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[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Philips trimmers SUUUUUUUUCK.

I had an electric trimmer. The plastic attachments for the various shaving grades were fixed at each end with the smallest possible fragment of plastic. So as you're going over the curves of your skin, those tiny plastic fragments were guaranteed to break before long, rendering the entire trimmer useless, even though it technically still worked. Ordering replacements, which were guaranteed to break, was more expensive than buying an entire new trimmer.

Switched to a different brand and no problems whatsoever.

There's no way a group of people working for Philips sat around designing that shit and didn't know it was designed to break. Planned obsolescence. Fuck Philips.

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 week ago (6 children)

As long as they don't lose money on their subscription products (like razor blades) they are glad to make sure your device requiring subscription supplies is functioning and you're invested in more regular purchases of consumables.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago (4 children)

What's the license of the files? Are third parties able to modify and sell them?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago (7 children)

Let's not let perfect be the enemy of good...

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Good question!

It looks like Creative Commons non-commercial, according to the download page.

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[–] [email protected] 43 points 1 week ago (6 children)

Nice idea. Now make the batteries replaceable in things like shavers, and stop making the replacement foils the printer ink of the personal grooming consumables world. For those that don’t know, you can buy a battery operated shaver for say $60 and the replacement foil and cutter will cost $30-40. Half the cost of a new shaver for a small bit of plastic and metal.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

Also, allow the blades on the newest model to be reversed. The old version could be reversed, so when the leading edge got dull, you could flip it around.

With the newest version, it's nearly impossible to use the back edge because of the curve of the handle. Clearly designed to reduce blade life by half.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

They were replaceable in the old Norelco shavers. It required soldering. If you're 3D printing then soldering is on the same level of technical skill. There's even a solder bridge to disconnect the battery.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Dude, Just buy a a Wahl clipper set and avoid that headache.

Mine has a big beefy wall-plug one, and one that runs off two AA batteries. Also sturdy as fuck and I've abused and misused the damn thing for like 15 years and they are both still going strong.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

Those aren't capable of what a OneBlade can do. Not the same thing at all.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago

Clippers or shaver? Clippers don’t shave close. I do have a Wahl clipper, it’s great, but it doesn’t shave.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

OneBlade is a ripoff to the playbook of razor and blades model anyaway.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Oh. We're supposed to replace them? I've been using my original set for two years.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Mine broke after a month and a new blade costs as much as the whole thing.

Edit: i mean the flat thing.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago (3 children)

That exact thing being showcases broke on me while I was shaving my junk over my toilet. It fell right in.

I wish I had a 3d printer now though because being able to print another would be awesome.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Try a library. Or a fab shop near you may print it for a small fee.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (7 children)
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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Hmm... clever, if you 3d print your junk, you can make it any size you like.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That thing falls in the toilet every time I do the same. I just fish it out and wash it thoroughly.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Why do you 2 not simply shave in the shower?!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I don't know if it's water proof and my shower stall is too small

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Who said turn on the shower? Plus I know for sure the OneBlade is waterproof - you can see the logo on the website images.

Get in shower, shave with OneBlade, then shower. Problem solved.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Fair enough, but I feel like you glossed over the second half of my sentence.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Because they like getting feces in their shaver.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 week ago

If you're getting feces in the shaver you haven't cleaned properly...

[–] [email protected] 36 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Well this is cool as fuck! Make sure you print in ABS or better if your printing this

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

Petg or ASA would be fine too. I wouldn't do PLA it wouldn't last. And I wouldn't do anything glass or carbon fiber infused if it's going be touching and dragging on skin.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Doesn't 3d print have bacteria issues with water?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

You shouldn't use them to eat or drink, but for this purpose it should be fine

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[–] [email protected] 98 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (5 children)

Not as good as them offering the repair parts themselves I feel like, but this is still super cool!

Edit: it sounds like they also offer some parts themselves! Thats honestly fantastic

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

They sell guards through a 3rd party. They don’t advertise it well, so it took me some time to find them last time.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Hear me out, in a way that's actually better, because you can modify the original models to make them better.

Like the guards on these razors have usually annoying flaws: they are too thick, which pushes a lot of hair down, and the bottom is too round and doesn't lift the hair. You can take the model from Philips, remix it, and get exactly what you need.

And if the company is smart, it will enable sharing of improved models.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Just share your own design on one of the 3D model sites, no license/open license. Just be sure to remove any Norelco data from the file.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It definitely has its upsides! It just also means you need to have access to a 3d printer or pay for a 3d printing service

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Paying for a 3D printing service or going to a local makerspace is probably still cheaper than whatever Philips would have charged for an injection molded equivilant.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Maybe they plan to. I’ve been wondering why companies don’t do this already.

While a product is actively manufactured, cranking out a few extra pieces is cheap and easy. However once it’s discontinued stocking or manufacturing parts is a cost with no profit potential. Wouldn’t the manufacturer save money, resources, warehouse space by releasing the deign and contract with a printing service to build on demand and shindig to the customer?

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 week ago

Not to mention, if you have the model you can print it even long after the product support has ended. No company will support a product they stopped making half a decade ago, but you'll still be able to print parts the same way.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

They probably already did offer spare parts on at least some products if you really wanted them, but shipping is pretty prohibitive on stuff like that.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

Also, they take up space in super markets, if they wanna sell them there. If they just wanna sell them on a webshop, they still have to package and send the parts which costs a lot of money aswell. I think this is the absolute best case, and I (might be biased because I own a 3d printer myself) think 95% of people knows someone who have a 3d printer, that would love to print something like this for other people

[–] [email protected] 108 points 1 week ago (2 children)

As long as they're offering the models for free, probably cheaper for the end users at least.

[–] [email protected] 87 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Not only the models are free but they are released under a Creative Commons license!

Meaning that anyone can modify and redistribute them.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago

I wonder if Norelco is thinking they can get new designs for free by seeing what people do. May even influence handle designs.

It's like having a design department that's 100x larger.

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