Hair clippers

wazza

I have two young boys under the age of 8. Somehow their hair grows fast and with the beautiful weather we are having i normaly ask the barber to do a no 2 cut which is near baldness if you know what i mean.

After observing the barber it is easy to cut the hair etc.

what i am looking for is a hair clipper kit for young kids. i have seen this http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/4422220/Trail/C%24cip%3D36237.Sports%2Band%2Bleisure%3EC%24cip%3D36390.Personal%2Bcare%3EC%24cip%3D36380.Clippers%2Band%2Btrimmers.htm

but was uncertain if it is suitable for my needs

Any ideas/recommendations?

Dora_the_Explorer_5

Looks OK, I think they're all much of a muchness - like lawnmowers! I used electrical clippers on my DH, also used them on the poodle, and it's not rocket science.
Check out Boots, they may have cheaper/sturdier

wazza

is it best to go for one with ceramic or steel blades?

vickym

Hi its best to pay a bit more and go for Wahl clippers - I got a brand new pair boxed with loads of different length attachements, instruction dvd etc, oil, scissors, comb etc for £32 delivered on ebay.

I have used other types in the past years on my OH hair but they all ended up in the bin and he ended up going back to the hairdresser at a cost of £5 a time so on the recommendation of my hairdresser we bought the Wahl ones - they are great and give a really clean cut.

We worked it out that from last August - March this year he made 10 visits to the barbers at £5 a time total costs total £50 plus tips
So based on that his visits to the barbers from March to June would have been approx 4 @£5 so that already £20 towards the cost of the clippers

We will be quids in by the end of the year.


Hope this helps and good luck

Dora_the_Explorer_5

Mine were steel, but only because ceramic ones hadn't been invented

misterh

wazza wrote:

is it best to go for one with ceramic or steel blades?

Ceramic - no question.

When the steel blades start to lose their sharpness they are liable to nick or at least be uncomfortable.
Young boys will complain vociferously if it's unpleasant!

wazza

aaarrrggghhhh so much to chose from

i have narrowed it down to 3 from argos. prefer to get from argos in case of problems/faults later on.

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/4422574/Trail/C%24cip%3D36237.Sports%2Band%2Bleisure%3EC%24cip%3D36390.Personal%2Bcare%3EC%24cip%3D36380.Clippers%2Band%2Btrimmers.htm

the above has ceramic blade and comes with scissors

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/4421719/Trail/C%24cip%3D36237.Sports%2Band%2Bleisure%3EC%24cip%3D36390.Personal%2Bcare%3EC%24cip%3D36380.Clippers%2Band%2Btrimmers.htm

above has the benefit of 3 year guarantee

and finally

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/4422220/Trail/C%24cip%3D36237.Sports%2Band%2Bleisure%3EC%24cip%3D36390.Personal%2Bcare%3EC%24cip%3D36380.Clippers%2Band%2Btrimmers.htm


all the above have features to trim sideburns and also have a small attachment/head for kids. nasal etc trimmer i can use for myself.

any recommendations which i should go for? it appears most recommend wahl.

thanks in advance

niceguyrichy

I've been using these Nicky Clarke ones to do my hair every few weeks for years now. And believe me when I say that I've the thickest hair on the planet, and those clippers cope with my head better than my old hairdresser's used to

honest, no tugging or catching. So long as you keep them clean and oiled they're an absolute steal

I even abandoned my expensive titanium remmington and went back to those to do my beard as well!

spinybif_2

Home bargains have had ceramic cutters in stock for less than a tenner. Didn't look too closely as wasn't really interested but may be worth checking out

wazza

update - have gone for this mainly because of the accessories that comes with it and also it has ceramic blade

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/4422574/Trail/C%24cip%3D36237.Sports%2Band%2Bleisure%3EC%24cip%3D36390.Personal%2Bcare%3EC%24cip%3D36380.Clippers%2Band%2Btrimmers.htm


comfortable to hold and use. wish the instructions showed how to position the blade attachment to the scalp. the attachments were hard to attach, was afraid i might break it.

it is for the kids. they enjoyed it. did a England flag on the back of the head. not bad for first attempt.

biggest disadvantage - its the cleaning up afterwards :-)