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Title: # 732 I'll only be happy when....
Post by: 230RN on June 16, 2021, 03:54:06 PM

...they put gripping surfaces on small grooming tools like nose hair trimmers, toenail clippers, et cetera.  I swan, the coefficient of friction on these highly polished implements is near zero and you'd think the manufacturers would use their own products and catch onto the problem.

Or so you'd think.  But noooo.

 Oh, oh, and also, change the angle at which you grasp some of them to use on your body parts.

 :mad:

Terry, 230RN

Title: Re: # 732 I'll only be happy when....
Post by: TechMan on June 16, 2021, 03:56:27 PM
Kroger has a set that has Silicon Grip Handle.

https://www.kroger.com/p/pretty-savvy-nail-clipper-set-with-grip-handle/0004126000448?fulfillment=PICKUP (https://www.kroger.com/p/pretty-savvy-nail-clipper-set-with-grip-handle/0004126000448?fulfillment=PICKUP)

More on Amazon:  https://www.amazon.com/s?k=silicon+nail+clipper&ref=nb_sb_noss_2 (https://www.amazon.com/s?k=silicon+nail+clipper&ref=nb_sb_noss_2)
Title: Re: # 732 I'll only be happy when....
Post by: RocketMan on June 16, 2021, 04:54:13 PM
Amen, brother!  Preach it!   I've long thought the same thing.  The only utensils of that sort that I buy these days have decent gripping surfaces.
Title: Re: # 732 I'll only be happy when....
Post by: grampster on June 16, 2021, 06:03:27 PM
"I swan" another great expletive from the early 1800's.  I love it.
Title: Re: # 732 I'll only be happy when....
Post by: Ben on June 16, 2021, 06:07:46 PM
"I swan" another great expletive from the early 1800's.  I love it.

 :rofl:

I only like the grippy stuff my own darn self. Lots available on the Amazon.
Title: Re: # 732 I'll only be happy when....
Post by: Hawkmoon on June 16, 2021, 06:38:02 PM
Make your own: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=rubber+tool+dip&ref=nb_sb_noss_1
Title: Re: # 732 I'll only be happy when....
Post by: 230RN on June 17, 2021, 12:42:21 AM
^ I thought along the same lines myself, sandblasting, etc., but that doesn't cure the other ergonomic problem: the angle at which most of them are used.

In sooth, the trouble with new stuff is that I've already got an investment in the crappily-designed old stuff. Irks my parsimonious old self.
Title: Re: # 732 I'll only be happy when....
Post by: Bogie on June 17, 2021, 01:53:25 AM
If you look for the Vietnamese manicure/pedicure sites... Trust me. They do that hard.