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Shear Conditions : How older shears may need adjusted to get them to cut...

Very Pointed Shears When any shear gets sharpened many times they get thinner toward the front of the blade. The effect this has on the shear is they will fold the hair, its noticeable more on 10 inch...

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Product Review: Geib Excello Cordless Clipper

The Geib Excello Cordless Clipper, or should we say Cordless Trimmer? I have been testing the Excello since August 2008 as a cordless trimmer, so I'll refer to it in this review as a trimmer. The...

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New Andis hinge frustrates some groomers getting blades on clipper.

What has changed on the hinge?The Hinge that fits the AGC, AGR, Ultra Edge, or any model using the hinge/latch combination, you could notice problems getting blades to lock on. The latch is that little...

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Fixing Clipper Blade Sockets with Bent Ears

Bent socket ears can come from several reasons. The most common is after sharpening when the socket is adjusted, trying to push it on the hinge may bend the ears. The ears are adjusted so the blade...

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Cleaning The Wahl 5-N-1 Trimmer Blade

 All the Wahl trimmers (Bravura, Chromado, and Arco) use the 5-N-1 blade.  It is durable, quiet running, and can be resharpened successfully. It does have a drawback, if it isn’t cleaned properly it...

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Stay away from Small Flat Rate Boxes when shipping equipment.

 The Small Flat Rate Box was not intended to jam as many blades and shears inside and ship like the TV commercial says "If it fits-It Ships". WRONG. Let me say from experience that your not saving any...

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Having Trouble Getting Blades On An Andis Clipper After Sharpening?

I've been getting boxes of sharpening in recently where the groomer has said the previous sharpener did something where the blades don't go on the clipper, they just buzz and rattle and wont latch on....

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My Take On Ceramic Blades.

When ceramic blades come from the factory they are perfect. As they are used, the sides of the teeth of the ceramic cutter will get imperfections along the cutting edges. These imperfections tend to...

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Why do switches on clippers go bad and/or burn up?

Switches have been upgraded from a simple toggle switch, to switches that regulate voltages and have circuit boards that are fragile. Look at the old Oster switch of yester year, it was simple. The...

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Why is there a space between the blades of my shears?

On some shears there is suppose to be a noticable space, this is called the "Set". On beveled edge shears, it enables the shear to "Slice" the hair. Without it the hair may fold. As you open and close...

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Cordless Clipper Battery Charging (Do's and Don'ts)

When we buy a new cordless clipper, most forget to read the fine print in the instruction manual, or forget to read the manual altogether. We look at the convenience of things we get for our shops and...

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Having trouble with cords shorting out all the time?

There seems to be alot of groomers with cord problems recently. Many think the cords are made of junk, but really they are not. All the twisting and pulling on the cords during a groom can break the...

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New things about the Wahl 5-N-1 blade

REMEMBER TO GREASE THE CUTTER NOTCH  A customer sent me her Bravura and several blades and complained the clipper was burning up and vibrating during her last groom. On inspection of these items I...

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New diamond carbide nail grinding wheel makes cardboard wheels obsolete.

Introducing the last nail grinding wheel you will buy for a while. This is a diamond impregnated carbide wheel that replaces the paper wheels your putting on your Dremmel to grind nails. It fits on the...

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The Three Daily Goals Of A Pet Groomer

To be successful in this business doesn’t depend on your knowledge of grooming or the equipment you use, it actually depends on some very basic goals you accomplish every day. My grooming instructor...

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WHAT DAMAGE CAN HAPPEN WHEN YOU DROP YOUR CLIPPER

We all hold our breath when we drop a clipper because we hope it still runs when we pick it off the floor. Our clipper is the most important tool we have as a groomer, so we have to do our monthly...

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Spamming My Blog or Any Other Blog

One thing I won't tolerate is posting a comment that doesn't pertain to any blog, or your doing it to advertise your business in some way.These blogs are important to groomers all over the world who...

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Conversion between Pet Grooming and Beauty/Barber blades

Have you ever had a blade dull out and you didn’t have another in the same size available? The sharpening hasn’t came back yet and purchasing a blade from a catalogue takes too much time. You start...

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What is Clipp-Aid? A Great New Product For Groomers.

Groomers all over the world are asking questions about the new product Clipp-Aid?  Does Clipp-Aid bring dull blades back to life?  Is it harmless when exposed to humans and pets?  With all the...

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Mobile Sharpeners: Can Their Sharpening Equipment Get Out Of Calibration...

Yes it can, the calibration does get off when doing mobile sharpening.  I did mobile sharpening in 5 states down here in the south before I went strictly mail-in for 15 years. Even though your...

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