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Clipp-Aid: What Is It?

Barkleigh Productions — Fri, 07 Feb 2014 20:19:49 +0000

Groomers all over the world are asking questions about the new product Clipp-Aid. Does Clipp-Aid bring dull blades back to life? Is it harmless when exposed to humans and pets? With all the chemicals groomers use, is Clipp-Aid safe to use in my salon? The answer to all these questions is “Yes.”

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Choosing the Right Scissors for You

Barkleigh Productions — Wed, 13 Apr 2016 15:25:37 +0000

Recent conversations where groomers gather to share their thoughts found me reading about how frustrated stylists can be with pet owners who do not understand our work. It made me think about other service providers who must sometimes find their customers to be vexing. Then it occurred to me that I bet the folks that sharpen our scissors can find we groomers a bit annoying.

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How to Make Your Blades Fly Through Coat

Barkleigh Productions — Fri, 26 Feb 2016 15:03:27 +0000

Today, blade manufacturers are painting blades with a certain kind of paint to make them glide through coat. When the blades are used for an extended period of time, the paint starts to flake off because dog hair is very coarse and aggressive. These paint chips are hard to get out of the coat, short of washing the dog again.

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A Quick Guide To Shear Care

Barkleigh Productions — Fri, 20 Jun 2014 18:24:42 +0000

When you get new shears, or shears back from the sharpener, they are adjusted to cut. The adjustment for tension (or balance as some call it), is a screw or thumb wheel on the pivot of the shears. Beveled edge shears are adjusted to where the blades grab, about three-fourths of an inch from the tip. This enables the blades to slice from the pivot all the way to the tips.

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Sharpening Your Dremel Skills

Barkleigh Productions — Wed, 01 Jul 2015 18:25:44 +0000

Recently, my wife and I purchased our own grooming salon which was established over 18 years ago. Our salon is very busy, so we decided to hire another groomer. We wanted someone with experience without all the bad habits and drama.

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Blade Plaque

Barkleigh Productions — Tue, 23 Jun 2015 15:19:33 +0000

Blade plaque is that stuff that sticks to the inside of the teeth on your clipper blades. Most don’t pay attention to it, but in reality it’s something you need to remove and keep off your blades as part of your blade cleaning process.

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Equipment Calibration and Mobile Sharpeners

Barkleigh Productions — Wed, 02 Apr 2014 20:38:54 +0000

Calibration can be an issue when doing mobile sharpening. I did mobile sharpening in five states down here in the South before I went strictly mail-in for 15 years. Even though your equipment is solid in your van or trailer, going over bumps, hitting pot holes, and going over railroad tracks does vibrate the calibration off.

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