Modifying a Gillette Techmatic

[uacowboy]

Ok so i was given a Gillette Techmatic with a Schick Instamatic cartridge in it by a coworker who was going through some of his dads old stuff. Can i mod this to work with injector blades as is or do i need to get a Techmatic cartridge? and what is the normal process for modifying these to take an injector type blade?

Thanks!

Also i will post pics later since it is at home and i am not!

 

[Dave in KY]

I just got a cartridge but haven't used it yet

 

[Spider]

I’ve never heard of modifying these.

 

[uacowboy]

Well I went ahead and found/ordered a cartridge for it. If that doesn't shave well I will figure out if/how to modify it.

 

[Spider]

Well I went ahead and found/ordered a cartridge for it. If that doesn't shave well I will figure out if/how to modify it.

I have some experience shaving with them..... they do work very well. I did a solid month on one blade setting. They are pretty smooth. I gave up just because I got bored with it.

 

[uacowboy]

First shave with the techmatic this morning and man was it a nice shave! Ultra smooth and very efficient. This is going to sound controversial but, at least to me, the only way the Vector has this beat is availability of blades. I walked away super smooth with no irritation at all

 

[HMan]

First shave with the techmatic this morning and man was it a nice shave! Ultra smooth and very efficient. This is going to sound controversial but, at least to me, the only way the Vector has this beat is availability of blades. I walked away super smooth with no irritation at all

Dang it, now I want one.

 

[Dave in KY]

First shave with the techmatic this morning and man was it a nice shave! Ultra smooth and very efficient. This is going to sound controversial but, at least to me, the only way the Vector has this beat is availability of blades. I walked away super smooth with no irritation at all

Kyle's been drinking the Florida Water again.........................

 

[uacowboy]

Kyle's been drinking the Florida Water again.........................

hey, its water right?

 

[NurseDave]

Well I don't know about Vector close, but it really does give an efficient BBS.

 

[Techichi]

Do you know how many of these I've thrown away? It's probably in the hundreds.

 

[NurseDave]

Do you know how many of these I've thrown away? It's probably in the hundreds.

I hope only the handles!

 

[Techichi]

I hope only the handles!

Yeah, just the handles. They're not very popular. lol

 

[uacowboy]

Yeah, just the handles. They're not very popular. lol

But they look cool and Shave surprisingly well! assuming you find a cartridge for it.

 

[Spider]

Do you know how many of these I've thrown away? It's probably in the hundreds.