them, we're able to lower our costs and improve repeatability.

The end function and shave will be exactly the same.

Thanks! It's amazing how important these kind of things are.

Doh! I should have also mentioned there will also be some minor changes to perfect the inject/eject function (of course). Running on low sleep and lots of caffeine...

Classy packaging, SupplyProvisionCo!

Can't wait to try it tonight!

So first shave. Nothing. Couldn't cut any hair at all. Tried all three jaws, tried all angles. Even tried pressure. Nada.

Switched out the blade for a new one, and voila! Got a decent shave. It's almost like shaving with a oneblade/cart.

Anyone else experience a dud blade? This is a first for me. I have to say that the first blade was in the pack weird; it seemed to have slid away from the key and I wasn't able to load it until I used a pair of tweezers manually push it back into place.

Will post more thoughts after a few more shaves.

So first shave. Nothing. Couldn't cut any hair at all. Tried all three jaws, tried all angles. Even tried pressure. Nada.

Switched out the blade for a new one, and voila!  Got a decent shave. It's almost like shaving with a oneblade/cart.

Anyone else experience a dud blade? This is a first for me. I have to say that the first blade was in the pack weird; it seemed to have slid away from the key and I wasn't able to load it until I used a pair of tweezers manually push it back into place.

Will post more thoughts after a few more shaves.

this has been reported in the past with the schick injector blades. fortunately I don't think I ever had a dud blade when I was using my injectors more frequently.

Anyone else experience a dud blade? This is a first for me. I have to say that the first blade was in the pack weird; it seemed to have slid away from the key and I wasn't able to load it until I used a pair of tweezers manually push it back into place.

We've had the same report from a few folks. It's usually caused by a blade dragging against the blade stop as you insert it. Completely ruins the blade. Sounds like your blades were crooked, but now that they're straightened out, you should be set. Just make sure to watch future blades as you insert them to avoid this problem.

So first shave. Nothing. Couldn't cut any hair at all. Tried all three jaws, tried all angles. Even tried pressure. Nada.

Switched out the blade for a new one, and voila!  Got a decent shave. It's almost like shaving with a oneblade/cart.

Anyone else experience a dud blade? This is a first for me. I have to say that the first blade was in the pack weird; it seemed to have slid away from the key and I wasn't able to load it until I used a pair of tweezers manually push it back into place.

Will post more thoughts after a few more shaves.

I received mine yesterday and had my first shave with it. The razor itself is of amazing quality and worth the wait. I have thick stubble so my experience was very close to yours. I know some blades work better than others but my first shave was pretty rough. I did two passes and my skin felt raw. I usually use a RR SLAB and can do three passes with ease. Maybe the first blade out of the pack could be a dud and I have had that happen before so just have to wait and see.

So first shave. Nothing. Couldn't cut any hair at all. Tried all three jaws, tried all angles. Even tried pressure. Nada.

Switched out the blade for a new one, and voila!  Got a decent shave. It's almost like shaving with a oneblade/cart.

Anyone else experience a dud blade? This is a first for me. I have to say that the first blade was in the pack weird; it seemed to have slid away from the key and I wasn't able to load it until I used a pair of tweezers manually push it back into place.

Will post more thoughts after a few more shaves.

this has been reported in the past with the schick injector blades. fortunately I don't think I ever had a dud blade when I was using my injectors more frequently.

Anyone else experience a dud blade? This is a first for me. I have to say that the first blade was in the pack weird; it seemed to have slid away from the key and I wasn't able to load it until I used a pair of tweezers manually push it back into place.

We've had the same report from a few folks. It's usually caused by a blade dragging against the blade stop as you insert it. Completely ruins the blade. Sounds like your blades were crooked, but now that they're straightened out, you should be set. Just make sure to watch future blades as you insert them to avoid this problem.

Ok. Making sure it wasn't me. Thanks!

I'm normally of the habit of removing the blade after each shave to dry. Is this nesscisary for the single edge? Seems like that would be counter to the whole 'don't have to touch the blade because it's an injector' ethos.

I personally don't see any benefit to removing the blade between uses, but it's very simple if you want to. Just push below the thumb screw to release the blade. And then when it's time to reinsert just push there again to open the jaws and slide the blade in. It's far easier than handling a DE blade, in my opinion. Just make sure to watch the cutting edge as you insert it.

What I have been doing is just losing the screw a bit, rinse, and let it dry without removing the blade.