Found an old barber's journal at an estate sale in Boise that changed my clipper game

I was digging through a box of junk at an estate sale last month and found a leather notebook from a barber who worked in Boise in the 1950s. His notes said to always set the clipper blade tension so the blade just barely hums when you hold it up to your ear, not cranked tight like most of us do. I tried it on my Wahl Seniors and the cut was smoother and the motor ran cooler. Has anyone else tried a looser tension like that?

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jade22617d ago

Yeah I used to crank mine too but that old barber was right.

robert6417d ago

Aw, come on, is it really that deep? I mean, I've been cranking my clippers tight for years and they get the job done fine without running hot. Sounds like a cool old book but I wouldn't overthink the tension thing too much.