Custom Gillette Super Speed Flare Tip

Hippo · Thursday October 1, 2015

This poor flare tip had given up its end caps to replace some missing from a customer's Super Speed of the same era, since then it had just been sitting in my box of bits. Apart from the missing end caps it really was too good to be relegated to scrap so I started thinking........and here's the result

Bogeyman · Friday October 2, 2015

My repairman who fixed my '47 Aristocrat said he merely swapped out the good "T-bar" on the donor Aristocrat (same year) that I sent to him rather than cut/solder an endcap. Regardless, your 'new' razor is a standout!! This calls for a song:

PhilD · Friday October 2, 2015

Gold flaretip! That looks great.

nick_s · Friday October 2, 2015

If that's the result of thinking, imagine what you could do if you actually worked on them

I kid, that's a great finish there buddy

Northam Saint · Friday October 2, 2015

That looks GREAT well done on a top job.

moodymick · Friday October 2, 2015

Agreed that does look good, but would a black handled FT with gold bits look even better???

Hippo · Sunday October 4, 2015

moodymick said:
Agreed that does look good, but would a black handled FT with gold bits look even better???

Only one way to find out

I'll see what I can do next week if I get some spare time

pjgh · Sunday October 4, 2015

... like a tan tip, but GOOOOLLLDDDDD!

moodymick · Sunday October 4, 2015

Hippo said:
Only one way to find out I'll see what I can do next week if I get some spare time

Don't blame me if it turns out bobbins, I'm good at ideas - shite at production.

Gairdner · Sunday October 4, 2015

moodymick said:
Don't blame me if it turns out bobbins, I'm good at ideas - shite at production.

Me? I'm just shite....

Hippo · Friday October 9, 2015

moodymick said:
Agreed that does look good, but would a black handled FT with gold bits look even better???

As promised!!

No razors were harmed in the making of this picture......well, nothing that can't be sorted lol!

moodymick · Friday October 9, 2015

Yep, that's a pretty good look you have there. Is that gold 'threading' through the grip? It's a bit hard to see (on my phone at mo).

mbnu54 · Friday October 9, 2015

moodymick said:
Yep, that's a pretty good look you have there. Is that gold 'threading' through the grip? It's a bit hard to see (on my phone at mo).

Now your'e just taking the piss

. Fine work Hippo