by Jeff Andrews, Northern Tails Sharpening
Most groomers apply an excessive amount of oil when oiling clipper blades. In case you over oil it drains by means of the enamel 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 perfect type of lubrication. It stays on blades stopping friction, warmth and pet dander buildup on reducing surfaces. Coolants, WD-40, and Rem Oil evaporate rapidly resulting in friction, warmth and the destruction of reducing edges in a short while. These merchandise can even trigger well being points if you happen to don’t put on the really useful security gear. The listing of security gear you must put on whereas spraying these aerosols are listed on the again of the can. Most include denatured alcohol which could be toxic if inhaled. At all times 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. Nevertheless, if you happen to wash a blade between grooms you must oil all 4 factors earlier than utilizing the clear blade. Oiling could seem tough at first. With observe you may be a pure quickly sufficient and glad for it. On the subsequent web page you will discover photos with my directions that will help 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. It is best to be capable to see the rear rail on either side of the spring. Now you may 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 suitable spring the place sliding the cutter over offered entry.
Apply a 3rd tiny drop within the groove on the highest of the cutter. In case you don’t oil this groove at the least once-a-day your blade might make a screeching sound and never lower 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 enamel whereas resting on the desk or after putting the blade on a clipper. I want to grease the enamel whereas the blade is on a clipper. That approach I can begin the clipper up straight away and unfold the oil throughout the reducing surfaces instantly. Oiling enamel needs to be accomplished each time you set a blade in your clipper. Why? As a result of the canine hair you might be reducing removes oil from blade enamel. The primary three factors do must 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 reducing floor. By no means run a bead of oil throughout the enamel. It would seep by means of the enamel 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 may see within the image the drop of oil could be very small. When it spreads throughout the blade it’ll keep there for fairly some time. The oil retains warmth down and saves your reducing edges for months not weeks. It additionally prevents pet dander from melting and creating orange-colored buildup in your reducing floor. Everytime you put a blade in your clipper observe with a tiny drop of oil in the course of the enamel.   â–
