Barbers can maintain their own clipper blades to save money.
While the practice of cutting and styling hair can be traced back for centuries, the first working model of an electric hair clipper did not appear until 1919. These clippers can make a barber's work faster and safer, decreasing the contact of sharp scissors or razor blades with the client's head and therefore decreasing injury. While some barbers may have their razors sharpened professionally, others may choose to do it themselves.
Instructions
1. Unscrew the bolts that hold your blades to your clipper. The type of screwdriver you need depends on the model of clipper you have. Set the screws aside safely so that you do not lose them.
2. Carefully pull the moving blade off of the faceplate of the trimmer. Remember that even though the blade may need to be sharpened, it can still cut you.
3. Rest the moving blade against the spring in the top of the clipper to give yourself leverage while sharpening. Press the clipper against a coarse whetstone so that the blade is touching the stone.
4. Activate the trimmer on a low setting. Gently press on the trimmer so that the blade moves against the whetstone. Move the trimmer up and down across the surface of the stone to sharpen the blade. Maintain pressure for up to two minutes, depending on how dull your blade has become.
5. Turn off the trimmers and remove the blade from the spring. The blade should appear shiny and sharp.
6. Use a screwdriver to remove the guide from the guide blade of your trimmer. Place the blade face down on the whetstone and rest your hands on the back. Gently move the blade back and forth across the stone in small circular motions for one to two minutes to sharpen the blade.
7. Repeat sharpening both blades on medium and then fine whetstones. This three-step sharpening will ensure a sharper and smoother blade.
8. Replace the guide on the guide blade. Reattach the moving blade and replace the whole faceplate to the trimmer.
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