SOTD September 2021

[Old Sarge]

The caps on these things are there for a smooth surface to glide on your face, they don't hold the blade down. Most, if not all '14's have a gap in the middle, that's normal. The springs in the cap have gotten weak, allowing the blade to back off of the stops, you can gently pull the spring ends to rectify this, but they may break in the process. I have a dead '14 to prove it.

Thanks TobyC! That's a perfect explanation about the gap and that the cap doesn't function in the way I thought! After seeing GAW9576's suggestion, I did slightly pull the spring forward and when I put a blade in there was a proper amount of tension. I'll give it a shave tomorrow and see. Even with the blade issue, it still gave me a really good shave! Condolences on the dead '14!