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    Posted: October 10 2007 at 10:38pm
o.k. i need someone to tell me what these are like 1.5/2/2.5/3 and so on...

18mm,(3,4)=

12mm,(1,2)=

9mm,(3,8)=

7mm,(1,4)=

3mm,(1,8)=

then the last one says no.1
1,8 (3mm) cut

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now put it in fractions, please
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uh tell me if this is right anyone
i dunno 3,4
so im guessing its a 5
 
18mm,(3,4)=

12mm,(1,2)=  4

9mm,(3,8)= 3 1/2

7mm,(1,4)= 2

3mm,(1,8)= 1



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wait is 1,8 suppose to be 1/8???
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#1 guard is an 1/8 which is approximately 3mm
#2 is 1/4 appox. 6mm
#3 is 3/8 approx. 9mm
#4 is 1/2 approx. 12mm 
 
Originally posted by cm0t0wn1 cm0t0wn1 wrote:

*    Oster Size: 1

          Leaves hair: 3/32", 2.4mm

*    Oster Size: 1A

          Leaves Hair: 1/8", 3.2mm

*    Oster Size: 1-1/2

          Leaves Hair: 5/32", 4.0mm

*    Oster Size: 2 

          Leaves Hair: 1/4", 6.3mm

*    Oster Size: 3-1/2 

          Leaves Hair: 3/8", 9.5mm

       


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what about 1/16 and 1/32
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Points: 3332 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 11 2007 at 12:15pm
Originally posted by Gristyle Gristyle wrote:

what about 1/16 and 1/32
 
1/16 is approx. 1.5mm
1/32 is approx. 0.75mm


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wait my bad it says that on the guards. Pretty sneaky wc lol
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Dub-C 3/8=10mm.You get a B-.
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thanks WC AND OTHERS>>> cause im thinking bout getting some clippers for christmas so i just wanted to know and i got a hair cutter now with those guards listed... just gotta get a trimmer to shape myself... which i can get sometime soon ut 4 christmas im gettin the whole ramma jamma... lol
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Points: 3332 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 12 2007 at 6:21am
Originally posted by Lil D.C. Lil D.C. wrote:

Dub-C 3/8=10mm.You get a B-.
 
The measurement are approximations.  Exact guard sizes differ due to clipper manufacturer specifications.  A+
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I was just about to say that. My #2 guard is 6mm, and my #3 is 9mm.

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Andis guards:

No. 0 - 1/16" - 1.5mm

No. 1 - 1/8" - 3mm

No. 2 - 1/4" - 6mm

No. 3 - 3/8" - 10mm

No. 4 - 1/2" - 13mm

with my kit it jumps to No. 6 guard then No. 8 guard

No. 6 - 3/4" - 19mm

No. 8 - 1" - 25mm
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Originally posted by S.C. King S.C. King wrote:

thanks WC AND OTHERS>>> cause im thinking bout getting some clippers for christmas so i just wanted to know and i got a hair cutter now with those guards listed... just gotta get a trimmer to shape myself... which i can get sometime soon ut 4 christmas im gettin the whole ramma jamma... lol


for trimmers get da andis outline II i been had these, and for clippers cop da andis master, they da best got dem 4 mah bday, i aint cut mah hair yet cuz im wolfin but i been cuttin good on other peoples heads, also for the gaurd sizes,  whal, andis, oster, and conair all got diff numbers, like for andis i know a #2 is a 3/8 while its a 1/4 for oster
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damn T Keezy, u deff kno ur guard sizes 
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Originally posted by Lil D.C. Lil D.C. wrote:

He's genius
 
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Someone needs to make this a sticky
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