Clippers

Re: Clippers

SharonSP — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 16:17:17 GMT

Must admit, prefer the wired ones myself, I too have been clumsy in the past, but lighting fast reflexes have had me grab the wire whilst the clippers were on the way to the ground and saved the day!!

Re: Clippers

xhappysvn21x — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:55:42 GMT

isnt it crazy that clipper blades dont come provided with a lovely drop proof case like a mobile phone, i have dropped my mobile thousands of times and survived years, drop clippers once and you know its not going to be good!

Re: Clippers

Stuart Ford-Fennah — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 13:06:17 GMT

Hio Leanne!

Im with yoo on the osters poor impact resistance, the arco cordl;ess seem to be 'ok' as alwasys seems to be the blade which snaps odd but the rest survive. as for the andis i have heard great things about how well they survive in vet practice :-) i think vet practice should be the new durability testing ground for lots of kit, if they can survive us then im sure they will do well pretty much anywhere :-)

In defence of the osters they are quite repairable and you can easily send them to JAK and they will repair them, i kno a nurse whe has had the same pair for atleast 15yrs :-)

Stu

Re: Clippers

Laura Rosewell DipAVN RVN MBVNA — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 21:14:31 GMT

We have andis cord and cord-less clippers. both work well, quieter than oster too! I've just ordered a set of mini andis rechargable clippers too, so hopefully they'll be just as good!

Re: Clippers

Honeybadger — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 21:43:50 GMT

We got some Andis cordless clippers today. Brilliant so far but cant comment on long term use. I am quite clumsy so no wires is good for me

Re: Clippers

Anna Rayne — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 21:12:08 GMT

We have oster corded clippers for general use and moser (also called Wahl Arco i think) cordless ones which we just us for clipping small patches eg for bloods, catheters etc as I think the blades are difficult to get sharpened. The moser ones are great and quiet as well, they have a spare battery and hold their charge well. They do not drop well as the clip that holds the blade on will snap and then you need new blades as they keep falling off!

Andis corded clippers are really good, they don't seem to get as hot as oster ones and I think they tend to bounce a little better than oster ones!! They are also quieter. I think they might be slightly cheaper than osters too. We also have wall holders for all the corded clippers so they don't get left lying on the side.

Re: Clippers

Gemma Burden RVN — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 22:17:43 GMT

We have both Arco's and Osters. Generally the Arco's get used in the consult rooms or for clipping up legs/necks for i/v's where we want a quieter clipper, and use the Osters for surgical clips when a louder clipper isn't a problem. That way the Osters are only out for a short period of time, then can be unplugged and put away again so that they are less likely to get damaged. This works well for us, but of course its not the cheapest option. That said, I've never used any cordless clippers that are as good as Osters.

Re: Clippers

les punton — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 17:31:02 GMT

hi,

we use both cord and cordless (although sorry cant remember the make), but just to warn you we have as much probs with the cordless than we do ones with cord

including - bad connection, needing charged all the time along with 'normal' blade probs.

I think clippers is the bain of every nurses life heehee!