Sly Bald Guys Forum
Head Shaving, Grooming & Care => Trimming Your Head/Hair => Topic started by: KJK1LL3R on November 04, 2012, 05:36:53 AM
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I prefer to clip my hair with some type of plastic comb guard attached and for about a year or so I have been using Wahl Balding clippers with the wahl #0.5 guard which cuts at 1/16". Then I came across an article saying that the shortest possible cut with a plastic clipper guard is the Speed-O-Guide 000 guard which cuts at 1/32". I purchased it and noticed that it looks larger than the Wahl #0.5 attachment and even though it is supposed to cut at 1/32" it seems to be not even getting as close as the Wahl #0.5 which is supposed to be a longer cut at 1/16". To add further to my confusion, I then came across this chart(http://www.spilo.com/media/COMPARISON%20CHART.pdf) which says that the Speed-O-Guide 000 guard is the equivalent of a Wahl #1 guard. How can this be the case when a Wahl #1 cuts at 1/8" and the Speed-O-Guide 000 is supposed to cut at 1/32"? I have compared the Speed-O-Guide 000 attachment with the Wahl #1 attachment and they do indeed look very similar.
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Once you get down to 1/16" or 1/32", there is no perceptible difference. Once you get that short you really need to just shave everything off. It feels a lot better than a scalp full of sandpaper. :)
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I have been using the Wahl Balding Clippers with no guard and wouldn't let the difference annoy me like that. The Wahl does just fine but if push is coming to shove I would do what Razor X suggests.
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I have shaved my head before but I've been told I look better with some stubble. I also have some scars on my scalp that are currently healing so I dont wanna go totally bald until they have healed and are less red.
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I use the Wahl Balding Clippers with and without the guard regularly. After cutting myself once when not using the guard, I now feel more comfortable using it. Of course I do shave my head in the warmer months.
I like to mix it up. It keeps my co-workers off balance :-)
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I have heard that the shortest you can shave w/Clippers is 1/32", I don't know if that is w/ or w/o a guard.
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That's without the guard.
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Once you get down to 1/16" or 1/32", there is no perceptible difference. Once you get that short you really need to just shave everything off. It feels a lot better than a scalp full of sandpaper. :)
Razor X has a good point
They say hair grows about 3mm a week so if you use the baldfader with no comb (or shave), less than two days later your hair will have grown out to 1/32 and three to four days later it will be 1/16
Plus if you use a Baldfader direct it cuts so well compared to when it is used with a comb
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I have shaved my head before but I've been told I look better with some stubble. I also have some scars on my scalp that are currently healing so I dont wanna go totally bald until they have healed and are less red.
I am in a similar situation. I use the clippers with no comb for my head. Perfect. But for my face, I'd like some stubble. With no comb it's too close, and with 1/16 it's too long, so I'd like 1/32.
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Simple low cost solution: take the guard off the clippers