Reply to: I'm going to get my hair cut

[NickFitz]

It's just like shearing a sheep, except I've never shawn a sheep

shorn?

Shaun?

[BrilloPad]

Argos was the first likely shop encountered and so I went in and bought their (or rather the UK's) best selling model, the Remington Excellence, despite the girlie name

I was impressed with how much I got for £19. All the kinds of accessories you might need (though I doubt I will), including a cape and a little battery powered detail trimmer. The main trimmer works from batteries or mains so decided to ignore the 14 hour charging malarky advice and have a go from the mains as soon as I got home. A quick scan at the instructions and I was off.

It's just like shearing a sheep, except I've never shawn a sheep so perhaps a better metaphor would be that it's like being at the barbers. I started with the biggest safest guide (25mm) so that I could learn on the hoof. Seemed foolproof, the guide prevents any hair < 25mm being cut no matter what you do. You have to sheer in the reverse direction that you comb to get all stragglers though, i.e. against the grain. I went down another grade and things looked even better. Then dropped another, and another, all good, until I got to 7mm. This is the shortest I've had my hair and I like it. Even though 7mm still sounds like hippie territory, it looks short and feels like velvet in one direction and bristly in the other, so that'll do for now. Not quite sheep shape and bristle fashion then. Maybe one day I'll explore sub 7mm and beyond. Baaa.

I found it great for first 6 months - then I got a mullet.

[TimberWolf]

Bought a hair trimmer today

Argos was the first likely shop encountered and so I went in and bought their (or rather the UK's) best selling model, the Remington Excellence, despite the girlie name

I was impressed with how much I got for £19. All the kinds of accessories you might need (though I doubt I will), including a cape and a little battery powered detail trimmer. The main trimmer works from batteries or mains so decided to ignore the 14 hour charging malarky advice and have a go from the mains as soon as I got home. A quick scan at the instructions and I was off.

It's just like shearing a sheep, except I've never shawn a sheep so perhaps a better metaphor would be that it's like being at the barbers. I started with the biggest safest guide (25mm) so that I could learn on the hoof. Seemed foolproof, the guide prevents any hair < 25mm being cut no matter what you do. You have to sheer in the reverse direction that you comb to get all stragglers though, i.e. against the grain. I went down another grade and things looked even better. Then dropped another, and another, all good, until I got to 7mm. This is the shortest I've had my hair and I like it. Even though 7mm still sounds like hippie territory, it looks short and feels like velvet in one direction and bristly in the other, so that'll do for now. Not quite sheep shape and bristle fashion then. Maybe one day I'll explore sub 7mm and beyond. Baaa.

[Marina]

I can vouch for this working well for hairs on the backs of ones hands (not the palms since I regularly test this when igniting my grill. Maybe I should get the sparker fixed.

Well there's your answer HairyArsedBloke - Don't waste good money at the hairdresser, just turn on the grill, assume the position (part way inside), wait a minute or two for a decent build up of gas, and ignite. Job done.

[TimberWolf]

I do wonder why body hair can't be removed with quick passes of a blow torch. But obviously the hairdresser would need to concentrate, and I wouldn't advise you to ask for this HAB or the phone might ring or something and the idiot would hold the blow torch still for too long.

I can vouch for this working well for hairs on the backs of ones hands (not the palms since I regularly test this when igniting my grill. Maybe I should get the sparker fixed.

[Marina]

When do they close. I need a number 0 round my .....

I do wonder why body hair can't be removed with quick passes of a blow torch. But obviously the hairdresser would need to concentrate, and I wouldn't advise you to ask for this HAB or the phone might ring or something and the idiot would hold the blow torch still for too long.

[TimberWolf]

Grade No. 1 2 3 4 6 8

Hair length (mm) 3 6 9 12 19 25

, just 3 times the grade. Now I know what you're talking about.

[wobbegong]

Still don't know what these numbers represent.

#1 ~ ? mm
#2 ~ 5 mm
#3 ~ ? mm
#4 ~ 12 mm

Grade No. 1 2 3 4 6 8

Hair length (mm) 3 6 9 12 19 25

[Charles Foster Kane]

Number 2.

No, I meant the number of the bus that ran over your head!

Arf.

[chicane]

I think #2 is a quarter of an inch (0.635cm)
It is on my clippers at least.

[TimberWolf]

Still don't know what these numbers represent.

#1 ~ ? mm
#2 ~ 5 mm
#3 ~ ? mm
#4 ~ 12 mm

[wobbegong]

and now it's my turn. no 3 here we come.

Snap! I'm off for a No. 3 back and sides, and down to about 2cm on the top, this afternoon. Can't wait.

[Diver]

No 1 or 2.

Long haired No 3 Hippy types

[Moose423956]

Did you get the number?

Number 2.

[Charles Foster Kane]

Back in about half an hour.

Did you get the number?