How Do I Get My Blades Sharp

The snap on blades used by Ouster, Wahl, Andis, Laube, etc. are all hollow ground at the factory and require a machine that will "hollow grind" to be re-sharpened satisfactorily. To "hollow grind" clipper blades requires a specialized, single use machine. In other words this machine will only do one job. This job is to sharpen hollow ground clipper blades. Most shops will not invest in a machine that will do only one job. And too, this machine is very expensive. My shop uses this type of machines. They are the same type machines used in the factory to sharpen blades. They produce a precision hollow ground edge on the blades.

With our gauges, we measure the amount of steel left on the blade to be sharpened. Our machines remove the proper amount, by polishing the cutting edge with a very fine polishing powder, which leaves you many more sharpening on the blades before you have to replace them. Also our machines sharpen both halves of the blade sets at the same time, which matches them to be used together. If you should break one of the blades in the set, we can put another blade on the machine with the original, polish them together and produce a matched set.

After sharpening the blades, we inspect the springs, blade guides and sockets and replace any worn, or broken parts. We then re-assemble and put the blade on a clipper and let them "burn in". This is to let them mate. After mating, we try them out on a rabbit pelt. If the blades successfully cut the fine rabbit hair, it will cut the finest hair on any dog. Only after each blade passes each step successfully, do we return the blades to you. We will do your blade job within one week-day after receipt and return to you via Priority Mail.