Robocut

I’ve been getting tired of making the trip to Supercuts every 3 weeks only to spend 30 minutes listening to a bunch of women speak Spanish except to ask me “where I work at…”

I’ve been dreaming for years about inventing a home hair cutting system that would incorporate a self-contained collection system with a vacuum driven blade and adjustable lengths.  I did a little research and compared the Flowbee and Robocut systems.  Both operate around the same principle however, the Robocut appeared to have the horsepower I was looking for. Interestingly, both web sites appear to have been designed in the mid 70’s.  Take a look at this guys teeth!
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Anyway, I ordered one and it just arrived.  I decided to watch the included DVD and afterwards, wished that I hadn’t. I decided to include the video here as I don’t have the words to describe it…

 

 

If you’re still reading this after that video, I don’t know why. Anyway, I broke it out yesterday and decided that at the risk of a complete hack job, I was going in. I followed the directions in the supplied booklet, oiled the blades, and set the cut length at 2 inches.  This is what the whole set up looks like:
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My conclusion:  This thing works!  I was done in 15 minutes, no mess, and saved $8.  I have estimated a return on my investment right at 19.75 months.  I am going to try it out on Pokey (the dog) next week and will update the ROI calculation accordingly if it works.