My First Injectors Arrived

[ackvil]

I won two Schick injector raises on eBay. The first one on the left, I believe, is a G model. The second one is the Hydromatic. The one on the left was in terrible condition and I had to work hard on it to get rid of all of the corrosion. However, it ended up looking a lot better afterwards. The only issues I had with both of them was removing the old blades. The blades must have been in there a long time and it to a jewelers screw driver to remove them. The key from the injector blades could not do the job, i.e., the fresh blade could not remove the old one.



I was the only bidder on the one on the left and got it for only a few dollars. However, I think it was defective.

Here are pictures showing what the razors look like with blades in them.



As you can see the blade on the razor on the left seems to fill in the gap completely. Question for you injector owners. Is this normal? Or is the razor I bought defective?

I shaved with both of the razors yesterday. The one on the left was extremely mild and did not perform all that well. Perhaps the lack of gap could not give me a close shave. The Hydromatic, on the other hand, provided a very nice, smooth shave. I really like the Hydromatic.

Since I am a big fan of adjustables I thought I would post a WTB on B&B. I figured that no B&B member would keep a razor unused for years so it would be in far better condition. I now have some adjustables on the way!

As an aside, in addition to posting a WTB I previously posted a question about injector razors. The response I got from some B&B members once again illustrated to me what fine gentlemen you are. I had offers from guys telling me they would send me a razor to try out and so many helpful suggestions.

Will let you know how I like my adjustables!

 

[mftoms59]

The Carmel colored Bakelite handle is an E3 Model, it has the Parallel Grooves on the guard bar and should have a gap like your Hydro Magic. Schick Timeline link; http://www.renaldo.us/SchickRazors.php

 

[ackvil]

The Carmel colored Bakelite handle is an E3 Model, it has the Parallel Grooves on the guard bar and should have a gap like your Hydro Magic. Schick Timeline link; http://www.renaldo.us/SchickRazors.php

Thanks. I guess I will dump it since it would cost more to return it than I paid for it.

 

[HoosierTrooper]

Interesting. I can see what you're saying about the blade gap, but I can't see what could be wrong with it to allow the blade to not position properly.

And, by the way, it's a Hydro-magic.

 

[ackvil]

Interesting. I can see what you're saying about the blade gap, but I can't see what could be wrong with it to allow the blade to not position properly.

And, by the way, it's a Hydro-magic.

I thought it was an offshoot of the Buick transmission!

 

[Mick]

When are you going to shave with one of them?

What brand of injector blade to you think you will use?

 

[ackvil]

When are you going to shave with one of them?

What brand of injector blade to you think you will use?

I shaved with both of them on Saturday. The E-3 model did not do a good job and did not cut through the stubble. After one pass I put it aside and realized that the blade gap made the razor useless. I may play around with it to see what I can do to adjust it.

The Hydro Magic is a nice razor. I put in a Personna injector blade in it and used it for my usual four pass shave (I did another WTG pass since the E-3 did nothing to remove any beard). At first I questioned whether there was a blade in the razor. It made the noise of a typical SE razor but it was extremely smooth. It did not give me as close a shave as some of my DEs (Mergress, FB, Slim, Weber) or some of the SE razors but it came close. For a first shave I would give it an A-. I am sure that when I use it a few times it will get better.

 

[The Kiwi]

I thought it was an offshoot of the Buick transmission!

Oldsmobile built their Hydramatic for many years. Buick never built those. They built a "Dynaflow" automatic, and when Oldsmobile's transmission plant caught fire, and couldn't be used for several weeks, many of their cars used Dynaflows themselves, being easier to fit to the Olds engines and chassis than the Hydramatics used in Cadillacs or Pontiacs. That was before the generic engines and generic transmissions took over at GM.

P. S. Like all too many memories dating so far back, that was fragmentary. It's entirely possible that Buick's Dynaflow assembly building was the one that caught fire and was unavailable for a month, so Buick was using Oldsmobile parts because of the easier fit to replace the Dynaflow while their own transmission shop was rebuilt.

The names of the transmissions is totally certain, however. I owned two of the early 1950s Oldsmobiles, and years later, a 1973 Olds. I never owned a Buick, but my closest friend in the 50s had two of those while they were still relatively recently produced models.

 

[Sledgehammer39]

Jim those are excellent razors congrats, enjoy the shaves with them.