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How long have you had your toothbrush? I was reading the other day they should be replaced every 3 months, no explanation why. I mean they are just nylon and plastic, what is there to go wrong?
The one I have now I bought in the Rite-Aid in Grand Central Station NYC in September 2000. That was to replace my previous one that I'd left behind in a hotel bathroom and which I had owned since my teenage years.
So 2 brushes in about 30 years - instead of the 120 I should have had according to 'official' advice. Am I missing out on something here or is it just a scam to sell more toothbrushes?
walpurgis
24-08-2016, 13:32
I don't know how long mine last, never made a note of it. I have a couple on the go at any time anyway.
I do however sterilise mine occasionally with a soak in caustic soda solution to remove any dirt and then bleach to get rid of discolouration. Bet nobody else does.
Arkless Electronics
24-08-2016, 13:36
Had mine years.
Amusing incident yesterday.... I was miles away with head in another world whilst preparing to brush my teeth and suddenly thought "that's odd I thought I was out of white toothpaste and only had that disgusting blue oral B stuff left... oh well..." as the brush came up to my mouth I caught an odd wiff which stopped me in my tracks and only then looked at the tube of.... SAVLON!!
Regularly. But not as recom....maybe 6 months...oral b pro is good stuff
walpurgis
24-08-2016, 13:46
Had mine years.
Amusing incident yesterday.... I was miles away with head in another world whilst preparing to brush my teeth and suddenly thought "that's odd I thought I was out of white toothpaste and only had that disgusting blue oral B stuff left... oh well..." as the brush came up to my mouth I caught an odd wiff which stopped me in my tracks and only then looked at the tube of.... SAVLON!!
Yeah. Well mind you don't put toothpaste on yer bum boils! ;)
Arkless Electronics
24-08-2016, 13:46
Whilst I'm getting used to it I find the taste of oral b disgusting! Detol for the gob! It's got bits in it as well... yuk! Only using it cos a mate "acquired" many tubes of it at his dentist and gave me some!
Arkless Electronics
24-08-2016, 13:48
Yeah. Well mind you don't put toothpaste on yer bum boils! ;)
Aye and that is indeed its intended purpose:eek:
Whilst I'm getting used to it I find the taste of oral b disgusting! Detol for the gob! It's got bits in it as well... yuk! Only using it cos a mate "acquired" many tubes of it at his dentist and gave me some!
It is foul stuff but I suppose I would use it too if it were free.
As for sterilising the brush, a good rinse under the cold water tap is more than sufficient in my book.
Probably change mine every three to six months. Whilst you can still brush your teeth with an old brush, it won't be as effective - the bristles will have become splayed out and 'dog-eared'.
However the important thing is that you do brush your teeth thoroughly twice a day: on waking and before you go to bed, for at least a couple of minutes each time. Wait until at least half an hour after eating.
I bought one of those flash sonic jobs and it does a brilliant job, the only problem is do I but the Linn Isobariks or a new head for the brush
walpurgis
24-08-2016, 15:01
do I but the Linn Isobariks or a new head for the brush
:scratch:
Meaning they aint cheap, I guess
I bought one of those flash sonic jobs and it does a brilliant job, the only problem is do I but the Linn Isobariks or a new head for the brush
Since I regard the Linn Isobariks as one of the two most awful speaker designs I have ever heard - I would recommend you buy a new head for your electric toothbush. :D
Fourteen bloody quid for two brush heads, outrageous
walpurgis
24-08-2016, 15:06
Since I regard the Linn Isobariks as one of the two most awful speaker designs I have ever heard
What's the other one Barry? :)
Fourteen bloody quid for two brush heads, outrageous
I've just bought a pair of speakers that many regard as er, flawed, but they do take a bit of fiddling to make them sing. More to follow........
Got son his heads last week.. £24 reduced to £18 for 4... Rediculous!
What's the other one Barry? :)
The Sound Labs A1 full-range electrostatic - but to be fair, I heard it at an audio show where it was being demonstrated in a room that was far too small for a speaker of that size.
The Linn Isobariks on the other hand were auditioned at KJ Leisuresound in London, and later at an audio show. On both occasions it sounded bloody awful and I walked away.
There are other designs I could mention, but again I think they were not demonstrated to the best of their ability: The Dayton Wright ESLs; Gale 104s(?), ...
Arkless Electronics
24-08-2016, 15:25
Since I regard the Linn Isobariks as one of the two most awful speaker designs I have ever heard - I would recommend you buy a new head for your electric toothbush. :D
+1!
I well remember many years ago when I had the basement of a shop unit and NEAT Acoustics had the top. I was obviously used to hearing the sound of lots of different speakers wafting down the stairs to where I was and one day Bob of NEAT had come down for a cuppa with me, leaving some music on upstairs. Even after travelling down the stairs and around a bend the sound sounded so bizarrely different... and wrong... compared to the norm I had to ask what was making the din.... Bob grinned and said "bloody Isobariks!"
walpurgis
24-08-2016, 15:38
The Sound Labs A1 full-range electrostatic
Ah. The worst sounding speakers I heard at an exhibition were a giant pair of Cabasse units. Huge tapered cabs with a ball shaped appendage halfway up. Can't remember the model. They were incredibly coloured and slow sounding. The bass was like a fart in a big dustbin!
Pieoftheday
24-08-2016, 15:48
I've never heard a fart in any dustbin but that did make me chuckle:)
Firebottle
24-08-2016, 16:14
The bass was like a fart in a big dustbin!
That's got to be good in some circumstance surely. Shows how sh*t mp3 compression is?
:lol:
oh dear,id best not say what ians bought :lol:
Ninanina
24-08-2016, 18:06
I have a Philips sonicare jobby and replace the heads every 3-6 months, any longer than that and the bristles are to splayed out to be much use... :)
Is that the only thing you change the 'heads' on, once they become worn? :eyebrows:
Marco.
Ninanina
24-08-2016, 20:20
Is that the only thing you change the 'heads' on, once they become worn? :eyebrows:
Marco.
:rfl::rfl:
You just crack me up ....:lolsign:
Is that the only thing you change the 'heads' on, once they become worn? :eyebrows:
Marco.
No - you need to change the heads of the Decca pickup system (i.e. Mk.I; Mk.II; Mk.III and the Mk.IV (the SH4E or H4E)) when the stylus wears.
walpurgis
24-08-2016, 21:20
I change the head on my garden broom now and then. A new handle every five years or so. The damn thing just seems to last forever. :D
I change the head on my garden broom now and then. A new handle every five years or so. The damn thing just seems to last forever. :D
Now those are things which just seem to go on forever. :)
spendorman
25-08-2016, 11:45
Had mine years.
Amusing incident yesterday.... I was miles away with head in another world whilst preparing to brush my teeth and suddenly thought "that's odd I thought I was out of white toothpaste and only had that disgusting blue oral B stuff left... oh well..." as the brush came up to my mouth I caught an odd wiff which stopped me in my tracks and only then looked at the tube of.... SAVLON!!
lol! just as well it was not a tube of Garrard 301 spindle grease, that's too expensive.
spendorman
25-08-2016, 11:45
I change the head on my garden broom now and then. A new handle every five years or so. The damn thing just seems to last forever. :D
Yes Trigger
https://youtu.be/BUl6PooveJE
lol! just as well it was not a tube of Garrard 301 spindle grease, that's too expensive.
Or Apezion 101 vacuum grease.
spendorman
25-08-2016, 16:38
Or Apezion 101 vacuum grease.
Yep, but when used for the correct purpose, a little went a long way.
I was concerned with quite a lot of work with high vacuum including cryogenic pumps / sputtering equipment.
Yep, but when used for the correct purpose, a little went a long way.
I was concerned with quite a lot of work with high vacuum including cryogenic pumps / sputtering equipment.
So was I, during the later part of my career - undertaking R&D into 'high temperature' superconductors. So an interesting mixture of cryogenics, vacuum technology and microwave engineering. Happy days. :)
spendorman
25-08-2016, 16:52
So was I, during the later part of my career - undertaking R&D into 'high temperature' superconductors. So an interesting mixture of cryogenics, vacuum technology and microwave engineering. Happy days. :)
I think we have had this sort of discussion a while back, me too, Microwave engineering. When I joined the company, my Dept was called MED (Microwave Engineering Department).
I think we have had this sort of discussion a while back, me too, Microwave engineering. When I joined the company, my Dept was called MED (Microwave Engineering Department).
Who did you work for? I worked at the Marconi Research Laboratories (later called the Marconi Research Centre, then the GEC-Marconi Research Centre, and finally BAE Systems Advanced Technology Centre), where I was Principle Research Scientist.
spendorman
25-08-2016, 17:05
Who did you work for? I worked at the Marconi Research Laboratories (later called the Marconi Research Centre, then the GEC-Marconi Research Centre, and finally BAE Systems Advanced Technology Centre), where I was Principle Research Scientist.
Stanmore branch!!! of same. I think I came under ATD Dept at one time.
Stanmore branch!!! of same
Ah MSDL (or was it MDS?) Either way I visited it many times. (The visitors 'restaurant' ("Gold Trough" level) was impressive!)
spendorman
25-08-2016, 17:20
Ah MSDL (or was it MDS?) Either way I visited it many times. (The visitors 'restaurant' ("Gold Trough" level) was impressive!)
Agreed, I only visited Hirst a couple of times, once was to meet Terry Grainger of MRC (perhaps you knew him/ them). They would not accept my security pass, meantime Terry had been in and out of the back door!
spendorman
25-08-2016, 17:23
To get back on topic, I find a new toothbrush is very scratchy at first, them cleans well, but soon reduces in effectiveness.
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