Comment on Thursday SOTD Thread - December 21, 2023
djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social 10 months agoMMOC 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 it’s 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.
gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social 10 months ago
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.social 10 months 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
gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social 10 months ago
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.social 10 months ago
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…