Andis 01557 Improved Master Professional Clipper

by Andis

Product Features

• Perfect for all-around outlining and fading
• Unbreakable, lighweight aluminum housing
• High speed motor runs quiet and cool
• Ideal for dry cutting

Product Description

Andis’ Improved Master Clipper is perfect for all-around cutting and tapering. Its high-speed motor runs quiet and cool and is designed for heavy-duty cutting. The powerful magnetic motor generates 14,000 cutting strokes per minute. The convenient thumb-controlled side switch allows for one hand on/off operation. The lightweight aluminum housing is virtually indestructible and will withstand many years of everyday wear and tear. The carbon-steel blade is adjustable from fine to coarse. Designed and engineered in the United States, Andis also offers a complete line of quality clippers and trimmers for animal grooming as well as a full line of wall mounted hair dryers for the hotel industry.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 2 x 1.8 x 6 inches ; 1.8 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000BBGS36
• UPC: 040102015571
• Item model number: ML
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (60 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,515 in Health & Personal Care (See Top 100 in Health & Personal Care)
  • #35 in Health & Personal Care > Personal Care > Shaving & Hair Removal > Trimmers & Clippers

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

51 of 55 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars tips, pros and cons, April 17, 2010

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mark - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Andis 01557 Improved Master Professional Clipper (Health and Beauty)

these are one of the best hair clippers, but there are pros and cons to the andis masters.
THE PROS
1. very precise cutting
2.quiet clippers
3.more powerful than the oster fast feed

THE CONS
1.they are heavy clipper, so if you self cut your hair i hope you go to the gym because your arms might feel tired.
2. these clippers get extremely hot after 20 minutes of use.

I was naive to the fact that these clippers are really meant for professional barbers. this is the first time that i self cut my hair and i like the results.

PROBLEMS PEOPLE MAY HAVE

1. the clippers are making a clatter loud sound- you have to adjust the clippers by taking a flat head screw driver and i turning the SCREW on the side of the clippers CLOCKWISE until the clattering sound diminishes.
2.the andis masters are not cutting closer than you thought- tpye in youtube how to adjust andis master clipper, that will help.
3. oil the clippers. you get oil wth the masters. this preserves the clipper blades
4. OPTIONAL- by the disenfectant spray because it cools the blade if you spray it on the blade.

I hope this helped.

27 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Clipper, December 15, 2006

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sunshinestate consumer (Orlando, Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Andis 01557 Improved Master Professional Clipper (Health and Beauty)

This clipper is simply the best I have encountered. I have been cutting my own hair for 15 years and I have become quite good at it. This unit is sharp and precise. It is very solid and durable, in fact the entire thing is metal and aluminum. The motor is unbelievably powerful and is about average noise production. You can really feel the quality of this product once you hold it in your hand. It is expensive but judging on the past few weeks I have owned it, it will last me a lifetime. True, you have to buy the comb attachments separately, but they too are good quality with metal latch, durable and accurate design. Only the lower quality clippers will come with the attachments for the average Suzy Housewife.

38 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Was excited to receive, but very disappointed after first use, March 18, 2010

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A. Grover (Earth) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Andis 01557 Improved Master Professional Clipper (Health and Beauty)

I have been looking for a good pair of clippers to do fades. I have been doing fades on my own head for the past 12 years and always used the cheopo wahls ones that you can buy at target, never had a problem with them. I decided I wanted to get a professional type clipper so I got these. I just used them an hour ago for the first time and here is what I have experienced, and this is MY PERSONAL OPINION so you can take it how you want to:

1.) First, my biggest issue: The whole unit gets VERY VERY HOT, I mean to the point I cannot hold it anymore. And only after about 45 minutes do you start to notice that the heat is getting bad, the blades themselves took longer to get very very hot but I literally used a glove to finish my haircut today because I could not hold it. The unit is metal.
2.) Its noisy but all clippers are noisy, this is not a problem for me but still an observation. Not a big deal
3.) The clippers are very very difficult to keep a good grip on. The casing is metal with no rubber grips or any other material to hold it easier. Once you put a little oil on the blades, use the clippers for a while, eventually after switching the guides you will get some oil on your hands and once that oil gets onto the surface of the case, it feels like a bar of soap. Not very good when you are trying to cut hair, one slip and you have a bald spot where it shouldnt be.
4.) These things are annoyingly heavy. It is powerful so it has a heavy motor and I didnt think the weight would be a problem. But seriously, after using for a few minutes my arm was getting very tired, much quicker than when I used the cheap ones.

Overall, the actual cutting of the clippers is just average, no different than my cheaper clippers that I bought for $20. I am going to return these, not sure what I will get yet. Maybe a different pair of andis but I will have to look at the reviews to see if any of these problems mentioned will also come with other andis clippers.