by Jeff Andrews, Northern Tails Sharpening
Most groomers apply an excessive amount of oil when oiling clipper blades. In the event you over oil it drains by way of the tooth and onto pet coats. Some groomers flip to different types of lubrication like Spray Coolants, Rem Oil or WD-40. I don’t suggest them.
Blade oil is the most effective type of lubrication. It stays on blades stopping friction, warmth and pet dander buildup on slicing surfaces. Coolants, WD-40, and Rem Oil evaporate shortly resulting in friction, warmth and the destruction of slicing edges in a short while. These merchandise can even trigger well being points should you don’t put on the beneficial security gear. The checklist of security gear you might want to put on whereas spraying these aerosols are listed on the again of the can. Most include denatured alcohol which might be toxic if inhaled. All the time learn labels to your security. Oil is secure.
There are 4 factors of a blade to grease however you solely want to grease three of the 4 once-a-day. Nonetheless, should you wash a blade between grooms you might want to oil all 4 factors earlier than utilizing the clear blade. Oiling could appear tough at first. With follow you can be a pure quickly sufficient and glad for it. On the following web page you will discover footage with my directions that can assist you reap the advantages of correct oiling.
First, push the cutter out to both facet in order that spring is lined up with the notch within the cutter. You must be capable to see the rear rail on either side of the spring. Now you possibly can entry the primary three factors with oil.
Begin by placing one tiny drop of oil on each rear rails. The primary tiny drop goes on the rear rail simply exterior the left spring as proven and one other on the rear rail exterior the correct spring the place sliding the cutter over supplied entry.
Apply a 3rd tiny drop within the groove on the highest of the cutter. In the event you don’t oil this groove at the very least once-a-day your blade could make a screeching sound and never reduce correctly. With out oil a dry blade information causes the cutter to hesitate. It could even trigger the blade to cornrow and different issues.
Subsequent push your cutter again to the middle of the blade. You possibly can place the fourth drop on the cutter tooth whereas resting on the desk or after inserting the blade on a clipper. I favor to grease the tooth whereas the blade is on a clipper. That method I can begin the clipper up straight away and unfold the oil throughout the slicing surfaces instantly. Oiling tooth must be completed each time you place a blade in your clipper. Why? As a result of the canine hair you’re slicing removes oil from blade tooth. The primary three factors do should be oiled once more in the identical day until you wash the blade.
Whether or not resting on a desk or on a clipper, put one tiny drop of oil within the middle of the blade on the slicing floor. By no means run a bead of oil throughout the tooth. It should seep by way of the tooth and get oil on the coat. Begin the clipper and let the oil unfold as a skinny coating throughout the blade. That’s all you want.
As you possibly can see within the image the drop of oil could be very small. When it spreads throughout the blade it would keep there for fairly some time. The oil retains warmth down and saves your slicing edges for months not weeks. It additionally prevents pet dander from melting and creating orange-colored buildup in your slicing floor. Everytime you put a blade in your clipper comply with with a tiny drop of oil in the course of the tooth.   â–
