I shaved with a Schick Injector!

[gearchow]

I got 14 of the darn things, but last night was the first time I shaved with one. Used Ted Pella blades, kind of easy, like shaving with a M3 that isn't wiggly. I just went WTG so not so smooth but easy breezy like a tech.

Kind of nice.

-jim

[DanOK]

I keep a Schick Stick injector in my rotation and get great shaves. I tend to do a three pass shave as I do with my DE's. Glad to hear you enjoyed your shave I think it is a under appreciated razor.

[luvmysuper]

The Injectors are great under rated razors.
If you can get decent blade packs. That is the weak spot.

[Topgumby]

Injectors are like Steve Lawrence to the Gillette as Sinatra.

From a technical standpoint, they are maneuverable, make it easy to keep a proper angle, and they deliver great shaves...but the shave seems to be missing the panache you get with a Gillette DE razor.

The Injector feels almost too efficient. Old Schick advertising keyed in on the fast shaving, practical Injector. It makes sense, and it's a great tool for getting the job done.

The Injector is my running late razor. It always gives a great shave, fast and with the minimum amount of fuss. For some reason that I can't fully explain, it's just not as enjoyable to use as my DE razors.

[luvmysuper]

Injectors are like Steve Lawrence to the Gillette as Sinatra.

From a technical standpoint, they are maneuverable, make it easy to keep a proper angle, and they deliver great shaves...but the shave seems to be missing the panache you get with a Gillette DE razor.

The Injector feels almost too efficient. Old Schick advertising keyed in on the fast shaving, practical Injector. It makes sense, and it's a great tool for getting the job done.

The Injector is my running late razor. It always gives a great shave, fast and with the minimum amount of fuss. For some reason that I can't fully explain, it's just not as enjoyable to use as my DE razors.

That's a very astute observation Top, and I think it puts into words what has always floated around in the back of my head.

Thanks.

[VampyreWolf]

Been shaving with a hydromagic for a few weeks now.

My 2nd injector should be here soon, and I picked up 12 packs of chinese blades on tuesday from a local drugstore. Figure another large order through them and I should be stocked up for a while (now that they know there's interest they might get more on hand). Still have 2 packs of german blades left.

Love the effortless shave and intuitive angle. Haven't had a bad shave with it yet.

[Topgumby]

Love the effortless shave and intuitive angle. Haven't had a bad shave with it yet.

I know what you mean. Just wish it twirled my toes to go with the great shaves.

BTW, Steve Lawrence scored a number one hit with "Go Away Little Girl" in the early Sixties.

Maybe I'll warm up to those Injectors I have yet.

[grump]

I have never shaved with an injector. I have had many opportunities to pick one up but something keeps stopping me.

Every time I hold one, I feel that it seams to light and reminds me of a bic and I put it down.

[michiganlover]

I have 3 Injectors, and the they are wonderful shavers. I have to agree with the comments above though: using one almost feels like cheating; it gives excellent results with a very minimal amount of effort.

[SiBurning]

The blades feel heavy and thick, something similar to a wedge. They lack the finesse of a good DE blade or full hollow. It mows the hair down alright, but you need some serious adjustment and care to get BBS without giving blood. They're great for a quick one pass shave, but I wouldn't dare try a 5 pass BBS with an injector. At least not with the available blades.

[Wil Dorenbos]

I got 14 of the darn things, but last night was the first time I shaved with one. Used Ted Pella blades, kind of easy, like shaving with a M3 that isn't wiggly. I just went WTG so not so smooth but easy breezy like a tech.

Kind of nice.

-jim

I agree: used an L1 this morning with a PAL hollow ground blade (fifties, nos). Got a nice and close shave, as I changed the angle a little: the razorhead not flat against the face, but the handle more towards face. Before this I never got a close shave with these nos blades. A nice cutting sound and good result on the face, some slight irritation on the neck. Probably need a different angle there. But I am happy as now I can use my nos blades (about 1,200 left :laugh:).

[JPDyson]

Well I finally sold my only Injector - and old G. I never tried it.

Now I'm curious - I think I can pick a decent handle, but what's this about the blades? I mean, I know my way around DE blades - what works for me and what doesn't - but how do I select a great Injector blade?

[blackfoot]

that's a very astute observation top, and i think it puts into words what has always floated around in the back of my head.

Thanks.

+1

[ouch]

like shaving with a M3 that isn't wiggly.

If you grip the razor very near the head, as opposed to the end of the handle, you can mimic the action of the M3. Holding it near the center of mass, just below the head, allows it to conform to the contoured areas of the jaw and chin.

[Slivovitz]

My best injectors, E, G, and I models, and the Schick adjustable, give me shaves as good as I could hope for. Going ATG is no problem at all. I've even learned to deal with low quality half plastic blade magazines, although I prefer the all metal ones.

The idea that they're too easy, and thus somehow boring, doesn't really make any sense to me now, even though I think I've echoed it at some point. I'd get bored with a Gem 1912 or a Fatboy too, if I used either one every day. That's not because of the ease of the shave, but just because I like to mix things up a little.

[VampyreWolf]

Well I finally sold my only Injector - and old G. I never tried it.

Now I'm curious - I think I can pick a decent handle, but what's this about the blades? I mean, I know my way around DE blades - what works for me and what doesn't - but how do I select a great Injector blade?

There are only a few choices. Ted Pella, Personna, Schick...

IIRC there are schick platinum, chromium, and the current supply (both from China and Germany). I've used 3 of the German ones, popped a Chinese one in last night.

[kingfisher]

Well I finally sold my only Injector - and old G. I never tried it.

Now I'm curious - I think I can pick a decent handle, but what's this about the blades? I mean, I know my way around DE blades - what works for me and what doesn't - but how do I select a great Injector blade?

www.drugstore.com carries Schick-branded blades that are very nice.

[Slivovitz]

Well I finally sold my only Injector - and old G. I never tried it.

Now I'm curious - I think I can pick a decent handle, but what's this about the blades? I mean, I know my way around DE blades - what works for me and what doesn't - but how do I select a great Injector blade?

Try these blades (http://hocks.com/Merchant5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=A557504) first, also available from Amazon and occasionally found in drugstores. They are very good quality, and if you like shaving with them, you can think about buying other brands in bulk, like Pellas. The problem with the Pellas is the very low quality magazine they come in; the blades themselves are okay.

[VampyreWolf]

http://www.razorsdirect.com/schickinjector.html

best price I've seen online @ 6.21usd/pack, picked up from the local drugstore for 5.75cad/pack when I got 12 packs (84 blades).

[Aevum]

are those chinese, german or other sourced blades ?
becuase i hear the chinese arent quite up to par, maybe ted pellas would be a better choice,

[VampyreWolf]

unfortunately you can't tell from the front of the packaging...

I'll be finding out over the next few days just how long a chinese blade lasts compared to the german. Got 4 good shaves on the german blades, the 5th starts to pull so I switch then if I forgot. I'll be happy to get the same 4 shaves on a chinese blade, because then I can stock up and not worry.

[texbilly]

I agree with the one-pass title given to injectors, at least for me. I tried to achieve a nice 3-pass a few months ago and it didn't go well. An injector was my first razor (new :blushing:) but the DE gives me a much smoother ride.

By the way, I like Eydie Gorme's smooth voice as well. :biggrin1: Lady Gillette?

[gearchow]

are those chinese, german or other sourced blades ?
becuase i hear the chinese arent quite up to par, maybe ted pellas would be a better choice,

The only thing I didn't like about the Pellas was that the shipping seemed kind of high and they required a signature for non-business delivery. The cheap plastic key/blade case doesn't bother me so much. I keep a nice metal one in the case for looks.

-jim

[luvmysuper]

The only thing I didn't like about the Pellas was that the shipping seemed kind of high and they required a signature for non-business delivery. The cheap plastic key/blade case doesn't bother me so much. I keep a nice metal one in the case for looks.

-jim

I didn't mind the shaves from the plastic injector.
I did mind it exploding in my hands.

http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=140758

Spend the extra money and get the metal cased blades.

[Wil Dorenbos]

I agree with the one-pass title given to injectors, at least for me. I tried to achieve a nice 3-pass a few months ago and it didn't go well. DE gave me a much smoother ride.


Till this morning I had the same. I wanted to like injectors as I have 1,200 PAL blades lying around. I changed the angle a bit and got a good 2 pass shave. Almost on par with my open comb :thumbup1:

[JPDyson]

OK; so are the M injector's not great? Should you start with a G or E or something else? What about PAL adjustables?

[gearchow]

An injector was my first razor (new :blushing:) but the DE gives me a much smoother ride.

Right on, do you still have this bad boy?

http://www.safetyrazors.net/schick/schick_razors4.jpg

:lol:

All kidding aside, looking for one of those in a case...

-jim

[gearchow]

I didn't mind the shaves from the plastic injector.
I did mind it exploding in my hands.

http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=140758

Spend the extra money and get the metal cased blades.

That was a pretty funny thread to read. Of course, I will find something funny about the Apocalypse too. So is hocks.com the go to place for the all metal injectors?

-jim

[Slivovitz]

OK; so are the M injector's not great? Should you start with a G or E or something else? What about PAL adjustables?

Strictly speaking, the M type injectors are the Schick adjustables, according to this page (http://www.safetyrazors.net/schick/schicktech.htm) which is frequently quoted as a reference. I do recommend them, it's just that you're likely to pay more for them.

To confuse things, though, there are M production codes on some non adjustable models, such as my L1 and L2. M29, M18, I don't know what these mean, exactly.

I have one Pal adjustable, but still need to try it.

By the way, since it's come up, I have no problem doing multi pass shaves, WTG, ATG, XTG and touch ups with an injector. However, it usually doesn't take more than one WTG and one ATG pass to give a DFS. I can throw in more abbreviations if required.

[texbilly]

Right on, do you still have this bad boy?

http://www.safetyrazors.net/schick/schick_razors4.jpg

:lol:

All kidding aside, looking for one of those in a case...

-jim

Ha, I have to admit, that model is very handsome. Have been tempted before but declined. I believe poonjaji has at least one and others speak highly of its prowess.

[Blondie]

The blades feel heavy and thick, something similar to a wedge. They lack the finesse of a good DE blade or full hollow. It mows the hair down alright, but you need some serious adjustment and care to get BBS without giving blood. They're great for a quick one pass shave, but I wouldn't dare try a 5 pass BBS with an injector. At least not with the available blades.

Have you tried the Schick branded Chinese blades? I find them to be far superior to the Pella's, and routinely do a four pass shave, and find it to be more consistently gentle in an "L" type than a DE.


Well I finally sold my only Injector - and old G. I never tried it.

Now I'm curious - I think I can pick a decent handle, but what's this about the blades? I mean, I know my way around DE blades - what works for me and what doesn't - but how do I select a great Injector blade?

To echo others, the Schick blades available on hocks.com or drugstore.com, "Schick" branded are good.


are those chinese, german or other sourced blades ?
becuase i hear the chinese arent quite up to par, maybe ted pellas would be a better choice,

I find nothing wrong with the chinese made Schicks.

[Jaymo]

I've been using some ASR blades I bought on clearance at CVS for $2.50/pack of 11 blades. I've been getting great shaves with them. The Injector feels cheap compared to a nice DE, but it shaves fantastically. I almost sold my Injectors (E, G, and Pal adjustable) before giving them a fare shake (shave?), :001_huh:and I'm glad I didn't. They are one of my favorite razors.
I hold them close to the head, with my index finger resting on the head. They do feel like shaving with a Bic disposable, due to the light weight, but the shave much better.
I do 2 WTG passes, followed by 1 or 2 XTG passes and 1 ATG pass, if I want BBS. If I just want a good shave, I do 2 WTG and 1 XTG.
I like the fact that they don't clog easily. I can go 3 days between shaves without clogging my Injectors. Everyone should own a few.:thumbup:
It does feel like cheating since it's so easy to shave with one. Once you get the right angle, anyway. It's definitely different from a DE, but so is a Gem, and I wouldn't get rid of them, either.

They're great for head shaving. I sometimes go 4 days or more between head shaves(I'm bald by choice, not by nature), and it never fails to mow down the hair. BTW, I go from bald to crew cut in a week. My hair grows that fast.

[Wil Dorenbos]

After the L1, I tried the PAL-injectomatic with the same blade (nos PAL hollow ground). Pass 1 did not remove any hair at all :w00t: and I did try various angles aswell as the "standard" angle. This reminded me of my earlier experiences with injectors: they just did not cut. I decided to go back to the L1 (yesterdays blade still in) and do pass 2 with that. That one pass gave me a CCS, with no irritation at all. So now I am thinking of doing 2 one pass injector shaves on working days and DE in the weekends. Will check how often I can use the PAL blades (at least twice :laugh:).

[DonOhio]

Every old stock inj. cart I've ever gotten - regardless of brand - has always been not only good but superior to the new (now discontinued) CVS types. The same usually can't be said for NOS DE blades, as you all know...the cart (and box, if there is one) must protect the edges from oxidation. I found the one below yesterday for $2, appears to have 16 of the original 18. Blades are gold, too, haven't seen that before. They're excellent. The point: Lots of these carts are still out there so it pays to check out junk shops and the like if you have time. Always ask if you don't see anything. These were buried in a box of junk behind the counter; I wouldn't have gotten them if I hadn't asked, "Got any old shaving stuff?"

[DonOhio]

nos PAL hollow ground

My fav old stock blade!

[DonOhio]

OK; so are the M injector's not great? Should you start with a G or E or something else? What about PAL adjustables?

The Pal Adj. is, according to many, THE tool to have if you're going to go down the injector road. But it is not particularly mild, even set on Low. An older, milder injector would be the place to start. Otherwise, Pal Adj. + imperfect technique = blood. Lots of blood.

[Wil Dorenbos]

My fav old stock blade!

In the L1 I can see why: they do some serious cutting :thumbup1:. I will try a one pass shave in the open comb to compare, but I am impressed. Funny thing is that in just about any other razor they do not cut at all... I am glad I still have 60 dispensers with 20 blades :laugh: Was planning on selling or pif-ing them, but glad I did not do that.

[stubblefree]

Schick G type Injector and Gillette Platinum Plus Injector Blades

Great combination........made for each other combi.


Vijay