Ngl, I almost ruined a guy's haircut because I didn't check my clipper blades

I got a new set of clipper blades last week from a supply shop in Phoenix. They looked clean and sharp out of the box so I just slapped them on without testing them first. Midway through a fade on a regular client I noticed the blade was skipping and pulling instead of cutting clean. Now I have to check every single blade on a piece of test hair before I touch a real head. Has anyone else had a blade fail on them right in the middle of a busy day?

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henrygrant6d ago

Yo, wait - were you running the blade dry or did you have oil on it? That skipping sound is usually a dead giveaway something's off with the tension or the blade gap. What brand was it, out of curiosity?

henry_moore556d ago

Wait, you think oil was the issue? I used to always run mine bone dry, figured it was cleaner. But you might be right about the tension too - never thought to check the gap before.

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