NotTheStig said:
I think I get this confused with the Super Slim (if there is such a model). Basically the one with the all black handle that looks like a Slim Adjustable.
Is it really any different to the SA and is the handle black plastic (solid or metal underneath) or is the handle metal painted black?
What's up NTS,
Ok, there's no such thing as a Super Slim, except in Limeyland and places like that. Ask anyone in Yankville about that model and you get confusion...heh.
You got the slim adjustable, which has the silver colored handle, and you got a few kinds of super adjustables that were produced after the slim, which all have the black coated handle.
The earlier super adjustables (both long and short handle versions) both have the same knurling pattern, with the shorter version being about the same length as a slim. The adjuster dial looks a bit different than the slim. Later models starting in about 1980 all have the plastic black baseplate with that same hqndle pattern, and some other late models have a diamond pattern instead(which I much prefer). Oh yeah, there's also a gold plated long handle super that was made for a few years around 1969-70.
I've shaved with all of these at one time, and the later ones are a smidge lighter but still shave pretty similar to the earlier models (although I do prefer the heavier all metal head by a small margin). I know there's at least six super adjustable versions, and maybe even seven. Main thing they have in common is the all black handles, even though the pattern may be different.
Crap, I hadda old pic of em all lined up, but I can't remember where I put the silly thing. Sheesh. I'll post that if I can...who knows.
Hope that helps,
Martin
Here's a poor shot of the SH super and a slim: Oh yeah, let me know if you wanna try a super.....
NotTheStig said:
Do they shave like a slim adjustable?
I actually prefer the short handle super over a slim for the way it feels in my hand. Seems like the super head feels a little beefier for some reason, although both razors weigh about the same.
The long handle super is nothing like the slim, as far as weight and balance and feel in the hand goes. Very strange using a handle that long, although the shave itself it similar to a slim since the heads are all pretty much the same design.
They are luscious razors NTS......you need to collect the set!
Glad to help....