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  • djundjila@sub.wetshaving.socialM
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    1 year ago

    MMOC Gen 1, which is widely reported as being not as smooth as Gen 2

    This always intrigues me. The difference between gen 1 and 2 are the blade bumps, which are there so that a then-brandnew spineless double-edged Micromatic blade would sit at the same angle as a classic GEM blade propped up by its spine. If you use a modern GEM blade, the blade bumps seem to do nothing, at least when I check mine, there is no wear spot on them after I move the blade sideways.

    I have multiple gen 1 and gen 2 MMOCs and they all feel exactly the same, and as far as I can tell they are functionally the same.

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      This was my analysis, but I did it by observation rather than experiment. I have two Gen 2s. The first was a chromed one. I went looking for a Gen 1 and saw a gold-plated Gen 2 and could not resist. I was not about to buy a third MMOC so I did a hard look at the bumps on the Gen 2 relative to the spine of the blade and concluded that lack of bumps would make no difference. [ I only use my gold-plated MMOC. It has more character and is more photogenic. ]

      • djundjila@sub.wetshaving.socialM
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        1 year ago

        I can attest to its photogenicity (photogeneity?) 📸🙂

        You have more sense than I did when exploring the GEM rabbit hole. I’ve ended up having a brass gen 1, a brass gen 2 with djudicial engravings, a chromed gen 2 with “HOLD FLAT AGAINST FACE” engraved in the top cap, and I’ve PIFfed some MMOCs

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          You have more sense than I did when exploring the GEM rabbit hole.

          Oh, I almost went there. Happening upon my gold-plated one reduced my urge for more. And then I “found” straight razor collecting. In that department, I have no sense whatsoever :)

          • djundjila@sub.wetshaving.socialM
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            In that department, I have no sense whatsoever :)

            Yeah, same😬

            I’m running out of storage space, like for the soaps. But unlike soaps, straight razors don’t get used up, so this problem won’t solve itself…