Hair Clippers - Remington or . . .

[Challo]

I had a set of Babyliss Clippers but the battery failed to hold a charge, and they wouldn't cut short enough. Got some Phillips ones for Xmas half price. Excellant cut, you change the hair length by mm and got a really good cut.

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/4...

Tesco's still might have them half price i think.

[AyBee]

AyBee said:

Digger said:

How long is the charging lead AyBee?

Quite long. Not at home right now but will measure later and let you know.

The answer was 1.8m.

[Digger]

Thanks AyBee, that sounds similar to the Remington so just a bit too short for head-over-the-bath use.

Thanks again.

[anonymous-user]

Digger said:

Thanks AyBee, that sounds similar to the Remington so just a bit too short for head-over-the-bath use.

Thanks again.

Extension lead?

[AllTorque]

Used this for ten years and it shaves down to the scalp - superb. They also take the standard wahl attachments for cutting longer. Worth the extra cash.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Wahl-Europe-8110-017-Baldi...

[Digger]

anonymous said:

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[Lemmonie]

Ok, im not a bloke but need to buy my lovely man a new set of something.

He uses clippers on his head with no guard but quite often the clippers nip his head or catch.

Also beard trimmers. I like my man with a beard. Every four or five days he cuts his head hair and beard the same length but i prefer him with a beard. The current clippers dont really do a good job.

So we need new clippers and a beard trimmer but preferably one that does the whole job. Does such a thing exist?

[Digger]

I can quite easily trim my stubble either with no attachments, and use the adjustment lever to the required length, or using the 3mm (No.1) when a bit thicker.

I've never used a beard trimmer either.

[tedmus]

I used to use my corded hair clippers on my beard before I got the trimmer kit. I do find it better using the cordless for this now though.

[LaurasOtherHalf]

richwig83 said:

WAHL Super Taper..... buy once!!

As someone who owns a hair salon, believe me, the above answer is the only correct one. Buy cheap, buy twice & all that but looked after (lubrication to blades once a week at most) a pair of these will outlast your balding bonce.

[richwig83]

Good to hear I made the right decision... having cut all my hair off for charity in March. The ST are fantastic. and like you say, should last a few decades!

[Digger]

Just wanted to warn peeps that if they search on a well-known auction site, and unearth a set of Super Taper's in RED - Wahl informed me yesterday that they will be copies and not oem speci!

[LaurasOtherHalf]

If anyone wants any wahl super tapers then just pm me for future reference, I can supply & deliver at cost price. There's a nice set going at the moment that come with the wahl mini rechargeable mini clippers. We use both in the salon & the super tapers are still going strong on the shop floor (with minimum oiling I might add) well over 10 years later

[Silverbullet767]

Lemmonie said:

Ok, im not a bloke but need to buy my lovely man a new set of something.

He uses clippers on his head with no guard but quite often the clippers nip his head or catch.

Also beard trimmers. I like my man with a beard. Every four or five days he cuts his head hair and beard the same length but i prefer him with a beard. The current clippers dont really do a good job.

So we need new clippers and a beard trimmer but preferably one that does the whole job. Does such a thing exist?

Wall balding clippers will do the job, I use mine with no guard and it's yet to come close to cutting me, 2 different sized guards are included if he wanted to do his beard with them.

[Digger]

LaurasOtherHalf said:

If anyone wants any wahl super tapers then just pm me for future reference, I can supply & deliver at cost price. There's a nice set going at the moment that come with the wahl mini rechargeable mini clippers. We use both in the salon & the super tapers are still going strong on the shop floor (with minimum oiling I might add) well over 10 years later

Now you tell me!!

I paid a little over the odds for a set last night.

[LaurasOtherHalf]

Digger said:

LaurasOtherHalf said:

If anyone wants any wahl super tapers then just pm me for future reference, I can supply & deliver at cost price. There's a nice set going at the moment that come with the wahl mini rechargeable mini clippers. We use both in the salon & the super tapers are still going strong on the shop floor (with minimum oiling I might add) well over 10 years later

Now you tell me!!

I paid a little over the odds for a set last night.

Sorry old chap, only saw the thread this morning unfortunately. How much did you pay?

[Digger]

LaurasOtherHalf said:

Digger said:

LaurasOtherHalf said:

If anyone wants any wahl super tapers then just pm me for future reference, I can supply & deliver at cost price. There's a nice set going at the moment that come with the wahl mini rechargeable mini clippers. We use both in the salon & the super tapers are still going strong on the shop floor (with minimum oiling I might add) well over 10 years later

Now you tell me!!

I paid a little over the odds for a set last night.

Sorry old chap, only saw the thread this morning unfortunately. How much did you pay?

The same as i linked to earlier. So £56.99 bricks 'n mortar. I imagine you could provide them to others for around £20 less'ish?

[richwig83]

Think i paid about 40-45 online

[Digger]

I would have bought from amazon with Prime, but I knew I'd be in the area of the shop I purchased from, so took that route instead.

[LaurasOtherHalf]

I'd get them for around £40 inc the vat so with postage there'd be very little in it, wih online retailers you can almost always find someone selling selling stuff at a tiny percent profit so you didn't do badly at all