Old clippers came back to life after I changed the blade gap on a whim

I've been using the same Wahl clippers for about 4 years, and last month I noticed them pulling hairs bad on a fade. After oiling and cleaning did nothing, I decided to check the blade gap with a feeler gauge and it was way off. Anyone else forget to check the gap regularly?

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lily_gibson131mo ago

Four years and you just now checked the gap?

jennifer_west521mo ago

Picked up an old Oster clipper set my dad left me and found the blade gap was completely off too, @lily_gibson13, turns out it was causing all the noise and burning smell. I just eyeballed it before and got lucky for years, guess I never thought about it being that precise. Now I check it every few months with a feeler gauge and my fades come out way cleaner.