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A regular at my shop in Portland said something about clipper guards that got me thinking
He's a woodworker and he told me, 'You know, I treat my planer blades like you treat your guards. If I don't clean them after every single job, the next cut is never right.' I've always cleaned my guards, but hearing it put that way, as a tool that needs resetting for every client, made it click. It's not just about hygiene, it's about consistency for the next cut. Do any of you have a similar rule or saying that changed how you work?
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stellas561mo ago
Okay but is it really that deep? I clean my stuff too but every single client seems like overkill. If I'm doing a basic fade on three guys in a row, I'm not taking the whole thing apart between each one. I just wipe it down with barbicide spray. The wood guy's blades get full of sawdust and resin, that's a totally different kind of gunk. Hair just doesn't stick the same way.
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parkerk561mo ago
Tell that to the guy with the wood dust fade, @stellas56.
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alice_wilson7320d ago
Got a buddy who does construction work and tried the same spray-and-wipe shortcut... ended up with a guy's clippers seized up mid-fade and had to finish with a trimmer.
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