Fat boy and Rex compasrison

carbold

carbold

Carlo
First shave this morning with the O series Rex I just got from a honourable member of this forum (thanks @TheChrisC).
I have to say that the finish is a lot better than the N series, almost no machine marks and the knurling is a lot more refined. As stated before, the spring is a lot stiffer.
I can confirm that for me the first 3 settings are not effective at all, the razor starts becoming alive on #4. I had a nice deep shave on #6 and #5 with a couple of nicks (not the razor’s fault, but just a reminder that you can get nicks with this razor, unlike the Fatboy!).
Now, the reason I sold my first Rex was the drag, i.e. this feeling of the hair being pulled rather than cut. I experienced this again this morning but not as much as I remember. I want to give this Rex more time and start playing with angles. I should be getting my overclocked Fatboy today or tomorrow so I’ll post some comparisons.
 
Tyke121

Tyke121

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carbold said:
First shave this morning with the O series Rex I just got from a honourable member of this forum (thanks @TheChrisC).
I have to say that the finish is a lot better than the N series, almost no machine marks and the knurling is a lot more refined. As stated before, the spring is a lot stiffer.
I can confirm that for me the first 3 settings are not effective at all, the razor starts becoming alive on #4. I had a nice deep shave on #6 and #5 with a couple of nicks (not the razor’s fault, but just a reminder that you can get nicks with this razor, unlike the Fatboy!).
Now, the reason I sold my first Rex was the drag, i.e. this feeling of the hair being pulled rather than cut. I experienced this again this morning but not as much as I remember. I want to give this Rex more time and start playing with angles. I should be getting my overclocked Fatboy today or tomorrow so I’ll post some comparisons.
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Great review thanks
 
carbold

carbold

Carlo
Got the Fatboy back from replating yesterday and had the first comparison shave today. The oveclocking made the Fatboy a tad more efficient, meaning that now I can actually get a BBS on #9. Which makes the Fatboy a usable razor for me, not like the Mamba or Feather for example with which I was never able to get a deep shave.
But in terms of blade feel the Rex wins hands down. If you, like me,
want a deep shave, a BBS, and you like blade feel, the Rex is for you when you dial it anywhere between #3 and #6. Anything less than #3 and it’s too mild.
The problem I can see with the Fatboy is the lack of blade exposure but I guess this would be appreciated by some
 
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