Nationwide Campus Injector

[majkeli]

Well I opened the mail today and lo and behold I had a package from Nationwide Campus containing my fixed head injector and two packs of blades.

Initial reaction is........it's not bent like Corey's. It actually looks to be quite solid. I don't really need a shave yet or I'd give it a go.

 

[ouch]

If I don't get a package in the mail manana, I'm heading down to Deal, NJ, with a thermonuclear device under my arm.

Please post a SOTD with it tomorrow.

 

[KC_Dave]

Initial reaction is........it's not bent like Corey's. It actually looks to be quite solid. .

That's great to hear!! I hope this work out well for all the Injector fans.

I don't really need a shave yet or I'd give it a go.

Yes you do - NOW

 

[rtaylor61]

Maj,

How well was your razor protected. On one thread, I understood that they came wrapped up so tight it was difficult to actually get to the razor. I cut the tape open on my box and they fell right out...no bubble wrap, nothing.

Randy

 

[majkeli]

No protection whatsoever. Just banging around the box in a thin cellophane wrapper.

 

[jfm]

Well it is metal. Theoretically...

 

[TraderJoe]

If I don't get a package in the mail manana, I'm heading down to Deal, NJ, with a thermonuclear device under my arm.

Please post a SOTD with it tomorrow.

get mine while you're there.

 

[roughrider]

No package yet. Hopefully it will be here in the next few days.

 

[majkeli]

Vulfix 2233
Taylor's Avocado
NC Injector with (new) Schick Injector Blade
Merkur HD with (2nd shave)
Israeli Personna
Trumper's Coral Skin Food
Truefitt & Hill Grafton

My first shave with the Nationwide Campus Injector, was it nice to me this morning?

Well, yes, but way too nice. I couldn't get it to cut anything. I did two with the grain passes and one against and still didn't get a good shave. I had to break out my HD and do a pass to get the job done and it had a lot of whiskers to cut. I was not at all impressed.

Please note that this was my first ever injector shave, I have an old 1940's Eversharp Schick but have been waiting for the NC blades to give it a go. I have to say that the angle seemed to be good throughout the shave, injectors seem kinda brainless so I'm not sure how badly I could have messed up in terms of technique.

In a more general sense I don't think I like this style of razor. I enjoy holding a piece of metal in my hand every morning. This thing has a rubber cover and I just didn't enjoy holding it. Plus, it's quite long. It was the most Mach-3-like shave I've gotten since I stopped using those abominations. There's something less visceral about the injector shave in comparison to a DE shave, as I can imagine there may be from a Straight to a DE. I'll give my vintage injector a fair shake, but the rubber/chrome/blue plastic injector really just didn't do it for me.

If anyone wants to try it I'm going to put it up on the Buy/Sell/Trade forum.

 

[ouch]

My injector arrived today. Haven't used it yet, but it's a whole lot closer to Joel's description than you-know-who's.

By the way, anyone know how to disarm a thermonuclear device? Just asking.

 

[geoff]

Just cut the red wire.

By the way, anyone know how to disarm a thermonuclear device? Just asking.

 

[geoff]

Oh.....

Actually that was the blue wire

 

[Gatorade]

Oh.....

Actually that was the blue wire

That's why I only use one color wire when making mine They are all blue!

 

[rschul2]

Haven't you guys ever watched a movie? Duh, you just wait till the clock shows 1 second on the timer and cut whatever damn wire you want. It always works. (Damn laughing smiley face is supposed to be here, but he went away!)

 

[Scotto]

I hope these things blow, since the damn company never replied to any of my e-mails. So much for a group buy.

 

[Suzuki]

I got an order form in the mail, but no reply to my e-mail.

Odd customer service - ask to send an e-mail and then send out paper order forms via snail mail...I gues they didn't want people forwarding the offer to others.

Long story short - I've got two injectors with bakelite handles (which I've always wanted to try) coming from e-bay and a bunch of PTFE coated stainless blades from Ted Pella (20 blades for $4.50, so a much better deal). National Campus's shipping to Canada was also pretty high and there would likely be duty and taxes - so, in the end, not such a great deal for me.

 

[AACJ]

I got an order form in the mail, but no reply to my e-mail.

Odd customer service - ask to send an e-mail and then send out paper order forms via snail mail...I gues they didn't want people forwarding the offer to others.

Long story short - I've got two injectors with bakelite handles (which I've always wanted to try) coming from e-bay and a bunch of PTFE coated stainless blades from Ted Pella (20 blades for $4.50, so a much better deal). National Campus's shipping to Canada was also pretty high and there would likely be duty and taxes - so, in the end, not such a great deal for me.

There is such a thing as a copy machine.

 

[rustyblade]

There is such a thing as a copy machine.

And fax machines, but is this the 1980's or something?

 

[Tito]

Don't forget e-mail & PDF's.

 

[rtaylor61]

Anybody care to actually return to the topic and discuss their experience with the new injector?

Randy (nationally recognized and world famous for taking threads off topic!)