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Post by janwilky on Oct 20, 2014 20:05:15 GMT 1
Thank you
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Post by mags on Oct 23, 2014 14:22:59 GMT 1
Well, I couldn't resist! I got the clippers out today and did a re-clip (clip no 3 this year...) of Oskar's blanket. My excuse is that we have a dressage outing on Saturday, and he was quite sweaty yesterday after a short but brisk 40min hack. So, the verdict on the Lister Star and Legato clip set: good, but not perfect. Good things: I tensioned the clippers per instruction (tighten the nut, then undo 1 1/2 turns) and had no problem with tension setting. The blades stayed cool the entire clip. The clippers are lighter than the set I've used before, though not really quieter or less vibrating. I did oil as per instructions every 5-10min and generously, and a few times I could hear the clipper sound go to a higher pitch again after oiling, which I take to mean that the oiling was necessary. Bonus: The little trimmers (Legato) that came with the set are fab. On the "long" setting (you can set hair length on the clipper, plus there are spacers if you want to leave longer hair, which I didn't use) the trimmers leave the same amount of coat as the big clippers, so I could use them to clean up around legs, between front and hind legs, around the head etc. without the weird patch work effect you can get if the trimmers cut much closer to the skin than the clippers. The not-quite-perfect bits: I could tell the clippers are medium duty, not heavy duty. They had a harder time getting started on a new clip line (i.e. getting down to the skin when starting a new cut on long hair), and it was more difficult to get consistent clip lines. I often got one clip line closer to the skin than the next. In fiddly areas (e.g. chest), I also found that the clippers often didn't cut close to the skin on the first try. I think in part this has to do with the angle of the blade to the clipper body. I'm used to a more parallel arrangement from the Liveryman Mustangs, and the Lister Stars have the clipper body at more of an angle. Maybe this will get better with practise. Overall, I felt more resistance with the Lister clippers than with the Mustangs, and had to go over my clipped patches more often. So, all in all, I'm happy with my purchase. The clippers do the job, though maybe with a little less ease than a proper heavy duty set. I'm hoping that my technique will improve once I get used to them a bit more. The trimmers really are an extra bonus. I was half prepared to sell them on, since I'll never want to trim heads etc., but they've already proven to be very handy for the tricky bits. In fact, I ran out of time and will do a bit more tidying up of my clip lines with them tomorrow :-) Here's the result. I took off about half an inch of new coat growth, I'd say: ETA: The trimmers are called Legato, not Libretto...
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Post by janwilky on Oct 23, 2014 16:47:19 GMT 1
Very smart mags, and thanks for the report I'll have to wait until the first week in November for my two to be done, by which time they will be VERY hairy indeed as they're still growing at a rate of knots. Bambi got very sweaty on a 6 mile ride with friends yesterday, but then we did do quite a lot of sneaky cantering up the lane verges - oh the joys of quiet, traffic-free lanes
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