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My clipper blade went dull mid fade on a Saturday rush and I had no backup
Last Saturday around 1pm I was about 5 cuts deep in a line of 11 people and my Andis blade started pulling hair instead of cutting it. I did not notice at first because the first guy had thick hair, but when a kid with fine hair flinched and I saw the track marks I knew something was wrong. I checked the blade and the teeth were full of hair dust and the cutter was running hot, so I pulled it apart right there at the chair with 4 guys waiting and swapped in a blade I had not sharpened since around 3 weeks prior. That backup blade was almost as bad and I ended up doing the rest of the day with a trimmer and lots of blending, which took way longer and I could feel the line getting impatient. I lost one walk in for sure, he looked at the wait and left, and I felt bad for the guy I was working on since his fade was not my best. What I want to know is how you all handle a blade dying in the middle of a busy Saturday, do you keep a spare set ready to go or do you just push through and fix it later? I am thinking about buying 2 more blades and rotating them so I always have a sharp one on deck, but I want to hear what actually works for you.
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jamesblack1mo ago
This is the same thing that happens with kitchen knives at a restaurant or guitar strings before a show. You always think you have time to deal with it later and then it all breaks at once on the worst possible night. The guys who plan ahead and keep a rotation going are the ones who never get caught. It is boring prep work until the moment it saves your whole day. Two more blades and a simple rotation schedule sounds about right to me.
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