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![]() You’ll want to submerge your grindstone in water for 10-15 minutes.Īfterward, Place your grindstone on a flat surface with the 400 grit side up, facing up. This step cannot be ignored it makes things a lot easier and it may solve your hair clipper problem all in one. Makes it clear when your blade is sharp.If your blades are really dirty, you can use blade wash and (gently) scrub any grime away, then dry them off with a cloth. ![]() Using your brush make sure to brush away any dirt and hair that is on your clipper blades. Step 2: CleanĪlways clean your clipper blades before you sharpen them.ĭirty clippers may be the reason your blades are not performing well, so deep clean your clippers, check how they perform, then look to sharpen. Remember you only after the the guard blade and cutting blade, put the other parts away safely. The sloping sides of the blade guide the hair towards the center, ensuring a smooth cutting action and preventing the hair from getting caught or pulled.įlat sharpening which is the method outlined in this guide, is more of temporary blade sharpening that will definitely As the clipper moves through the hair, the center of the blade, which is the sharpest and highest point, does the bulk of the cutting. The unevenness of the hollow ground blade helps with efficient hair or fur capture and cutting. When the edges of your blade(the lowest point of the blade), make direct contact with the hair or fur being cut, the sloping effect helps guide the cut material to the center of the blade(the “highest” point of the blade). ![]() This intentional unevenness serves a purpose. The degree to which this hollow is formed depends on the: The plastic is exaggerated, it’s not as obvious as this but if you were to look at your baldes with a microscope, they’d have this shape. When a blade is passed over this wheel it created a hollow on a blade that’s hard to notice if you don’t know what you’re looking for, but your blade gets this shape: These sharpening wheels have a slight slant to them. These wheels are expensive but they have a unique property that allows them to create a “hollow” in a blade. In order to do hollow blade sharpening, you’ll need to do a grinding wheel. ![]() The method of sharpening I outline above and below in more detail is flat surface sharpening.įlat blade sharpening is a boost you give your blades to give them a boost in sharpness.īut there’s a reason professional blade sharpening is important, that’s because flat blade sharpening doesn’t give blades a natural hollow that’s needed to really make them sharp and highly effective. It’s important to check with the manufacturer to determine if your specific hair clipper blade can be sharpened but as long as it’s not titanium, it can be sharpened. ![]()
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