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12/10/10, 10:08 PM
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Manual Hair clipper (for HUMANS)
Does anyone here use these? I have two and I love them, but they cut the hair two short. I want to get a few to cut different lenghts so I can cut my hair.
I have seen what are advertised as universal clip ons for for different lenghts, but I am not sure how good they work.
Any expereince?
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12/10/10, 11:15 PM
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I am a licensed barber and my answer to you is do not use them . Go to your local Library and get a book on cutting hair , or look it up online . You can do any length of cut you like with scissors and comb .
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12/10/10, 11:21 PM
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I would like some clarification before I give an answer....I'm a barber also. When you say 'manual clippers' are you talking about the old fashioned kind that you operate with your hands and they don't use electricity?
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12/10/10, 11:47 PM
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I have never heard of manual hair clippers other than scissors. I cut my own- with scissors. Don't think I'd try the clippers! I cut DH and DS with the elec clippers. Though I have been doing or family's hair for 30+ years...I could use a few lessons.
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12/10/10, 11:56 PM
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I bet it is the kind that you squeeze the handles together and it cuts. My Grandmother used that kind on me back in the 50's. I believe one side had the hinge that made it slid past the stationary blade held by the other half of the handle. And you just squeezed the handles with your one hand quickly and cut hair. Worked pretty good but Uff Da it sure could "snag" and pull the hair if not done fast enough. 12.99 on Ebay for one.
http://compare.ebay.com/like/1604838...=263602_304692
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12/11/10, 12:05 AM
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Why not get a nice cordless one, and they would have many attachments for different lengths etc.? 30 to 40 bucks.
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12/11/10, 06:07 AM
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I remember the sqeezer type clippers. Yea unless nice and sharp they pull hair instead of cutting it and it hurts.
As to the universal clip ons to regulate depth, I bought set off ebay to use with electric dog clippers to cut my own hair. The ones I had from cheapie human hair trimmer kit didnt fit. The universal set are higher quality also and didnt cost much if I remember. I have very fine textured hair and unless very sharp even electric clippers dont work well. I went to high quality pair dog clippers cause I could buy replacement blades if necessary. They work great and less expensive than basically same thing sold for human hair.
As to suggestion of comb and scissors, I dare anybody to cut their own hair that way. Maybe a very practiced barbar/hair dresser, maybe, but even then I'd be pretty sceptical until I saw them do it myself. I'd as soon just shave my head with a straight razor as try to use scissors.
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12/11/10, 08:49 AM
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yup my grand parents(RIP) had the hair cutting set looked at least the 60s with a set of electtric clipper a couple manual scissors and the hair apron.. and clipper oil .. etc its seen much use
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12/11/10, 08:56 AM
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I have a set of Oster, no 10 blade, and all the guards--I'm trying to get up enough courage to cut MY hair too.
You dont think we can do it? all advice accepted-LOL
At least the hand clippers dont make a mess in a hurry..
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12/11/10, 12:28 PM
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My husband has been cutting his own hair with clippers for close to 30 years. He even manages to edge up the back by using two mirrors. I'm also a cosmetologist but he still prefers to do his own. He also cuts his brothers' and nephews' hair. It just takes a bit of practice.
Since I don't actually practice as a cosmetologist (in a shop) I get NO experience with clippers, but I can scissor-over-comb with the best of them!
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12/11/10, 02:11 PM
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With those hand squeeze models such as the Oster remember that they are more difficult to use if you are left-handed. Same goes for hand pruning shears, scissors, grass clippers.
This shows grass shears by Fiskars which may indicate the point.
http://goo.gl/lbe2y Tough for a lefty to follow a line as the blade keeps moving away from it. For a righty the blade remains stationary while the opposing one moves.
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12/12/10, 10:16 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TxMex
I would like some clarification before I give an answer....I'm a barber also. When you say 'manual clippers' are you talking about the old fashioned kind that you operate with your hands and they don't use electricity?
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TEx, look at the link on Arabian's post, it shows the kind I am talking about.
The old fasioned kind that you squeeze in your hand.
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12/12/10, 10:22 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by arabian knight
Why not get a nice cordless one, and they would have many attachments for different lengths etc.? 30 to 40 bucks.
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I have an electric clipper now, I paid $20 for it, and I cut my hair with it. I just want to move away from electric wherever I can.
I dont like electricty that much. A decent pare of manual clippers taken care of well, can last for 200 years and still be used. An electric clipper wont last as long, and I get a bill inthe mail for the electricty I use 
My manual clipper works great and the experience is less noisy and more pleasent.
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12/12/10, 10:30 AM
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When I cut my own hair with the electric clippers I just fade the line on the back of my head into neck, it is easier then trying to cut a straight line with the razor. I work my way down from the higher numbers to the lower ones until I have a nice gradation on the sides and back, then I trim the top with scissors.
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12/12/10, 10:32 AM
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The manual clippers can get dull. You need to keep them lubed, and if you need to, unscrew the handles, and sharpen the teeth on the shears.
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12/12/10, 10:37 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ceresone
I have a set of Oster, no 10 blade, and all the guards--I'm trying to get up enough courage to cut MY hair too.
You dont think we can do it? all advice accepted-LOL
At least the hand clippers dont make a mess in a hurry..
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Give it a try. I was so scared when I first did it, and my family was discouraging me, but I was tired of paying money for bad haircuts. I figured I could do just as bad a job as the people I was going to, and I if I did worse, well, thankfully god made hair so that it eventually grows back.
My first time did not come out that great, but I bucked up and tried to do it better the next time. Eventually, I got the hang of it. You can too, if you are willing to mess up along the way.
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12/12/10, 01:50 PM
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So the manuals last 200yrs. Who cares? Whos gonna be around in 200yrs to say thanks. Im glad u bought them so I can use them. Or more likely, Theyll end up at a sale like I go to and get sold for a buck
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12/12/10, 02:35 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by FarmBoyBill
So the manuals last 200yrs. Who cares? Whos gonna be around in 200yrs to say thanks. Im glad u bought them so I can use them. Or more likely, Theyll end up at a sale like I go to and get sold for a buck
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Of course I wont be here in 200 years, but I can pass them on to someone who can use them. If i have kids I would teach them the benifits of keeping items for use and passing them down through the family. Some amish kids are still playing with toys that their great grandparents played with.
Firstly, it makes no sense for me to pay $300 a year for someone else to cut my hair, then secondly it does not make sense for me to pay a bill to the electric company just to cut my hair, so manual clippers and scissors are the way I chose to go.
I think there are other people who feel the same way.
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12/12/10, 02:49 PM
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Ya a few cents for a hair cut at home. That is a long way from 300 to have somebody cut ones hair. Sure glad I don't have to count my pennies that closely that i could not recharge my cordless razor. Which I do use each and everyday. I do this because I use a full face mask at night as I use my CPAP machine. Because of my sleep apnea.
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12/12/10, 03:08 PM
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I had my hair cut errrrrrrrrrrrrr pulled out with those things 50 years ago. Only cost a quarter!
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