Sly Bald Guys Forum
Head Shaving, Grooming & Care => Trimming Your Head/Hair => Topic started by: hairless on January 19, 2015, 04:16:15 PM
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I have decided to trim my hair much shorter than I already have been. I currently use a regular Wahl trimmer, model MC2. I asked a friend what he used to trim his hair and he said he used the Wahl balding clippers. I bought a set off of Amazon. After I got to looking, I realized I had been an idiot. They make 1/16 guards for the regular trimmers. Before I send this set of balding clippers back, is there any real advantage to them over the regulars? I know they both have 1/16 guards. Are there any other differences?
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I am not an expert but to me they both look like they do the same job. Since your not a professional barber who cuts hundreds of heads of hair a month the clippers you have are doing fine and will do so for the rest of your life. The balding clippers won't really net you a significant gain.
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The difference is when you do not use any guard. The balding will cut closer to the skin.
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If the difference only really shows up when I don't use the guard, I will probably go ahead with the original plan of sending it back. When I have tried to go guardless in the past, I ended up cutting myself. 1/16 is a fairly short cut. I can always try guardless with my regular trimmer. If I ever want to try to make the cut even closer I can consider buying the balding trimmer then.
Thank you both for the clarification.
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If you decide to go shorter than 1/16 , you might as well just use a regular razor blade. It's quicker and easier and does a better job.
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If you want to try the balding clippers later, you can just buy the replacement blades for your existing clipper. However, the Balding Clipper has a more powerful motor and you can change the blades and add the taper lever from your old clipper to the Balding clipper to make use of the more powerful, cooler-running motor. It's up to you. The clipper you have now can cut down to 000 or 1/50th of an inch, the Balding clipper blade will get you down to 000000 or 1/150th of an inch. Pretty significant and as close to shaving as I ever get due to sensitive skin. You can use the 1/16 or 1/2 Guard with the Balding clipper as well. The 3/16 or 1.5 Guard and 1/2 Guard are really nice for blending if you want to do the bald with beard thing. Cheers!