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Oh those sound like very effective methods to get a sharp edge; however, I think some of the heads over at srp forum would cring a bit. While I'm sure noone would argue that there is a single "good" technique, the object (and I'm no expert, mind you) is not just make a sharp edge, but create good stable lasting edge that may be maintained with minimal effort, and introduces the least amount of wear necessary on the blade. Probably the best place to read up to understand what I'm squawking about is here: http://straightrazorplace.com/srpwiki/inde...Category:Honing There's a huge 90 mile long yard sale coming up in my area. Hopefully I'll run across a good deal on a used blade that I can use to learn proper honing.

Aw shucks. It isn't my unsteady hands--it's just that I don't have the uber edge making skills nor the time to acquire them. Procrastination is what's been keeping me from sending the blade off to the pro edge creators. I also need a new, better strop. I kinda hacked up the first one practicing. The kit was almost twice what I paid for my RH1, btw .

I really wanted to get into this. I like the shave I get from my cartridge shaver, but I hate the environmental impact. I have recycled them before by disassembling them, but this is rather a hassle and I'm not even sure the recycler does anything with them. A few months ago I purchased a kit with a new straight razor, a strop, brush, and introductory video. The problem is the kits claim to be "presharpened" and this is simply not the case. Also, I'm terrible with the strop. So, the first time I actually tried using it the blade simply wasn't sharp enough and I nicked myself in quite a few places as a result (yes--contrary to what you may believe, sharper is safer, if you're going to do this at all.) What I'll need to do to get going again is to send my blade off to one of the pros on the forum I joined back then--for about 20-25$ including shipping they'll put a nice edge on it. After that, if I get better with the strop I can keep it sharp for a long time and perhaps by then learn how to properly sharpen it myself--or just send it off again. In any case, here is a link to the forum I joined and did a lot of reading on when I was attempting this: http://www.straightrazorplace.com/ It's rather a time investment, but apparently worth the trouble for some people. It remains to be seen if I'll be drawn back into it.

tekdroid: funny The rest of you: A few minutes after I read your responses I succeeded at uncovering the main "gotchya". It is most certainly a timing issue. The entire procedure must be done with a fair amount of agility--certainly less than a second between each press. To summarize: Be gentle! Only the lightest touch is necessary.While not necessary for success, it should prevent regrettable damage. Do it quickly.This is the critical issue preventing success. If you have giant hands like I do, use an aid to keep the t-mark button pressed.This can be the second biggest obstacle (pun intended) to success. The big fat finger keeping t-mark pressed is preventing free movement and often preventing easy access to the PAUSE button. I use an old plastic disposable mechanical pencil eraser-side on the button. I use the hand NOT pressing the buttons to hold it. Be gentle.Be quick.Know your limitations. Using the above parameters (with the sequence found elsewhere in these forums) I have a 100% success rate anytime I wish to use it. Just to clarify my "emot"--I'm only slightly annoyed. I realize that mostly you're trying to protect a "newb"--but as you will soon learn, this "newb" has plenty of experience that's easily transferable. I do have the service manual and I know my limitations. narp Edit: Removed comments about how quickly t-mark must be released. Service Mode is activated after the last PAUSE press even before t-mark is released.

Okay, so for the last hour or two I've been trying the magical sequence I found in the archives regarding entering SM. Let me say right now I do not wish to be asked why I want to nor be advised against it. I just wish to have this capability and that's that. I take full responsibility for it. Okay--disclaimer out of the way: I even perfected ("apparently not!"--yes, sigh) a technique that involves using the eraser end of a pencil to keep the tmark key pressed while I perform the rest of the sequence. If I didn't read many posts to the contrary, I would believe this is a practical joke played on newbies. If someone would like to send me a personal message that details any "gotchyas", that would be swell. I've tried remote plugged in/not plugged in, disk in/not in, disk empty/not empty, etc. Perhaps there's a timing issue. Perhaps I need to be at factory defaults (I've turned on PCM recording mode). I do know I did not want to put this much wear on it trying to do this. If I manage to succeed at this, I will try my hand at putting the key point(s) (at least the ones that blocked me from succeeding) into a FAQ form. I have put the sequence in as I have seen written, but obviously there's something lost in the translation. Although a tiny part of me toys with the paranoid fantasy that people are deliberately obfuscating the procedure, I know that this cannot be true.

Specs I've found on the RM-MC11EL don't single it out for compatibility, but they don't single it out for incompatibility either. It would be better to get prior confirmation from someone here first, obviously--but since they run $10 USD or less including shipping I'd say that's a pretty cheap gamble. This is from this site's "...Guide To Sony LCD Remotes":

This week I made my first foray into the MiniDisc arena with a fantastic snag on e-bay: A gently or entirely unused MZ-RH1 with remote, earbuds, ac adapter/usb cable, fully charged battery, drawstring slipcase and operating instructions--all original, I believe. The unit is what I would call virtually perfect condition. There are extremely light scratches (scuffs?) (only visible in direct bright light) on the OLED display. Other than that, everything else is mint. All text, labels, and graphics and clear and intact. My entire cost for this--what I call "addictive sample"--was $109.25 USD. Even before the unit arrived, my addiction was already taking hold. As such, I also ordered some necessary accoutrements--which all arrived simultaneously with the unit: $10.99 SONY ECM-DS70P Microphone x 1 (ordered from US distributor so I'd get it quickly) $36.90 SONY 5MDW80PL 80 Minute MiniDisc MD Premium Gold x 4 (20 discs total) This was quite convenient for me to test the unit. I'm not aware of any formal "self-test" mode (anyone?), so I put it through a few minor tests. Power on, display, navigation, settings, loading, ejecting, recording, and playback. Incidentally, the battery was fully charged on arrival. Everything performed as I expect a brand new device to perform. I haven't loaded any music onto the unit yet, but when I do I'm sure it'll be a treat. I've read some posts about the difference in audio reproduction between MD and iPod and I look forward to comparing it with a unit I own (a "Classic" 160 gb). I would have some pictures ready to upload, except I hadn't used my camera in ages and it's had a few problems. I hope to rectify this soon. narp I see others have been keeping a tally of MD equipment they own in their sig. I may do that with a twist--I'll include a running total of my MD-related spending.

Step up, folks. Hopefully we won't let this deal pass.

Yarp. That's the one. I believe he meant to say remote. That second picture is not a mic amp--it's a Sony PCM-M1 DAT Walkman--which I believe he posted in error. Ok--when it comes I'll post a new thread. Let's say no more in this thread about it. Back on topic: B10! B10! B10

This is probably slightly inappropriate for a first post, but I might be interested depending on how my recent e-bay purchase of a so-called "untested" RH1 turns out. Like the other gentleman said--a backup would be nifty, but also those voice-recorder slanted features sound very nice. P.S. "Hello--I just bought my first MD device on e-bay. I wanted to get the "most perfectly realized minidisc device to date" (as the gear browser says), so I did. It claimed to be "untested"--but I'm rather optimistic, so I also ordered some blanks and the cheap mic that makes it a 200."