{"id":4281,"date":"2010-03-29T09:37:34","date_gmt":"2010-03-29T03:51:42","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2013-01-15T14:31:33","modified_gmt":"2013-01-15T21:31:33","slug":"andis-t-outline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/andis-t-outline\/","title":{"rendered":"Andis T-Outliner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When I started shaving my head many years ago, I sought a cut as close to a wet shave as possible, but wanted an electric clipper for the job, since it&#8217;s much easier when I&#8217;ve let it go for a few days. Occasionally I&#8217;ll use a Gillette Mach 3, but my preference is this trimmer by Andis. (I haven&#8217;t tried the Headblade, mostly because if I do want a wet shave, I&#8217;ve found the Mach 3 works well.) Andis&#8217; T-Outliner would typically be found in a barbershop, generally used for edgework. Mine came with modified blades , which are the key components for an extra-close crop. With the modified blades, this Andis gives the closest cut I can get without using a razor, much closer than what a standard Wahl without any guide combs would accomplish.<\/p>\n<p>Inside is a small motor that won&#8217;t quit, though it gets hot when used for extended periods. To keep my Andis trimmer buzzing, I get the blades sharpened professionally about once a year, and use Oster blade lube for maintenance. This trimmer would not be useful for someone who simply wanted a short &#8217;do, or any sort of styling control, nor will it cut quite close enough for a Yul Brynner-like shiny pate job, though nearly. I&#8217;ve also found it gives a great almost-shave when I want to outline\/clean up an unkempt beard very quickly&#8212;once again, much closer than anything other than a wet shave with a razor. <\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m not aware if anyone does something similar, but I found the modified extra-close-cut blades locally, at a shop called Ross Cutlery in Los Angeles, CA. They&#8217;re not set up for online orders, though they do take phone orders and have excellent, old-fashioned customer service. They recommend sending in the entire unit about once a year for cleaning and sharpening ($18, plus $8 return shipping).<\/p>\n<div class='ctx-module-container ctx_default_placement ctx-clearfix'><\/div><span class=\"ctx-article-root\"><!-- --><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Modified electric head shaver<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4281"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4281"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4281\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8877,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4281\/revisions\/8877"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4281"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4281"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4281"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}