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Vent: My clipper broke mid-fade on a paying customer Saturday
Right as I was doing the zero-gap on the left side, my Wahl Senior just made a grinding noise and stopped spinning. I froze for a second (customer was watching me in the mirror) and had to grab my backup clipper from the drawer. Thing is, the backup wasn't zero-gapped the same so I had to re-set the whole taper by hand. Has anyone else had a main tool fail on them during a busy Saturday? How do you handle it without looking like you're panicking?
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hall.charles1mo ago
Ah man that sucks. I feel your pain. Had my trimmer lock up right in the middle of a bald fade once. Customer saw the whole thing in the mirror too. Had to grab my backup but the blade gap was way off. Had to stop and adjust it with them just sitting there watching. Makes you feel like a damn amateur even when it's not your fault.
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cooper.nathan1mo ago
The 20 bucks you save buying used clippers off Facebook Marketplace isn't worth it when a backup has a completely different blade gap mid-fade. I started keeping a cheap plastic guard set in my drawer that matches my main clipper's zero gap after this happened to me twice. Takes 30 seconds to swap a guard on the backup instead of fighting with blade screws while a customer watches.
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