Sharp-edged Jessie.
I wanted to unbox the Wahl K.M.X. Cordless clipper today.
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This is neon green, unlike the K.M., which is poppy.
The blade is also different from your K.M.'s.
Blocking blade. Designed for livestock, this clipper. It indicates a wide, pointy-toothed blade unsuitable for dog grooming.
For livestock.
If you buy this clipper from me, you can choose the blocking blade, number 10 wide blade, or number 30 wide blade.

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Today I want to go over replacing the cord in the Andis 5-speed clipper

Okay, so what you want to do is take out these 4 screws which I’ve already done, flip the clipper like this, you’ll take the top of the case off. And you’ll see here we have a, pull this up, black cord and white cord here.

Pull the white one out. Hold this butt down on this board as you pull up on this which sits on that post. Same thing with the black one. And get rid of your old cord.

Then we’ll come in with the new cord. You’ll want the bottom post, the black wire - this is important - to snap on together. So, we’ll snap that on.

And today I want to talk about shears that are folding hair. There are a few reasons shears will fold hair. Let’s go over those…

The first being, they’re dull. Just get them sharpened and they’ll work just fine. The other are nicks in the blade. They’ve been dropped or you’ve cut through something you shouldn’t, you get little nicks in them. You can kind of feel them in there too.

That’ll cause it to fold hair. I recommend just putting a rubber band around them and setting them aside until you can get to your sharpener.

The next one is tension. If you open your shear up and it just slams shut - there’s not enough tension and the blades are being pushed apart when you’re trying to scissor instead of cutting hair, they’re just folding it. 

You want to open your shear and have it drop but you don’t want the slam always set. You want a little bit of gap in there when it closes. That’s the perfect tension for these shears.

Another you don’t see as quite often but does happen as a misalignment issue or as we sharpeners call it - they’re being out of set. Maybe they got dropped, or stepped on, or got kicked around it causes the blades not to work properly against one another. 

In this episode, Jesse explains, why some clipper blades drag. 

If you've been using the same blades for months—especially pre-shaves—they're probably dull and will drag fur. It's unavoidable.
If your blades were recently sharpened, check your blade drive or lever. Andis, heiniger, or osterbolt. Wahl and A6 models. Check their condition.
I recommend every 4-6 weeks with andis. Everyone else, every 2-3 months. They just a few bucks and prevent many problems.
Having sharpened blades and a competent blade drive or lever. I examine oil next. If the blade isn't oiled regularly, it will heat up, seize, and not cut hair fast enough.
If you've been oiling your blade a lot and it's still not doing that, check tension. You can push your cutter blade out with your thumb. It shouldn't hurt your thumb or side out easily.
If it slides out easily, it presumably lacked tension and dragged. If you can't move it, it's usually over-tensioned, causing friction and seizing up.
If your blade tension, lever, sharpening, and oiling are good, Hinge next.
Any hinge that you can open with your fingernails is worn out and has to be replaced. It drags because it's not keeping the blades securely against the clipper.
Also tighten hinge screws. The screws often back out, causing the clipper to drag.
Those are some other reasons your blades may drag.