Magnetic Blade Carrier for Enders Razors

 I had made some blade carriers for my Enders shavers  so I could use injector blades in them. The Enders Speed Razors/Shavers were well made and designed razors. Unfortunately, no one makes blades for them anymore. Then I was introduced to someone who had made a magnetic blade holder that worked as well or better than my carriers. However, I cannot recall who made this nifty blade carrier.

My design used old Enders blades where the bevel was ground off and where I used JB Weld to make spots that would line up with the blade holes. It worked for a while, but eventually one of the wings on the blade holder would fail. 

Here is a better design that took more know-how and tools than I have. 

Black Label Blade held with magnets

Front with Black Label Blade

Back view with Black Label Blade

Back of carrier with blade

Front view with blade

Back view with blade

Like I said, I don't remember who made this carrier. It was a bit pricy, but now I can use any of my Enders razors with confidence and the blade of my choosing.

Shave of the Day - 3/15

  

Frankenrazor Week

Cold Water Rinse

Tabac Shave Soap

Jayaruh #217

Enders Speed Frankenshaver

Enders Speed Blade

Tabac AS

The Tabac Shave Soap lathered well with the Jayaruh #217 Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Enders Speed Frankenshaver with an Enders Speed Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Tabac AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 3/14: Happy Pi Day

  

Frankenrazor Week

Cold Water Rinse

Proraso Green Shave Soap

Jayaruh #217

Enders Speed Frankenrazor

Enders Speed Blade

Osage Rub

The Proraso Green Shave Soap lathered well with the Jayaruh #217 Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Enders Speed Frankenrazor with an Enders Speed Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Osage Rub. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Happy Pi Day. Hear the Pi Song here:

Enders Blade Carrier

I had piffed my original Enders carrier blade, so I am making a new one. Here is how it went.

I started with a genuine Enders blade and an injector blade. I used my Dremel to clean them up. The Enders had water stains on it. Here they are after cleaning.

Next, I lined up the two blades' edges.

I clamped them in a clamp to hold the edges even.

This is where I would fill the holes with epoxy.

I squirted out equal amounts of J.B. Weld epoxy onto a piece of paper.

Using a paper clip, I mixed the epoxy. This epoxy takes about 6 hours to set and 24 hours to cure.

Then I filled the holes in the injector blade. This is where I set it and forget it; at least for about 4 hours.

After about 4 hours, I returned an removed the injector blade. The epoxy is not fully set. Now, I will wait until the next day to finish it off.

Here it is after I have removed the excess epoxy down to level with the top of the injector.

This is the Enders blade before I removed the bevel.

This is after I removed the bevel.

Here the injector blade is on the Enders carrier blade. It is ready to go.

Here you can see that the bevel is gone leaving the injector extending beyond the edge.

Here the carrier and injector blade are in the Enders Speed Shaver.

 

Stropping an Enders Speed Blade

Because the Enders Speed Blade was a bit tuggy in today's shave, I decided to strop it to see if I could improve its performance. Here is what I did.

Enders Found in Wild

I found this pair in the wild today. They guy said they were his dad's. It is the first Enders I have run across in the wild. I will get it cleaned up for service. The cup was a bonus. 

Update:
I cleaned up the razor.

First was a bath in my ultrasonic cleaner.

 It came out pretty good. This was a razor that was well used in its day.

Enders Speed Razor vs. Speed Shaver

I received the Enders Speed Razor today. It is the older model of the Speed Razor (1934). The handle and the interface are the main differences between the Speed Razor and the Speed Shaver (1943). In the picture below you can see that the head profiles are basically the same. The Speed Shaver is on top.

On the left, the Speed Shaver has a squared opening for the blade while the Speed Razor on the right has a round opening.

The Speed Shaver has some decorative slots while the Speed Razor is rather plain. I suspect that the shaves would be somewhat identical

Shave of the Day - 7/18

Cold Water Rinse

Morning TOST Shaving Soap

Tom's 3D Printed Brush

Enders Speed Shaver

Schick Proline

CWR

Aqua Velva Blue Ice AS

My prep was just a cold water rinse. The Morning TOST Shaving Soap face lathered well with Tom's 3D Printed Brush. I did two passes with the Enders Speed Shaver razor with a Schick Proline blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Aqua Velva Blue Ice AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 7/17

Cold Water Rinse

Williams Mug Shaving Soap

Tom's 3D Printed Brush

Enders Speed Shaver

Schick Proline

CWR

Aqua Velva Blue Ice AS

My prep was just a cold water rinse. The Williams Mug Shaving Soap face lathered well with Tom's 3D Printed Brush. I did two passes with the Enders Speed Shaver razor with a Schick Proline blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Aqua Velva Blue Ice AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

I must say, this may be my new favorite razor/blade combo. This was a most excellent shaving experience.

Enders Speed Razor Blade Carrier: New Idea

I made a new carrier for my Enders Speed Razor today, and I got to thinking of a new idea. The Enders blade is almost twice as wide as an injector blade.

In the picture below the new carrier is on the left. I took off half the bevel and created "bumps" to locate the blade in the correct position. That is when it occurred to me that if I "super glued" a blade to the back side to act as a stop for the injector, I may not need "bumps." To the right is an injector blade on top and an injector blade on bottom that I modified. I completely removed the bevel from the bottom blade.

In the next picture, I have located the backer injector and notice that it is a wee bit long. I want it to be flush with the Enders blade.

Next, after taking off just a wee bit more, I ready it for gluing with super glue. As I type this sentence, the blade is glued and clamped. I will be trying it out shortly. This configuration will hold the injector blade in place. It will load with the injector blade and backer blade on top.

I finished it. Looks like it is a success.

Using a Proline Blade in an Enders Speed Razor

I made this video to demonstrate how to use a Proline blade in an Enders Speed Razor. 

The Green Enders Speed Shaver

Here are some pictures I took of my newest Enders Speed Shaver. I will be using it this coming week.