The blades are made with a non-stick material, and this product is spring-loaded, so after every cut, it opens right back up. In fact, this product is so well ergonomically designed that it was awarded the Arthritis Foundation Ease of Use Commendation. The width of the handle doesn’t feel like the trimmers are digging into your hand, either. When you find yourself trimming for hours on end, you’ll want something that will help you avoid cramps at all costs. The grip is quite comfortable and fits most hand types. For those of you who prefer to trim your bud the old-school way, we present these trimmers from Fiskars.

Hand trimming is preferred by many growers because you can completely minimize the damage that might be done to your harvest if you were to use an electric one. To conclude, we think this is the best bud trimmer out there this year. You definitely want to make sure you are using the right blade for the right kind of job because you can ruin good plants otherwise. Most of the time, they’ll call you just to make sure that things are running smoothly or to see if you need any help. While it is not intuitive to use, the customer service staff is great and are super helpful. It may take a bit of time to get into the groove with the iPower bud trimmer. This is an easy-to-clean bud trimmer, and we do recommend cleaning in between cuts. The blades come pre-sharpened and are definitely very sharp! This will minimize any damage that could be done to your buds in the cutting process.

This product comes with two blades: a straight blade for wet trims and a serrated blade for dry trims. The “grill” will catch the stems and leaves that are on your buds, while the blade below them cuts them off. This machine serves mainly as a pinching mechanism. The top is clear so you can see the work being done. Depending on how much product you are cutting, this instrument can have your crop trimmed up in as little as 10 hand cranks. When we think of bud trimmers, we normally think of bigger machines running on electricity, but this bud trimmer is only 16” in diameter and runs on a hand crank. iPower is all about helping the small-scale grower, though, and this bud trimmer is a wonderful example of that. For the most part, bud trimmers can be a bit of an expensive affair.

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