Hello, Heiko, this razor is very easily available over here in India, but because of this problem as pointed out by Kevy I didn't purchased this razor, this is available for only 40 to 50 dollars over Amazon India even Merkur 34C and EJ DE89 are costlier than this razor due to import charges, you are really a genius what the PEARL people couldn't do, you solved that 👍👍🙏🙏🙏
Hi Heiko, nice video! I think it would be an easy solution for the manufacture but not for the final user. It's a pity that they are risking a product and brand reputation due to a miss aligned spring.
I agree, they should not sell one more Flexi until they get this under control. I am here for the other guys who already have one and can't get it fixed. I will fix it for them.
Hey Heiko! Thanks for the video. I already knew it was the spring. Great repair to yours!! I just replaced my spring and everthing is good. Just an idea, but you could use plumber's tape for the handle so it's not permanent for easier disassembly in the future. I used the tape for my Yaqi Final Cut because the handle wasn't staying in place when I would adjust the head. I twisted the handle all the way to the edge of the tape and can now adjust the head easily! Have a great weekend! JimG
That would works too. The Loctite I used is not permanent. I intentionally use low strength Loctite 222. In the beginning when I take it apart it was also held together with that same Loctite. I was able to undo it with my bare hands. Great idea though.
Heiko what an amazing informational video. What I get from this is that Pearl is a slip shod company making inferior products for a cheap price. Their $70.00 product can be made to a superior product by having a mechanical engineering degree and $5000.00 worth of machinery. The moral of this story, to me, I but a Rex Ambassador and save a lot of money and aggravation. You obviously know what you are doing. Everything is easy when you know how and have the right tools. The Pearl Flexi just isn’t worth the effort.
@@Heiko-shaves that would be the perfect solution. Those who got a GOOD Pearl are very satisfied with it. I got a bad one and Pearl customer service was non existent. I returned it to Amazon. I will not buy any Pearl product. Btw I was born in Regensburg
Excellent. You fixed it. We all thank. But for me...well...if supposedly it's the buyers to fix the problem of a product then this razor is too expensive. It should be cheaper. In fact it shouldn't be on pearls catalog ever.
I agree. They should not sell it unless it is perfectly usable out of the box. But they sold a bunch and now there are a bunch of guys with messed up Flexis and it just ends in the drawer.
Great instructional video. RUclips is the instructional manual for everything. When I watched your first video about the Pearl, I thought it might be the spring too. I really like the way you modified the spring. Now I must get a lathe in my garage, but how do I hide it from my wife ?
Super Video Heiko!!! Zum Glück weist mein Flexi diese Ungleichheiten im Gap nicht auf, sondern ist hier absolut symmetrisch. Ich mag dieses schwere Gerät sehr. Er rasiert mich stets tadellos und ohne Beanstandungen und ist für seinen Preis schon eine echte Sensation. I love my Flexi 😍 Schöne Grüße Jörg
Ich wünschte, ich könnte auch so schwärmen. Leider hab ich des Modell mit dem Produktionsfehler erhalten. Bis jetzt hat Pearl mir noch keinen Ersatz geschickt.
@@Heiko-shaves It might not need it, but some people have been polishing the rockwell 6s. I am sure it is not easy getting metal to shine, but can be done.
Hallo Heiko, vielen Dank für das Zeigen der Arbeitsschritte und die vielen hilfreichen Tips. Ich werde einen Versuch mit "haushaltsüblichen" Mitteln wagen. Der Verstellring sollte sich jetzt auch etwas geschmeidiger bzw. weniger hakelig und mit gleichbleibenden Widerstand drehen lassen. Nach der Optik zu urteilen wurde bei meinem Pearl Flexi werkseitig Sekundenkleber als Schraubensicherung verwendet - also gab es eine Weiterentwicklung bei Pearl 😂. Gruß Artur
Hallo Heiko, habe mich gestern mit dem Flexi beschäftigt. Tatsächlich weist mein Pearl Flexi dieses Problem in leichter aber bemerkbarer Ausprägung auf. Man kann auch nicht sagen, dass das Problem nur bei bestimmten Einstellungen auftritt, da sich die Sprungfeder innen dreht. So kann das theoretisch auch zu unterschiedlichen Rasierwinkeln der beiden Seiten führen. Zum Lieferumfang meines HLS Taiga gehörte eine Ersatzfeder, diese ist zwar etwas kurzer, hat aber gepasst und das Problem weitgehend behoben. Das Spiel zwischen dem Zapfen der Klingenauflageplatte (Mittelplatte) und der Bohrung in der Kammplatte soll noch mit einer Manschette (aus einem Stück Schrumpfschlauch oder einem Stück von einem Trinkhalm für Milkshakes oder Bubble Tea) um den glatten oberen Teil des Zapfens behoben werden. Habe auch schon bei Aliexpress erfolglos nach passenden Edelstahlfedern gesucht. Leider waren die Enden der angebotenen Federn nicht flachgeschliffen. Ich werde auf jeden Fall an der Sache dranbleiben. Unter den Abjustables nach diesem Funktionsprinzip (Gibbs) sagt mir die Kopftgeometrie des Flexi mit ihren Rasiereigenschaften am meisten zu. Liebe Grüße Artur
Ich arbeite gerade an einer weiteren Alternative, mit der man das Feder Problem beheben kann. Ich werde dich auf dem Laufenden halten. Ich weiß nicht, ob du bereits meine E-Mail Adresse auf RUclips gefunden hast. Diese wird leider nicht im RUclips app angezeigt. Man kann die Email Adresse nur auf der normalen Browser Version aufrufen. Gruß, Heiko
WOW thank you for this video. One thing: I believe I've seen ( thought it was with KevyShaves ) that there was something like 1-2=ok, 3-4=shit, and 5-6= ok. Is that something else then the spring or .. ? Nevertheless. I always love watching this kind of video's. Due to the fact I haven't been educated in this kind of material, I love to see how people can figure something out like this. Again thank you for this video, I'm sure it will help a lot of people. ( but I am still angry why this wasn't done properly in India )
Love a good how to video! Very fun to watch. Once I am back on the mainland, I will want to hit you up to get that done! I was wondering, since I have read that a lot of people switch out the springs in the Yaqi Final cut, if a spring with more tension (I'm not sure what the correct terminology for springs are) would be good to put in the Pearl to add more pressure to the plate? Just a thought. Cheers and have lovely weekend.
I do not understand what you're doing with the glue; and it would seem to become a future disadvantage when one day you wish to clean the razor (all parts ) thoroughly.
The loctite is low strength. It can be disassembled without problems. It just makes sure that the handle which is also the stop for the adjuster doesn't move around.
@@10floz30minutes I only bought a new stone in case I would do this to someone else's razor. I have the same stone sitting on my work bench. there was nothing condensed about it. If you want to count the amazon shipping time then it took days.
Brilliant! I’m an engineer and this was fascinating to watch! Thanks for sharing!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Hello, Heiko, this razor is very easily available over here in India, but because of this problem as pointed out by Kevy I didn't purchased this razor, this is available for only 40 to 50 dollars over Amazon India even Merkur 34C and EJ DE89 are costlier than this razor due to import charges, you are really a genius what the PEARL people couldn't do, you solved that 👍👍🙏🙏🙏
Thanks, very kind of you to say that.
Ok i will go buy a a lathe and a Japanese whetstone. Nice video. thank you.
I can do the fix for you if you like.
Hi Heiko, nice video! I think it would be an easy solution for the manufacture but not for the final user. It's a pity that they are risking a product and brand reputation due to a miss aligned spring.
I agree, they should not sell one more Flexi until they get this under control. I am here for the other guys who already have one and can't get it fixed. I will fix it for them.
Hey Heiko! Thanks for the video. I already knew it was the spring. Great repair to yours!! I just replaced my spring and everthing is good. Just an idea, but you could use plumber's tape for the handle so it's not permanent for easier disassembly in the future. I used the tape for my Yaqi Final Cut because the handle wasn't staying in place when I would adjust the head. I twisted the handle all the way to the edge of the tape and can now adjust the head easily! Have a great weekend! JimG
That would works too. The Loctite I used is not permanent. I intentionally use low strength Loctite 222.
In the beginning when I take it apart it was also held together with that same Loctite. I was able to undo it with my bare hands. Great idea though.
Great video!! Great detective work!
Thank you! Did you get my email reply?
@@Heiko-shaves Yes, I did. Just replied.:) Thank you!:)
Heiko what an amazing informational video. What I get from this is that Pearl is a slip shod company making inferior products for a cheap price. Their $70.00 product can be made to a superior product by having a mechanical engineering degree and $5000.00 worth of machinery. The moral of this story, to me, I but a Rex Ambassador and save a lot of money and aggravation.
You obviously know what you are doing. Everything is easy when you know how and have the right tools. The Pearl Flexi just isn’t worth the effort.
I hope they can just put a better spring in there and save future customers a lot of frustration.
@@Heiko-shaves that would be the perfect solution. Those who got a GOOD Pearl are very satisfied with it. I got a bad one and Pearl customer service was non existent. I returned it to Amazon. I will not buy any Pearl product.
Btw I was born in Regensburg
What more can be said? Very very very few people as purchasers of this razor have the tools and skills to make the repair this way.
A Bavarian.
@@Heiko-shaves yes was 10 months old when we came to America
Sehr gut und detailiert beschrieben... einfach spitze! Vielen dank für das Video!
Im going to try that with the pearl spring and my yaqi adjustable springs as well. Great tutorial! Thanks Heiko.
You are welcome. Thank you for commenting.
Heiko, thanks for your video, you did a great job. I hope they fix it at the factory. 😉
I hope so too
Excellent. You fixed it. We all thank. But for me...well...if supposedly it's the buyers to fix the problem of a product then this razor is too expensive. It should be cheaper. In fact it shouldn't be on pearls catalog ever.
I agree. They should not sell it unless it is perfectly usable out of the box.
But they sold a bunch and now there are a bunch of guys with messed up Flexis and it just ends in the drawer.
@@Heiko-shaves Exactly. Thank you!
Great instructional video. RUclips is the instructional manual for everything. When I watched your first video about the Pearl, I thought it might be the spring too. I really like the way you modified the spring. Now I must get a lathe in my garage, but how do I hide it from my wife ?
That is funny. My wife knows about my lathe. Just tell here that you need to fix a razor. She will understand and support the $2000 purchase 😉
Excellent video Heiko, thank you. 👍
Glad you enjoyed it!
Super Video Heiko!!!
Zum Glück weist mein Flexi diese Ungleichheiten im Gap nicht auf, sondern ist hier absolut symmetrisch. Ich mag dieses schwere Gerät sehr. Er rasiert mich stets tadellos und ohne Beanstandungen und ist für seinen Preis schon eine echte Sensation. I love my Flexi 😍
Schöne Grüße
Jörg
Ich wünschte, ich könnte auch so schwärmen. Leider hab ich des Modell mit dem Produktionsfehler erhalten. Bis jetzt hat Pearl mir noch keinen Ersatz geschickt.
I love your fix it videos!
Thanks
@@Heiko-shaves It might not need it, but some people have been polishing the rockwell 6s. I am sure it is not easy getting metal to shine, but can be done.
Great fix! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching!
Hallo Heiko, vielen Dank für das Zeigen der Arbeitsschritte und die vielen hilfreichen Tips. Ich werde einen Versuch mit "haushaltsüblichen" Mitteln wagen. Der Verstellring sollte sich jetzt auch etwas geschmeidiger bzw. weniger hakelig und mit gleichbleibenden Widerstand drehen lassen. Nach der Optik zu urteilen wurde bei meinem Pearl Flexi werkseitig Sekundenkleber als Schraubensicherung verwendet - also gab es eine Weiterentwicklung bei Pearl 😂.
Gruß
Artur
Versuchs mal. Lass mich wissen ob es geklappt hat. Gruß Heiko
I hope you'll send this video to Pearl. Thanks!
Hallo Heiko, habe mich gestern mit dem Flexi beschäftigt. Tatsächlich weist mein Pearl Flexi dieses Problem in leichter aber bemerkbarer Ausprägung auf. Man kann auch nicht sagen, dass das Problem nur bei bestimmten Einstellungen auftritt, da sich die Sprungfeder innen dreht. So kann das theoretisch auch zu unterschiedlichen Rasierwinkeln der beiden Seiten führen. Zum Lieferumfang meines HLS Taiga gehörte eine Ersatzfeder, diese ist zwar etwas kurzer, hat aber gepasst und das Problem weitgehend behoben. Das Spiel zwischen dem Zapfen der Klingenauflageplatte (Mittelplatte) und der Bohrung in der Kammplatte soll noch mit einer Manschette (aus einem Stück Schrumpfschlauch oder einem Stück von einem Trinkhalm für Milkshakes oder Bubble Tea) um den glatten oberen Teil des Zapfens behoben werden. Habe auch schon bei Aliexpress erfolglos nach passenden Edelstahlfedern gesucht. Leider waren die Enden der angebotenen Federn nicht flachgeschliffen. Ich werde auf jeden Fall an der Sache dranbleiben. Unter den Abjustables nach diesem Funktionsprinzip (Gibbs) sagt mir die Kopftgeometrie des Flexi mit ihren Rasiereigenschaften am meisten zu.
Liebe Grüße
Artur
Ich arbeite gerade an einer weiteren Alternative, mit der man das Feder Problem beheben kann.
Ich werde dich auf dem Laufenden halten.
Ich weiß nicht, ob du bereits meine E-Mail Adresse auf RUclips gefunden hast. Diese wird leider nicht im RUclips app angezeigt. Man kann die Email Adresse nur auf der normalen Browser Version aufrufen.
Gruß,
Heiko
WOW thank you for this video. One thing: I believe I've seen ( thought it was with KevyShaves ) that there was something like 1-2=ok, 3-4=shit, and 5-6= ok.
Is that something else then the spring or .. ?
Nevertheless. I always love watching this kind of video's. Due to the fact I haven't been educated in this kind of material, I love to see how people can figure something out like this.
Again thank you for this video, I'm sure it will help a lot of people. ( but I am still angry why this wasn't done properly in India )
The 1-2 , 3-4, 5-6 I don't recall what that could be. I am glad you like the video.
@@Heiko-shaves The 1-6 you can choose the blade gap. 1-2 / 5-6 were fine but he 3 and the 4 were giving a lot of disturbance and not an even blade gap
Oh, ok.
Excellent video.
Thank you very much!
Nice! This is genius! How did you figure this out?
Just took the thing apart and looked at everything. The spring was the part that stood out.
Well done
Thank you
Excellent video Heiko, I hope Pearl is watching this too, I wonder if you swapped out the spring from the Rex if that would work too?
The Rex spring probably fits. Since the Rex isn't mine I did want to mess with it. I could have probably bought a spring from Rex.
Just bought a 2nd quarter 2023 rex ambassador with the same problem 😂.
Is that right. That is very unexpected.
I understand that some people are purchasing the spring from Rex supply and installing it in the Pearl.
I haven't tried that but it could be a good route.
Good job.
Could someone use a standard drill then to do this. As the speed doesn't need to be super critical? Place the spring in a Chuck.
if you have a large enough chuck I guess you could.
Love a good how to video! Very fun to watch. Once I am back on the mainland, I will want to hit you up to get that done! I was wondering, since I have read that a lot of people switch out the springs in the Yaqi Final cut, if a spring with more tension (I'm not sure what the correct terminology for springs are) would be good to put in the Pearl to add more pressure to the plate? Just a thought. Cheers and have lovely weekend.
Please do! I haven't researched the spring topic too much but it is possible.
Unter dem Tab zur Kanalinfo kann ich keine Emailadresse finden.
Die Email kann man nur sehen in einen Computer Browser Fenster (Chrome oder Edge). Im mobile App zeigt RUclips die E-Mail-Adresse leider nicht an.
What generation are you working with ?
Good question. It was ordered from the yaqi store on Amazon. They didn't mention which Gen this razor is.
I think Luke Skywalker said it best... "What a piece of junk!"
I do not understand what you're doing with the glue; and it would seem to become a future disadvantage when one day you wish to clean the razor (all parts ) thoroughly.
The loctite is low strength. It can be disassembled without problems. It just makes sure that the handle which is also the stop for the adjuster doesn't move around.
fantastic video, but it does not say much for Pearl, they have had these issues for a long time. I would not buy from them
I am not impressed either.
Do you fix these?
Yes I do.
@@Heiko-shaves okay what's the charge?
Good job a quick fix 🪒I hope it works out for you 👍 💈
I hope so too
"Good job", yes, but not really a "quick" fix. What we see here was some condensed separate processes. He had to also buy a grind/sharpening stone.
@@10floz30minutes I only bought a new stone in case I would do this to someone else's razor. I have the same stone sitting on my work bench. there was nothing condensed about it. If you want to count the amazon shipping time then it took days.