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Topic: trimming a *****n frise
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gsbbr
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posted November 21, 2003 03:56 PM
I have been trimming my *****n frise (I am spelling it correctly, but the editor thinks I'm writing something else!) for two years. I am not a groomer. I use an Andis electric clipper I got at Petco. My dog looks cute (puppy cut), even though my work isn't very professional. I don't show him; he's just a lovable and well-loved family member.
I just got a new metal Andis blade--two, actually, one for a first pass and another for a final pass through his fur. My problem is that I can't cut even one strand of hair with either of the new blades. I can see the tiny scissor-things spring into action inside the blade when I turn it on, but I can't get through my dog's fur at all...and I mean nothing comes off.
His fur isn't matted. I can brush it just fine, and I lift it up with the brush and shave with the growth of the hair, not against it. But I can't get through the fur at all.
What am I missing? I think a new blade was long overdue, but I have never used a new blade before, and I don't know what I'm doing wrong. The new blade seems to be slipped on and snapped in correctly. It is one of those blades that has metal extenders so I don't cut the fur too close--I think maybe it's supposed to cut 1/4" or 3/8"--not sure I'm remembering right. (The clippers and I are in two different locations right now.)
Thanks for any help you can give me. Sorry I'm such a novice.
Posts: 1 | From: Colorado | Registered: Nov 2003
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Groomer D
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posted November 23, 2003 06:38 PM
your blades may need to be sharpened, although they shouldn't since they're new. also if they have been dropped they may need sharpening. does your old blade still work? If not there may be something wrong with your clippers.
Posts: 26 | From: Kentucky | Registered: Sep 2003
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LoriAnn
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posted November 28, 2003 04:34 PM
Do you have any blade wash? Sometimes the oil coating on the new blade needs to be cleaned off.
Posts: 80 | From: Indiana | Registered: Nov 2003
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hunny518
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posted February 16, 2004 07:48 PM
what # is your blade. its possible the hair is to soft and too short that it is colapsing under the blade
Posts: 6 | From: lakewood | Registered: Feb 2004
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ellierat
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posted February 17, 2004 02:12 PM
Also sometimes when the blades are screwed together, as there is two parts to a blade, they are not aligned properly, try unscrewing them and moving one to the right or left slightly, try it on your old blade first so you know what your doing.
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Posts: 880 | From: australia | Registered: Feb 2004
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