hair clippers/trimmers

[ik9000]

Anyone able to recommend some hair clippers? My haircut is so simple I reckon my wife could do it and save me shelling out £10 a month... I've got a beard trimmer but reading around doing hair head will probably take a lot longer and risk blunting the blade.

[Spank]

I use Remington ceramic rechargeable clippers http://www.amazon.co.uk/Remington-HC...+beard+trimmer. Batteries last about 3-4 years, but's it's a hell of a lot cheaper than going to a barber.

[wasabi]

Just remember to oil the thing after each use. Got an ancient pair of no-name brand ones still going strong after 10 years.

[g8ina]

Ive been using a cheapo thing for years now but then I only use it on Number 1 setting... Never been disappointed so far.

[melon]

Wahl were the best I ever tried back in my more punk days.

[streetster]

I had a Remington ceramic jobby which was great until I dropped the guard and broke it (after around 12 months of use)... Then switched to a fairly basic set of Wahl clippers, got a spare (more study) Grade II set of guards and that has been going strong for the last 18 months now @ 1 trim/week

[technodean]

+1 for wahl, I have had a few clippers, and I always go back to my wahl's which I had when I was 14, 22 years ago.

[1stRaven]

another one for Wahl. Had these (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Wahl-Super-T...&keywords=Wahl) for about 6 years now. There is a reason Barber shops use them.

[Spank]

Just remember to oil the thing after each use. Got an ancient pair of no-name brand ones still going strong after 10 years.

You don't need to oil ceramic blades

[jim]

I would warn against getting really cheap ones. I guess it depends how long your hair is, but I had one a while back which cut half of the hairs, and just ripped out the other half. That went in the bin pretty rapidly.

[Spank]

It's not just cheap ones that can be crap, years ago I got some Nicky Clarke trimmers & they couldn't handle anymore than a weeks growth.

[Gerrard]

I had a Remington ceramic jobby which was great until I dropped the guard and broke it (after around 12 months of use)...

Did exactly the same thing with mine! However, since I only use one setting, I just taped the guard back on; been using them for the last 5-6 years.

[Larkspeed]

I paid 15 quid at Argos for a set of Remington Precision clippers over 10 years ago and they have never failed me.

The equivilant set now sells for 10 quid at Argos

[Smudger]

I picked up some Babyliss clippers from sainsbury's on a whim about 5 years ago, they've been going strong since then but the batteries are starting to not hold much charge now. They were only about £16 so I think I got good use out of them...

[Georigueur]

+3 for Wahl, true tried and tested.

[sabre74]

An old Remington is better than a new one. I have both and comparing them the newer one is cheap crap.