I will be cutting my own hair again after letting it grow out for the last 5 years. And it grows fast so I will need a set of clippers that will last but not send me to the poor house buying them. That said does anyone have any recommendations?
Hair clippers advice
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I have the Wahl home kit for like 30 bucks. Very solid with lots of attachments, even tho I just use the bare blade. I think I got it at Rite Aid.
Braxis, not to hijack your thread but I too had a clipper question.
Does anybody happen to know of a good set of manual clippers or where to get them?
Also +1 on the whal kit. My mother has had a set that she has used to cut my dads hair for at least seven or eight years now.
Does anybody happen to know of a good set of manual clippers or where to get them?
Also +1 on the whal kit. My mother has had a set that she has used to cut my dads hair for at least seven or eight years now.
I have/used the Wahl kit too which I bought at Wal-Mart. Now I shave clean with a Headblade.
I personally use an oster classic 76. It's a bit pricey on initial purchase, but it's built like a tank. It's durable and lasts forever. I bought it sometime in high school eight years ago to give myself buzz cuts in the summertime, and it's still running like new.
Also it runs on some kind of motor system instead of the magnetic ones found in most clippers these days.
Also it runs on some kind of motor system instead of the magnetic ones found in most clippers these days.
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Do you know the model of the Wahl that you use?
plus one ! the oster classic 76 is around $120,is the best ever made ,is rebuildable,and will serve you for a long time..mine is 23 years old,and all I ever did was replace the brushes .pride of ownership is what you'll achieve
I'm also going to hijack the already hijacked post! I'm curious about manual mechanical hair clippers, how do they perform? Can they be used for trimming other parts of the body like the chest or underarms?
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Or you two should start a new thread and we can both get the info we need.
just a thought not trying to be rude
Chalk up another one for the Wahl Kit from Walmart! I just bought one last week after getting my first-ever crew cut and deciding it can't be too hard to "do-it-myself"!! It seems like a great deal, nice quality, good instructions/tips, and a lot of depth attachments and a nice case to boot! Buy it! After I bought mine, I was cutting my already-short new crew cut just to try it out and to see what depth gages would replicate what the "real barber" had done. After cutting my own hair 1.5 times, it will have paid for itself.
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The closest Wal Mart is over 100 miles from here can you tell me the model of the clippers? So I can see if I can get it locally at Target or Walgreens
+1 on the Wahl kit. Up until an hour ago , my hair was halfway down my back. I just jad my wife buzz it down with her sister's Wahl , and boy did it work well !! Having short hair is alot more comfortable for the hot summer we have been having so far , and also , it makes shaving alot easier !! I had to tie my hair back before , but not any more !! Before work today I am going to take a nice shower and shave with one of my flare tip super speeds and some DR Harris Arlington. Life is good !!
for the money Wahl is the way to go. I've been using mine for about 10 years.
It was so long ago but I think I got mine at target.
It was so long ago but I think I got mine at target.
