Hi all,
I've got an old Oster model 123 electric clipper that I use for beard trimming and occasional haircuts. It works well enough, the main irritation being its breakage-prone guide combs (at last count I have only the 1/2" and taper combs remaining intact), and a secondary irritation being that I have to remove two screws to unclog the blades (which seems to be needed fairly often) and that the blades are slightly reluctant to stay aligned for me.
I've looked at trying to get replacement guide combs for this model, but got confused at: a) individual combs being a little pricey, especially with shipping (and I don't know where to get them locally), b) one or two sets offered that look identical to my originals but with maybe a slightly different selection of combs, and c) one or two sets also offered by Oster that look different from my originals but include (IIRC) a wider selection of combs.
I've also gotten distracted by budget-priced corded electric clipper models offered at sources like Target and Meijer, in part because of the comparatively huge variety of comb attachments they include for a whopping $20 or $30 or so. Reading reviews on Amazon has suggested that the $15 Remingtons are junk and that it may be impossible to correctly align the blades on the $25 Wahl models, but in the meantime I found on Amazon a truly dizzying array of allegedly pro-quality clippers available for under $50 or so, most of which are said to cut brilliantly, but some of which don't really say whether guide combs are included or even available!
Anyway, that's my rather confused state of thought on the subject. Can anyone offer any helpful thoughts, comments, recommendations, or even snide remarks about my ignorance on this subject?
I've got an old Oster model 123 electric clipper that I use for beard trimming and occasional haircuts. It works well enough, the main irritation being its breakage-prone guide combs (at last count I have only the 1/2" and taper combs remaining intact), and a secondary irritation being that I have to remove two screws to unclog the blades (which seems to be needed fairly often) and that the blades are slightly reluctant to stay aligned for me.
I've looked at trying to get replacement guide combs for this model, but got confused at: a) individual combs being a little pricey, especially with shipping (and I don't know where to get them locally), b) one or two sets offered that look identical to my originals but with maybe a slightly different selection of combs, and c) one or two sets also offered by Oster that look different from my originals but include (IIRC) a wider selection of combs.
I've also gotten distracted by budget-priced corded electric clipper models offered at sources like Target and Meijer, in part because of the comparatively huge variety of comb attachments they include for a whopping $20 or $30 or so. Reading reviews on Amazon has suggested that the $15 Remingtons are junk and that it may be impossible to correctly align the blades on the $25 Wahl models, but in the meantime I found on Amazon a truly dizzying array of allegedly pro-quality clippers available for under $50 or so, most of which are said to cut brilliantly, but some of which don't really say whether guide combs are included or even available!
Anyway, that's my rather confused state of thought on the subject. Can anyone offer any helpful thoughts, comments, recommendations, or even snide remarks about my ignorance on this subject?
Mostly when I'm there I get confused while my wife browses nail polishes, hadn't considered that they would sell clipper stuff. Maybe I can check some of this stuff out in person!
