Gillette Tech Head Weights

[pjgh]

the MIC tech head weighs 11g total, which could equal the 8+2g of the Sterling (bearing in mind the precision of kitchen scales).

I have two versions of Rapira Tech-style razors (one scarily aggressive, one merely assertive), both of which weigh 16g.

Not sure that's helpful, but it's nice to be a part of something.

I sometimes got a gram difference depending on whether I placed the item horizontal or vertical in alignment. The scales are rectangular in a portrait fashion, so I placed the items vertically and as close to the middle as I could. Yeah, there'll be some precision issues on a £20 set of scales ... they're Salter, mind.

 

[Bogeyman]

I dread to think how your school taught human reproduction ...

 

[TobyC]

Put some pants on masked boy!

 

[TobyC]

I dread to think how your school taught human reproduction

 

[pjgh]

You should also say what the alignment "blade" configuration is, a long full blade will weigh more than two short ones.

I can't edit the top post any more, so here's a fresh table with items of particular interest emboldened:

Model	Blade Alignment	Manufacture	Cap (g)	Baseplate (g)
1930s pre-War (NDC)	Long Slot/Diamond Base	American	16 Copper	11
1930s pre-War (NDC)	Long Slot/Diamond Base	American	14 Brass	11
1940s post-War (W1)	Long Slot/Diamond Base	American	11	11
1940s FB #44	Twin Pin/Twin Slot	British	12	13
1940s FB Brass	Twin Pin/Twin Slot	British	13	12
1950s FB Brass	Twin Pin/Twin Slot	British	13	12
1940s Hybrid	Twin Pin/RFB	British	14	18
1950s	Twin Pin/Diamond Base	British	14	11
1950s (Z4) Gold	Long Slot/Diamond Base	American	12	11
1950s (B3)	Long Slot/Diamond Base	American	15	11
1950s French (Diamond Stamped)	Long Slot/Diamond Base	British	14	11
1950s Aluminium	Long Slot/Diamond Base	British	14	3
1960s (K4) Gillette	Flat Head/Diamond Base	American	10	10
1960s (L2) Gillette Traveller	Flat Head/Diamond Base	American	10	10
1970s (P2) Gillette	Flat Head/Diamond Base	British	10	10
1970s (T2) Gillette Ball	Flat Head/Diamond Base	British	10	8
1970s (U3) Gillette Ball Traveller	Flat Head/Diamond Base	British	10	8
1970s Double Edge/G1000	Flat Head/Diamond Base	British	10	8
1970s French (Diamond Stamped)	Flat Head/Diamond Base	British	10	10
1970s French (Diamond Stamped O3) Open Comb	Flat Head/Diamond Base	British?	10	10
1970s Gillette (Z) Plastic	Flat Head/Plastic Base	British	11	4
1970s Rotbart (Embossed)	Flat Head/Diamond Base	British?	11	10
1980s [Blank] (24)	Flat Head/Diamond Base	British	11	10
Lord	Flat Head/Diamond Base	China?	11	7
Sterling	Flat Head/Diamond Base	China?	8	2

 

[TobyC]

I can't edit the top post any more, so here's a fresh table with items of particular interest emboldened:

Model	Blade Alignment	Manufacture	Cap (g)	Baseplate (g)
1930s pre-War (NDC)	Long Slot/Diamond Base	American	16 Copper	11
1930s pre-War (NDC)	Long Slot/Diamond Base	American	14 Brass	11
1940s post-War (W1)	Long Slot/Diamond Base	American	11	11
1940s FB #44	Twin Pin/Twin Slot	British	12	13
1940s FB Brass	Twin Pin/Twin Slot	British	13	12
1950s FB Brass	Twin Pin/Twin Slot	British	13	12
1940s Hybrid	Twin Pin/RFB	British	14	18
1950s	Twin Pin/Diamond Base	British	14	11
1950s (Z4) Gold	Long Slot/Diamond Base	American	12	11
1950s (B3)	Long Slot/Diamond Base	American	15	11
1950s French (Diamond Stamped)	Long Slot/Diamond Base	British	14	11
1950s Aluminium	Long Slot/Diamond Base	British	14	3
1960s (K4) Gillette	Flat Head/Diamond Base	American	10	10
1960s (L2) Gillette Traveller	Flat Head/Diamond Base	American	10	10
1970s (P2) Gillette	Flat Head/Diamond Base	British	10	10
1970s (T2) Gillette Ball	Flat Head/Diamond Base	British	10	8
1970s (U3) Gillette Ball Traveller	Flat Head/Diamond Base	British	10	8
1970s Double Edge/G1000	Flat Head/Diamond Base	British	10	8
1970s French (Diamond Stamped)	Flat Head/Diamond Base	British	10	10
1970s French (Diamond Stamped O3) Open Comb	Flat Head/Diamond Base	British?	10	10
1970s Gillette (Z) Plastic	Flat Head/Plastic Base	British	11	4
1970s Rotbart (Embossed)	Flat Head/Diamond Base	British?	11	10
1980s [Blank] (24)	Flat Head/Diamond Base	British	11	10
Lord	Flat Head/Diamond Base	China?	11	7
Sterling	Flat Head/Diamond Base	China?	8	2

I thought the Lord and Sterling would be the same, I guess the Lord is zamak/brass and the Sterling is aluminum/aluminum?

 

[pjgh]

To be frank, I can't tell ... what I can say is that the thread on the Lord is quite long (in fact too long for many Gillette Tech handles to fit) and when fitting M5 threaded stainless steel handles, it does not feel scratchy like Zamak. It does feel well made and looking at the weights, it's not at all far off the '70s Gillette Techs.