I made a fingernail clipper guard using a paperclip and a couple grooves under the bottom blade.

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• Jimmycakes@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Wtf are you saying I don’t even know what I’m looking at here

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  • over_clox@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Look at the lower blade. Zoom in. I added a custom bent paperclip as a guard, to prevent from cutting too deep.

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  • Retro_unlimited@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Image

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    • over_clox@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Good zoom angle, thanks!

      I’m still not sure what’s the best/appropriate way to post multiple images on Lemmy yet…

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• Cris_Color@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Wow, I managed to see the guard rail but boy was that hard to find

  I hope they’re working well for you!

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  • over_clox@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    This has been a backburner idea of mine for like 3 years, I just finally got around to making this prototype today. Works way better than I expected even!

    I was able to basically rip through all 10 fingernails and all 10 toenails within about 3 minutes, with not a single worry of cutting too deep 👍

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    • Cris_Color@lemmy.world ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Nice!

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• Hawke@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I don’t understand what you mean by “cutting too deep. It’s supposed to cut all the way through, that’s the whole point.

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  • Thorry84@feddit.nl ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I think he means cutting the nail too short. So the guard stops the nail from going in too far and cutting the nails so short it hurts the nail bed underneath.

    Personally I like my nails to be on the short side, since I do things like machining and woodworking as a hobby. Nothing ruins a fun day of working in the shop as folding or splitting a nail in the first 5 minutes. But I can understand for people who like to have their nails a bit on the longer side if this isn’t a concern.

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    • Hawke@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Got it, that makes sense!

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    • over_clox@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Exactly 👍

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  • over_clox@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    It’s not supposed to cut into the skin silly! 😂

    Or course it cuts all the way through the nail!

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    • Hawke@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Not a problem I’ve ever had but I’m glad you found a solution to your problem!

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• breadsmasher@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Looks like average nail clippers. What did you change?

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  • over_clox@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Look at the lower blade. Zoom in. I added a custom bent paperclip as a guard, to prevent from cutting too deep.

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