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I was sure my clippers were fine until I timed how long a fade was taking me
I've been cutting hair for about 8 years now and always thought my clippers were running just fine. Last week I had a client come in for a skin fade and it took me almost an hour and a half to finish. Usually I can knock out the same cut in 45 minutes tops. I finally sat down and timed how long the blade was actually running before it started to slow down. It turns out I was stopping to clean the blade every 3 or 4 minutes because it kept pulling hair. I swapped to a fresh blade mid cut and the fading went way smoother. Has anyone else noticed their tools wearing down slower than they think?
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violag804d ago
Gosh, I feel you on this one" - ha, that's putting it mildly. I once spent a solid 20 minutes wondering why my fade was taking forever, only to realize I'd been fighting with clippers that sounded like a dying lawnmower. It's like your hands get so used to the struggle that your brain just accepts it as normal. I actually had a client ask if I was cutting with a butter knife once, which is embarrassing but also kind of accurate. Now I just swap blades every month on a schedule, mostly because my ego can't take another comment like that.
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fionam114d ago
Gosh, I feel you on this one. I had the same rude awakening when I finally bothered to clock how often I was stopping to blow out dust from my tools (turns out, every few minutes, which adds up fast). It's wild how a trusted piece of gear can secretly be slowing you down without you even noticing, just because you've gotten used to its quirks. That moment when you swap in something fresh and it cuts like butter, you really kick yourself for not doing it sooner. It's almost like your hands adjust to the resistance without your brain registering the lost time. Seriously, you're not alone in this.
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