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
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As long as they're offering the models for free, probably cheaper for the end users at least.
Not only the models are free but they are released under a Creative Commons license!
Meaning that anyone can modify and redistribute them.
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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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.
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.
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
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.
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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.
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
I agree but also this future-proofs the replacements. Phillips could always stop selling ones they make.
They sell guards through a 3rd party. They don’t advertise it well, so it took me some time to find them last time.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Clippers or shaver? Clippers don’t shave close. I do have a Wahl clipper, it’s great, but it doesn’t shave.
Those aren't capable of what a OneBlade can do. Not the same thing at all.
I'm with you dude. Every electric shaver I ever bought just kept breaking, so finally I got a pair of Wahl clippers. That's the only thing my beard doesn't just eat up. If I need to get closer I wet shave
I just don't buy battery operated stuff that doesn't have to be battery operated. That's why my bathroom has electrical outlets. K.I.S.S. principal.
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Well this is cool as fuck! Make sure you print in ABS or better if your printing this
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.
And I would do anything glass or carbon fiber infused if it’s going be touching and dragging on skin.
Did you perhaps mean to have a "not" somewhere in there?
Yep! Thanks! Updated, my bad
Cool, you're welcome, and no problem!
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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.
This looks like a win win situation to me. You don't have to replace your item and they continue to sell consumables.
They probably don't make much money on the "razor" sale, the consumables though are almost all profit. It costs me a dime per blade for my safety razor which performs better anyway and can't really ever break, plus it's solid metal so easily recycled some day not that it would ever die in normal use cases.
Jokes on em, I (don't own any Philips product anymore) just buy off brand.
But hey, repairability might make me consider their stuff in the future.
I use a safety razor. My blades are a dime a piece. The thing will last longer than I will, for sure.
Being able to unscrew the blade to get all the bits of hair out with a quick rinse is way better than any of those multi-blade monstrosities.
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The OneBlade is awesome! Philips is also a European brand.
I'm using mine for i think 10 years now. I used to hate shaving so much, and i still do, but i can't imagine a better solution to be honest.
I always thought the oneblade was just super overhyped, but it's actually been so much better than my last razor. So it's cool to know that they do user-friendly stuff like this too
It's because it doesn't get a "close" shave, so it spares the skin! I loved using safety razors, but my skin didn't. Traditional electric razors were even worse than blades.
But the OneBlade helps a lot. And it's awesome that you can buy all kinds of attachment blades for shaving every part of your body. Plus, it's cheap, portable, and now a little better for DIY parts. I just wish it used a user removable 18650 cell or something. I think you basically have to discard the entire unit if it stops holding a charge :(
OneBlade is a ripoff to the playbook of razor and blades model anyaway.
Oh. We're supposed to replace them? I've been using my original set for two years.
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We need to start making these legally required for companies to sell their products. If possible, require them to use local printers/small batch manufacturing facilities for even the initial manufacture (so long as those facilities exist).
If possible
It's one 1-3mm guard. I'd like to see a couple other sizes but it's a good start.
I have a oneblade with the adjustable length but it' be nice to have a static size that I can print.
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.
Hmm... clever, if you 3d print your junk, you can make it any size you like.
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