[tigerelsker]

I just used mine for the first time sun & mon. We groomed my 5yr old & the 2 4mos olds.

It's not very loud at all, my 4mos old was starting to fall asleep during the clipping.

it does get heavy after awhile. The blades do get quite warm after awhile, but i have 2, so I switch them. For the other blade that i only have 1 of, i put it in the frige for about 10min to cool it off.

the handle gets warm to our touch as well, but not warm enough to stop working.

i did my 5 yr old in 1hr, he sits really well. we did the 2 4mos olds, in 2 days, we did smaller sessions being it's their first time being groomed, they didn't like it near their head or feet, but I think that will get better with time, and when they get older.

I love it, it was the best investment i've made in a while. I bought it on amazon, like a month ago, and i found oster has a 15% rebate if you spend over $100.

Good luck.