[nagdu] Review: Oster nail grinder

[Tracy Carcione]

I take escalators pretty often, so ai'm kinda fanatical about keeping nails 
short.
Tracy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Doug Parisian" <eggmann at mymts.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Monday, January 20, 2014 1:41 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Review: Oster nail grinder


> Never thought of a nail-grinder.  I rarely had any of my dog's nails cut, 
> never during our 4 to 6 months where there is no snow (6 months is a 
> generous year) since with the amount of walking I do, they stay pretty 
> worn down.
>
> Ya ever notice that often, after a nail clipping, your dog can more easily 
> sneak around; I always get a kick and a giggle out of that.
>
> I used to be able to bight my toenails when I was a kid--yummy!
> On 20/01/2014 12:12 PM, Darla Rogers wrote:
>> Dear Tracy,
>>
>> Do keep us posted on what you learn as you have more experience with
>> your new nail grinder; I haven't purchased one yet not being sure which I
>> could  manage best and get the job done.
>> I knew of a puppy being raised who used to manicure its own nails.
>> Darla & Huck
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione
>> Sent: Monday, January 20, 2014 10:59 AM
>> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>> Subject: [nagdu] Review: Oster nail grinder
>>
>> I recently bought the Oster pet nail grinder, which plugs into an outlet,
>> instead of using a battery.  It was about $50 on Amazon.
>> I've been using the Dremmel nail grinder for years, but I wanted 
>> something
>> where I wouldn't have to deal with batteries giving out halfway through 
>> the
>> job, so I got the Oster.
>> The cord is about 10 feet long.  It plugs into a humongous adapter, which
>> plugs into the outlet.  I have to be careful to keep myself or the dog 
>> from
>> getting tangled in the cord, but that's not too hard to do.
>> The grinder itself is very light, long and sleek.  It has a variable 
>> speed
>> control, unlike the Dremmel, which only has 2 speeds.  The Dremmel only
>> turns in one direction, but the Oster can manually be turned in either
>> direction, though it only spins one way while operating.  This means that
>> the grinder tends to stop spinning if there's too much friction when it
>> touches the nail.  It requires a light touch, and it has to be set at a
>> pretty high speed to keep it going.  This may cause more vibration when 
>> it
>> does touch the nail, though Ben does not complain.  But then, he's a very
>> patient dog.
>> Some reviewers on Amazon said it was noisy, but I don't think it's any
>> noisier than the Dremmel, and might even be a little quieter.  I have no
>> trouble hearing the TV while I'm doing Ben's nails.
>> I am slowly getting the hang of the Oster, and I am glad I don't have to
>> worry about running out of juice anymore. But I wish it had some of the
>> other features of the Dremmel.
>> Tracy
>>
>>
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