- Feb 21, 2004
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I'm looking to purchase a high quality professional hair clipper to cut my own hair. Cost is not an issue so can you recommend the best model you are aware of? I'm tired of paying $20 every few weeks to the barber.
I use the New Oster Classic 76
...A lot of recommendations for Oster 76, but I would not use it for doing my own hair.
I bought and tried the Oster Classic 76 for a year to shave my head with the 000 blade. It was a very smooth, powerful machine and cut very nicely. However, it had a long cylindrical body so it was hard to orient the blades properly without edges when doing the back and top of my head. It also got noisy with the cooling fan. Maintenance also didn't seem as easy. Sold it after a year.
My machine for the past 2 years has been the Andis BGRC. Love it. It's been a smooth, clean, close, and reliable cut for me. And the body is relatively small compared to the Oster 76, so I've found it easier to handle and I can do everything easily by feel. Think it costs about the same as the Oster 76.
A cheaper option is the Oster Fast Feed. That was my first professional grade clipper. Pretty good cut but it didn't seem as smooth or close.
Maybe a design flaw.Anyone know what causes the wahl clipper to make a loud vibrating noise even after oiling and adjusting the screw?
Anyone know what causes the wahl clipper to make a loud vibrating noise even after oiling and adjusting the screw?
Anyone know what causes the wahl clipper to make a loud vibrating noise even after oiling and adjusting the screw?
After reading this thread I ordered a clipper/trimmer set. I use a #3 guard clipper cut all over, and always wondered "Why dont I do my own?"
Are the more expensive models mentioned here a lot better than the $20 sets at TJ Maxx?
I'm curious, because the cheap one I have takes like 20 passes and still misses hairs on my head (thick curly hair). Wondering if a better model would be more effective, or if my hair or technique is the problem.
If you had to choose one between the Oster Stylliner and the Andis T-Outliner which would it be? I see both are fairly close in priceOster 76's
Pricey, but well worth it. I cut my own hair (barber is too much of a time investment). Anything under 50 probably isn't worth the investment esp. if you have screaming kids. I recommended it to my friend for his sons' hair and he still still thinks it's one of his best purchases. Because of the motor, he shaves so much time off when cutting screaming/agitated kids.
And for the line up. I have one of each, but the outliner in a regular (not T-blade)
These:
Oster Stylliner
or
these
T-Outliner
If you had to choose one between the Oster Stylliner and the Andis T-Outliner which would it be? I see both are fairly close in price