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Many of these are in everyday use over forty years after they were made. They are BUILT.

The blades are widely available. The most common brand in the US is the Personna, available at 10 for about $2 at Wal-Mart. But you can buy the exact same blades for $6 or $8 in store-brand packaging in pharmacies all over the country, if Wal-Mart is too low class for a Bond fan.

There are probably dozens of other brands available from mail order. A website called badgerandblade.com has more detail on all of this than you could read in a month.

The razor is adjustable, 1 being very mild and 9 relatively aggressive. The only trick to the Slim (or the earlier Fat Boy) is that you should turn the twist-to-open knob (which is the bottom end of the handle) enough that the blade cover doors are just slightly loose before turning the adjustment ring. Then tighten the twist-to-open firmly, and have at it-- slowly and carefully, without pressing the razor against the face. I've heard it said that turning the adjustment ring without having the doors that little bit loose will damage the mechanism. Whether or not it does, it WILL prevent the adjustment from taking place.