Clipper blades can be sharpened again.

“Why do my clipper blades get so hot?”

The biggest reason for hot clipper blades is that clippers are faster than they use to be.  Most clippers use to run 2000 strokes per minute, now are running 4000 spm. With this added speed you get more heat. With increase speed you get increased friction.

What is the best way to keep two metal parts from heating up?  Lubricate frequently!

Keeping clipper blades sharp!

Keeping your clipper blades clean and oiled will increase the life of your blades and clipper.

How is friction created? Try rubbing your hands together slowly.  You will feel a little
warmth, but not anything unbearable.  Now rub your hands together faster.  The heat is more intense and is generated quicker. Now put some lotion on your hands and do this again. You will find your hands stay much cooler and are easier to rub together.

People usually tell me “I use a cooling/lube spray.”  Good, but it is hard to have a product that cools/lubes/cleans equally. Spray products aren't intended to take the place of regular cleaning and oiling.  They help you get through grooming as quickly as possible.

Sprays dry out the blade guide on your clipper blade (plastic part on top of the blade). Sprays
contain cleaner, which will remove oil. When this happens you will hear a high pitch squeak from the dry plastic rubbing on the steel. Steel rubbing agains steel is loud and causes heat.

Clipper blades will cut slower from the increased friction. It will take several drops of oil to relubricate the blade.   Once the clipper blade is reoiled, the clipper will speed up again and the heat will be less.  The greatest cause of blade heat is from the blade guide being dry and increased clipper speed.



As a blade gets hot, it can quit working, but will usually start working again once it cools off.
When metal heats up it expands, which creates more friction.  The clipper
can’t move the blade as fast so it seems to be dull.
 
The best way to help with the clipper blade heat is to have 3 or 4 of the same number blade
and rotate them out when they get warm.  Some people put them on a piece of aluminum, on a peice of ceramic tile, or under a fan.  You will increase the time between sharpenings if you do this while grooming.

Anytime two pieces of metal rub together they will need to be oiled.
Think of the blade as a engine.  If you don’t keep oil in your engine it will seize up and be costly to repair.

By keeping your equipment well lubed and clean, will greatly decrease your maintenance cost and amount of sharpening you should need on your clipper blades.

How do I oil my blade?

When you oil a blade you are wanting to get oil on the parts of the blade where there is tension or friction.  Looking at the back of the blade you can see where the spring seats into the cutter blade.  One drop of oil goes down into the rail.  On the back side of the comb (the larger of the metal pieces.) you will see two shiny rails.  A drop of oil goes onto each of the rails.  You do not need to take your blade apart to oil it.  Just slide the cutter blade to one side to oil as close to the center of the blade as possible.

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How to sharpen your clipper blades

I just saw a video of a barber explaining how to sharpen your clipper blades. To be honest with you I had to laugh. He may have known how to cut hair but He didn't know a thing about how a blade is sharpened.
A clipper blade must be hollow ground and with the right grit #. Get any of these wrong  and you have a blade that won't cut. I receive blades all the time that people have tried to sharpen themselves or sent to there local sharpener. I get them then because they won't cut.
You will save yourself money and stress if you have your blades sharpened by a professional clipper blade sharpener.
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Clipper blade tip

It is that time of year again, were it is getting hotter every day. This leads

me to a tip for your clipper blades. 

 

The hotter your blade gets the more it will not cut right. Keeping your blades

cool while grooming will keep your clipper blades sharper longer.

 

Clipper blades are honed with a hollow ground edge designed to keep your blade

cool. When they get hot they tend to lose there edge allowing the hair then to

get between the blades.

 

Keep your blades cool by switching out blades or lay them on aluminum. Using

cool lube will help lessen the friction on your blades.

 

Regards,

Rick  @ www.clipperbladesharpening.net 

 

Keeping Clipper blades cool

It is that time of year again where it is getting hotter every day. This leads me to a tip for your clipper blades.

The hotter your blade gets the more it will not cut right. Keeping your blades cool while grooming will keep your clipper blades sharper longer.

Clipper blades are honed with a hollow ground edge designed to keep your blade cool. When they get hot they tend to loose this edge allowing the hair then to get between the blades.

Keep your blades cool by switching out blades or lay them on aluminum. Using cool lube will help cool your blades.

Make sure to keep your blades oiled while grooming. This keeps the friction down and will make your blade and clipper run cooler.

Friction is what makes your blades and clippers get hot. When oiling blades keep this in mind. Wherever you have 2 parts rubbing each other you need oil (for blades) on clippers (use grease).

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