Clipping - Blades Fluffing Hair

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Mollymillymoo

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Hello guys!

Ok so I have a pair of Lister Stars, which broke down half way through a clip two weeks ago - nightmare. They got sent off for a serivce/repair/blade sharpening and came back working perfectly, looking like new. Set to work on half clipped horse and it was like cutting through butter, then about 5mins in suddenly they weren't cutting unless I used the very edges of the blades, and even then not cutting everything. They mostly just fluffed up the hair and made a mess. It took hours to finish him because of this. Any ideas what I might have done wrong? I made sure to clean everything, changed tension, oiled and cooled them... His coat is very thick as he is a cob, but it wasn't dirty.

Any ideas for next time I'm all ears!

:)
 
Hi,

It sounds as though the blades are blunt. It does sometimes happen.

Phone the company and tell them the situation. I'm sure they will suggest sending the blades back in to be sharpened free of charge. (maybe push for this outcome if they dont). Once your blades have been sharpened you will be able to see whether it was the original sharpening or not.

If the same thing happens again then you should phone the firm and ask/insist (be polite first lol) that they take another look at them.

A few pointers first...

Is the drive yolk on the cutter loose or worn ?

Are the comb pegs on the clipper worn? (28 in the picture)

The crank head roller on a lister is supposed to be held in place with a spring and should not come loose, but you never know. Is the crank roller in place? (This is a small 'sleeve' that should sit over the crank head, this is what you place the middle of the drive yolk on the blade over when asembling the blades on the clipper) Actually...make things easier... see image below (Lister's work, not my own). Does 26 still sit over 25?

Lister-Star-Head.png


The tension nut or bolt could be stripped, in which case the tension will keep getting looser and stop the blades working. This is easy to spot on the tension bolt but not the nut. This should have been picked up when they were serviced, although it is excusable (IMHO) for a stripped nut to be missed as its impossible to see. The only way of testing the tension set is to try and clip as normal, and if the blades stop working, check to see if the tension is loose. If it is loose you will need a new tension set.

Outside of that a proffesional will need to have a look at it and I see no reason why that should not be the firm that carried out the repair - one would hope at reduced, if not, no cost to yourself.

Hope that helps.
 
Thank you so much, that was very comprehensive! :) I will take a look when I get home later and see if everything is as it should be - if not I will give the guys a ring and politely suggest they take another look :) I really appreciate this, thank you again!

Milly
 
That can happen if the coats are greasy, if the coat is thick it is difficult to brush the grease out of the coat. Or it could be your blades are blunt and or the tension is wrong.
 
I would echo Mr Shearease! Sounds like either blades gone blunt or loose yoke on cutter, or missing or worn roller on the crank. Perhaps worn comb pegs! Saying that, most reputable clipper repair firms check the blades and head assy for wear.....dare I ask where they went?
 
Hmm, my local saddler (West Essex Saddlery, if that means anything to you) sent them off to their clipper repair people they always use - quite honestly I have no idea who this might be... Is it worth finding out? It cost £120 for a replacement rotor, blade sharpening and general service. For this price should I expect a good job to be done?
 
have a search , there are a load of other threads like this just now! Im wondering if we all sent our blades to the same place and theyve done a duff job:rolleyes: I sent my swifts off for service and the blades for sharpening - they were FINE before they went and am back doing the same as yours. Ive contacted the company and they want the blades back to look at ;)
 
tls said:
That can happen if the coats are greasy, if the coat is thick it is difficult to brush the grease out of the coat. Or it could be your blades are blunt and or the tension is wrong.
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On a greasy coat try just running the clippers with the coat instead of into the coat, this takes off the worst then leaves it easier to clip properly
 
Actually price sounds about right. The Star/neon both use a sealed motor and a control PCB. When one goes, the other tends to go with it and they are not cheap to replace. That beside, they should still work, the problem sounds very blades related. Please keep us posted.
 
If the repair was just for a lister star motor and a service then the firm saw you coming.Lister Star/Neon motor (258-33560) has a suggested retail of £48.42.

Throw in a service fee and return postage making say... £50ish, then £140 is steep!

If the repair was for a lister star motor AND a PCB then that is a reasonable price. The PCB (258-33560) has a suggested retail of £53.05.

The PCB is supplied by Lister as a whole unit (which contains components made in India amongst others) but all of the components on it are standard components which can be bought UK or German made, premium branded, online at a reasonable price, thus making a potential saving in money and reliability.

As a side note, made in England or UK means 'assembled in England' (with components from potentially who knows where!) ;)
 
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