Schick injector VS. repeating magazine for a user that's totally blind

[Chan Eil Whiskers]

If this gets posted twice my bad, feel free for one of the mods to delete the second one. I got the E-2 and unidentified razor from Slim purchase was an injector as well, though I'm not sure what type. I'm thinking of getting a Repeater type just for collection purposes and some NOS blades for them and found some on eBay but wanted to make sure they were the right type. If someone could take a look and just let me know if these are correct I'd appreciate it. Getting keyd injector blades soon and can't wait for new shaves. Thanks guys.

7 packages of Schick Injector Blades, NOS - 20 blades each | eBay

I don't know anything about blades for the Repeater Type razors.

For my Schick Type E-2 open to clean razor these are the blades I purchased on Amazon. Link. I believe most of us call these Schick Chick blades. They're made in China. They're good blades.

The blades I'm talking about are sold in an injector device for inserting into a razor like the E-2. If the razor you purchased does not have a blade or a blank in it already, the first blade you insert will be damaged upon insertion and need to be replaced with a new one. If the razor you purchased has within it a blade or a blank, the first blade you insert should be good to go.

A blank is a never sharpened blade usually inserted already into new from the factory razors and sometimes kept by purchasers and inserted during storage. An old razor is very unlikely to have a blank, but several of mine had an inserted blade when they arrived.

I clean my razors very well if they've been previously used. The E-2 open to clean razor lends itself to that process.

Happy shaves,

Jim

 

[Villalobos]

I have a G,L,O clone, and Gillette Trac II, also known as “twinjector”. All are fine shavers, however, the ability for twin blades in the L,O clone, and twinjector take it to a whole new level! Enjoy the shaves and keep us posted!!

 

[Chan Eil Whiskers]

I have a G,L,O clone, and Gillette Trac II, also known as “twinjector”. All are fine shavers, however, the ability for twin blades in the L,O clone, and twinjector take it to a whole new level! Enjoy the shaves and keep us posted!!

My E-2 with a Chick is hard to distinguish with any of my injectors with a TWIN. I do like the TWIN blades a lot though. The E-2 is no slouch by any means.

Happy shaves,

Jim

 

[jclynch90]

My E-2 with a Chick is hard to distinguish with any of my injectors with a TWIN. I do like the TWIN blades a lot though. The E-2 is no slouch by any means.

Happy shaves,

Jim

Jim,

How do you use the open feature on the E-2? I was messing around with it the other day just trying to figure it out, I see the hinge but having trouble making it swivel. I'm probably missing something simple.

 

[Chan Eil Whiskers]

Jim,

How do you use the open feature on the E-2? I was messing around with it the other day just trying to figure it out, I see the hinge but having trouble making it swivel. I'm probably missing something simple.

If it's going to open it should just easily twist counterclockwise. If it's difficult I wouldn't force it.

The part that moves is distal to the hinge, and at the top. There's a little raised area on the right side of the spring's top, but not one on the left. Twist to the left.

 

[santamariasteve]

Caution: I have the impression not all E-2's were designed to open. Issat true?

If your E-2 is designed to open it will open easily by swinging the spring to the left.

It's obvious and easily determined if it's an "open model." There will be only one "stop" on the bottom side of the head. It will be on the right side of the spring only to position the spring vertically when closing.

 

[kingfisher]

The repeater types are awesome, but since nobody makes or sells the magazine anymore, to use them you have to manually load the blades, as mentioned above. For travel nothing is better, though.

 

[pdieten]

Not to ask silly questions, but when you inject a new blade, a used blade is ejected. How do you control where that used blade goes?

 

[Chan Eil Whiskers]

Not to ask silly questions, but when you inject a new blade, a used blade is ejected. How do you control where that used blade goes?

I use one of these.

I try to get the injected head to drop into the slot. I put a towel under the blade bank in case I miss.

Happy shaves,

Jim

 

[garyg]

Not to ask silly questions, but when you inject a new blade, a used blade is ejected. How do you control where that used blade goes?

Never thought about it - the blade either is picked up with fingers & put in the used blade compartment of the injector or if that's full in a blade bank. Just drops out, no need for control if you haven't used one they are super easy

 

[pdieten]

Never thought about it - the blade either is picked up with fingers & put in the used blade compartment of the injector or if that's full in a blade bank. Just drops out, no need for control if you haven't used one they are super easy

Well yeah, that's the problem. I have one and the first time I changed the blade I got to pick a little blade up off the counter. Not something I'd want to do if I couldn't see well.

 

[Chan Eil Whiskers]

Well yeah, that's the problem. I have one and the first time I changed the blade I got to pick a little blade up off the counter. Not something I'd want to do if I couldn't see well.

It's easy enough to get the blade to fall in the slot of the blade bank. Just push part of the blade out, stick that end in the slot of the blade bank, and push the rest of the old blade out and the new blade in. It's fun to do, too. Still, a towel under the blade bank is there just in case.

 

[garyg]

Ok, I'm old enough to have been using the injectors for maybe 5 decades .. Jim's correct in that you can half clutch it and grab ahold , but unless theres some phobia involved about the used blade you just toss it. And I don't see well meself ..

 

[jclynch90]

The repeater types are awesome, but since nobody makes or sells the magazine anymore, to use them you have to manually load the blades, as mentioned above. For travel nothing is better, though.

Kingfisher, look on page 1 of this thread to see the eBay link I posted and see if those are the correct magazines for the repeating ones if you don't mind. These aren't used much so not a lot of people know about them but I can pick up a type C-2 for a steal right now if no one bids against me so figured I'd look into the magazines for collection purposes, plus let's be honest, this razor sounds pretty bad-***. Question is, if these aren't the magazine with pre loaded blades, can you manually load 20 blades to get you through extended travel? If these are correct, I have 7 packages at best, at worst I have 7 packages of regular NOS injection blades, so all isn't technically lost.

 

[jclynch90]

If it's going to open it should just easily twist counterclockwise. If it's difficult I wouldn't force it.

The part that moves is distal to the hinge, and at the top. There's a little raised area on the right side of the spring's top, but not one on the left. Twist to the left.

Only reason I wanted to know how to open E-2 was because the seller said it opened, I'll mainly use a key-injection system for this but good to know all my options.

 

[xxvaleria]

Kingfisher, look on page 1 of this thread to see the eBay link I posted and see if those are the correct magazines for the repeating ones if you don't mind. These aren't used much so not a lot of people know about them but I can pick up a type C-2 for a steal right now if no one bids against me so figured I'd look into the magazines for collection purposes, plus let's be honest, this razor sounds pretty bad-***. Question is, if these aren't the magazine with pre loaded blades, can you manually load 20 blades to get you through extended travel? If these are correct, I have 7 packages at best, at worst I have 7 packages of regular NOS injection blades, so all isn't technically lost.

Those are not the blades for the magazine razor. They will fit in the razor head, but must be manually loaded. Blades for the magazine razors come in a little, round can and are held by a small tray, which was normally discarded when empty. If you don't have a tray, then your only recourse is to insert the blade into the head by hand. If you have an empty tray, it can be reloaded.

Injectors having a key won't work with the magazine razors because there is no place on the razor to insert the key.

 

[jclynch90]

Those are not the blades for the magazine razor. They will fit in the razor head, but must be manually loaded. Blades for the magazine razors come in a little, round can and are held by a small tray, which was normally discarded when empty. If you don't have a tray, then your only recourse is to insert the blade into the head by hand. If you have an empty tray, it can be reloaded.

Injectors having a key won't work with the magazine razors because there is no place on the razor to insert the key.

Thanks for replying Xxvaleria. I was hoping those were correct because the listing said they were made by Magazine repeating company, but then I remembered that company had made injectors for a bit too. I'm pretty sure the razor I bid on still has the empty tray, and it still has 10 blades in the cartridge as well, so at least I'll get to play with it on travels knowing it has a few that will last me on extended trips. Since having to load it manually, I'm guessing that means you can't load all 20 and must load each one before loading another? So that means I'd have to take the razor plus unloaded blades while traveling. I really need to find at least one can of the repeater blades.

 

[garyg]

Yeah, the repeater blades are the same as modern at least they function the same in my examples

 

[jclynch90]

Just making sure I'm doing this right. Got the NOS blades today and attempting to use them with type E-2. I'm guessing the key is the thing that sticks out about an inch or one and a half inches from the dispenser that stores the blades. I turned it sideways and attempted to slip it into the keyhole thing in the middle of the razor head, much like you unlock any lock. It seemed to fit but didn't slid in any of the way like I presume it's supposed to. I'm sure it's just a first time rookie mistake on something I'm doing but if anyone can tell me if I'm doing this right and can figure out what I'm talking about with words rather than pics I'd appreciate the help lol. Thanks guys.

 

[xxvaleria]

It should slide right in. Hold the razor facing you in your left hand and the injector with the key pointing to the left in your right hand. Make sure that the slider is on the top side of the injector. Then firmly push the injector key into the slot on the right side of the razor as it faces you. It's a tight fit, so you might need to push fairly hard. When the key is fully inserted, pull the slider fully to the right, then push it fully to the left (you might need to wiggle or very slightly twist the injector, if the fit is tight). That should slide a blade out of the injector and into the razor while pushing the old blade out of the razor and into a receptacle. Leave the slider fully to the left and withdraw the injector and key out of the razor.