It's nice to see a gentleman who delivers a message like a professor but has style so cold he would give frostbite to a dang polar bear. Pro ceed, good sir.
I have been getting a lot of calls about doing dog clippers. Your videos have helped me to open a whole new market. Did my first batch of clipper blades the other day, and my customer was very happy with the result. Her blades mostly needed cleaning (she does a lot of poodles, apparently), so it was a pretty easy job, but they came out great. I have an awful lot already invested in equipment, and the thought of springing 2 grand did not appeal to me at all. THANK YOU!!!!
@@keepitsharp357 That will be great. So far, using this method has been working brilliant for me. I don't do human clippers...only pet clippers, but you saved me about 1500 on a machine that would just take up shop space.
Great videos and I applaud your kids talent :D My question is for Oster blade Lucky No.9 #10 for fine fur, how to set the right clipper blade tension and what are the sings of to tight/lose? Thanks
Sir, if my teachers were half as good as you at passing the information across, I would have been much better off. Your professionalism and passion are at the same level as (now retired) professor Walter Lewin of MIT. BTW, love the beat. Awesome family. Good values.
Great video just came across it last night. Is the Andis dog grooming clipper blades hollow ground. I want to try both methods but don't want to ruin them if they're not hollow ground
I forgot to ask if you could reply to the message I left above, I have a bunch of blades I need sharpen but by the time I get out of work It's to late to drop off at my sharpening guy. Thanks again for the content great video with good information.
@@jerryvargas9839 all those detachable clipper blades are hollow ground. The thing is if they are not really that bad you can sharpen them slightly flat and get the sharp edges back on the blade and be back in business. However i always recommend practicing on a old blade or two to be sure your skills are working before you do any of your good blades. Now as for hollow ground method practice that as well on and old blade or two. Get your skill down then check that tje blades are sharp and cutting. Yes they are hollow ground. Hope i helped you.
@@keepitsharp357 Thanks for the info. I do have some broken blades that dogs accidentally kicked off the table I can practice on. Keep up the good videos I will be a fan even if it doesn't have to with dog grooming. But if you know anything about k9 blow dryers I would love to learn on the regular maintenance and repair for them because once they get older they always need something. I have 3 of them, I use 2 on the regular and 1 for backup when 1 of the 2 goes down. If not I love to see a family getting involved and working together to create something good that looks like their having a good time when they are doing it . I'm a father and love spending time with my boys on projects and working together. Just want to say i think you're videos are good because they have an authentic original content that comes out of a family working together. Thanks again sorry for the long reply and let the family know the music sounds good and adds a coolness to the videos .
As a bloke who just shaves his head I don't need or can afford a professional sharpening tech. For the amount of use my Wahl clippers see, your sharpening methods will be just perfect. You are not taking business away from my local sharpening tech as I would never need one. My clippers are a couple of years old now, they get used once a month and now need sharpening. The motor will wear out before I can ruin the blade with sharpening at home. Thank you for your videos. Love the music too.
Love your videos! Learned so much, I didn't even think about blade sharpening as a separate craft before! You're a true professional, a great educator, an entertainer, and a stand-up family man
Great video man! Another tip to help us viewers follow along is to mark the area that is being sharpened with a red sharpie so once you do the demonstration us viewers could physically see the highlighted area being resurfaced more vividly!
Thanks i totally understand. I will keep that in mind for next video. But one thing for sure the moment you put your blades on the block you will notice the difference right away. Thanks so much for the advice
Ive noticed that if you pick up a small bottle of alcohol ink from the craft store or art store it almost works like the ink used in blade making for this purpose. I forget what it's called but anyway the ink is usually used for scrapbooking. Get a dark blue. @vegatyme1
First up, love your work, Mate! Your family dynamics is a great example for all of us, & the music - icing on the cake. I have been (doughnut) flat sharpening clippers for many years and have excellent results. I can understand the push back from pro sharpeners was partly factual, but I suspect it was mostly the fact that you're cutting their grass'. I remember getting the same push back 20 years ago when I was trying to figure out how to do it myself. With trial & error, I stumbled across something similar to what you have shown in your previous clips. I shave my own head and beard every 2 weeks and I get about 3 years between sharpening an old school Wahl super taper. I have sharpened my friends blades as well & have been getting similar results. I settled on 400grit flat grinding, but I'm going to try your method. I think It's safe to say, this is your area of expertise. I'm wondering if a different hollow grinding jig might suit the in between (not a pro sharpener, but a remote barber shop) sharpeners? If you cut the teeth of an old handsaw so you end up with a long rectangle plate with bit of spring. You could gently spring up the centre by pushing from each end, between two blocks. This would give a much shallower curve that matches your pro convex sharpening disk. You could back fill the curve with some builders bog (two part polyester filler) to give you a hard plate with a relatively consistent arc. The longer length could be an advantage. Not that I wanted to add to your 'clippercide' demise, but I'm a firm believer that information should be shared freely. On that note, this will be the next project on my list. All the best from OZ, Ben
Video opens with daughter with a doubled drum kit and I felt bad for son, then the son starts Nirvana riff at the end and I was like "Naw, he all right". Thanks for the video
Thank you for taking the time and energy to put this video together, and sharing your knowledge and skills with all of us! Also, 100% LOVE the music intros! I do have one question: Can any of these techniques be used to restore and sharpen "self-sharpening stainless steel blades" on beard trimmers/body groomers (like a phillips Norelco Bodygroomer or vacuum beard trimmer series 7000 ) or wahl stainless steel lithium ion trimmer?
Aw Brother! You freaked me out when your son came in and said you can't ever sharpen your blades with sandpapers! I was like what!?! What happened in parts 1 and 2!!??? So I realized he acted the script of the secretive professionals sharpeners! LOL! Great video series, man!
ROFLMAO. OMG, your 3-part video series on DIY sharpening clipper blades is hilarious, fun, and smart! Bravo brotha! I also love how your family participated ... provided the superb background music vibe. Thank you so much for sharing your wisdom brotha! Awesome!
wonderful video. I have Andis horse clippers (not cheap) and needed more education. Found your channel by accident and am implementing your GREAT advice. You are a blessing. thank you!
Hello, I have been sharpening for over 15 years. You have not created the hollow grind between the cutter and comb. Your theory is solid and I like the pencil trick. You need to rotate the blade 90 degrees to get the profile of the hollow grind on the cutter and comb. Sanding side to side to get the profile. Going the way you show is not getting the profile you have on the block. Put the 2 sanding blocks flat side together and you will see the way the cutter and comb make up the shape like you show with your hands. I have made this block many years ago. The problem I have found is the grind lines are not going the same direction as in the wheel and it does not cut well. If you have success with this method I am glad for you.
Thanks for your knowledge. I am thankful for sharpeners like you who shape the industry with knowledge and research. Also you are a big help to the barber community. So i am going to take everything you have said into consideration and look it over. The one thing that has helped me over the years as a sharpener is that i am a licensed working barber. I was able to test everything ive tried over the years on real hair and make adjustments accordingly. I never had to use rabbits fur. So before i give out any information ive tested myself for 6 months to a yr. All these videos are proven and tested info from me as a barber and sharpener. As people give me feed back like you just done i will make adjustments if needed. Thanks. Maximum respect to you, your knowledge and expertise.
@@keepitsharp357 I am not a sharpener. I am a mom of 2 boys and a husband and couldn't find any professional sharpeners to sharpen my Wahl blades. The one lady I found did it but it didn't work so I got another Wahl. Now in covid I really can't find anyone. I am so blessed by these videos - you and your family are priceless and so darn cool!!! So I am NOT a sharpener but the above comment made sense to my pictoral mind. On the machine, the blade is 90 degrees to cone angle and the machine wheel spins right to left as you pull the blade from the center of the machine out to the edge and then back to the center, perpendicular to the machine spin direction. I think to duplicate this same direction and flow you need to turn the blade 90 degrees so it pulls across the width of the block, not the length. If you set the short side of the block against your belly and and the length direction goes out away from your stomach, you would move the block , as it were, right hip to left hip and start the blade at the left hip corner and move it straight out away from you as you move the block right to left across it. When you run out of block, then you put the blade in the top left corner of the block as far away from you as you can go and pull toward you as you move the block right hip to left hip across it. I have no idea if these directions make sense, but if I could draw it I think it is correct to duplicate the arc of the sanding machine and the direction it moves as you move the blade back and forth across it. You have tried your method though so even though in my mind it seems like the direction and angle is wrong somehow it works. I would be so curious if you tried my method ("if" you can understand it) if it would sharpen even better. Regardless I am trying your method till you test out Allen Marshall's idea that I riffed on. If you change your method and make a new video, I will learn from that one. Again thank you so much from my amateur family barber heart!!! Your whole family made my day today!
@@owenmccann8926 your a genius and if you feel it works try it. Im not dogmatic about what i do or teach. Results trumps everything. Try it and if you get good results great. In sharpening there is no one way. And my way i teach is not the only way. Its just a way that worked and im sharing. There are things that i could go wrong with every method i just try to share the method with less possible things that could go wrong. Give me the feed back of your method so i can tell everyone your way. And ill be sure to give you all the credit
@UCHHnEbqUmHARBFlp4WARQVg your welcome. I like to see people be innovative and try different things. Thats how we get better results and better inventions. Im not making these videos to prove nothing about me, im making thses videos to show people we can do whatever we want and anything can be done a different way. We don't have to just trust what the manufacturers or the experts in any profession say. We can always dig deeper for ourselves and find a newer or better way. Im just a regular dude with a family who just like to try stuff. I use to send my ideas to Andis, Whal, and Oster for years. They all told me to kick rocks. So i decided to just give it to people who care. I hope i motivate someone to do the same. When they do i will show case it and give them all the credit.
@@owenmccann8926 I think you are correct about turning the blade 90 degrees and the first part of your explanation is clear, but when you got to the left hip and right hip my eyes glazed over trying to visualize it. 😳 I haven’t heard if he ever tried this method but I doubt it because he apparently has success with his. However, I can’t believe both methods would work because they would produce two different grinds. Have you tried it out yourself? I sure would like to get to the bottom of this before I start sharpening.
But why would you need to use the convex sharpening? Your example seems logic because it makes a difference between the base and the tip. However, If I'm not mistaken, the curvature is 90 degrees off with respect to the wheel in your in your example. If the curvature of the wheel starts at the top, the lower part of the blade would be asymmetrically sharpened and it's the same if the curvature starts at the lower part of the disc. If the curvature starts at the middle part of the disc and goes down in both directions, then there is no purpose to move the blade up and down when the disc is moving, because the moving would make the shaperning as if it were done on flat stone. I don't believe that's needed the disc nor the convex sand paper. I think a flat stone is the only thing needed.
I agree, the method in part 1 is all that is needed the vast majority of the time. You notice the blades are recessed so that only the front and back are touching anyway, lapping flat will produce a longer lasting, sharper cutting blade. Hollow grinding will only make for less material to remove if you lap it next time? The professional rotary sharpener would have to be a part of a sphere to sharpen the blade symmetrically, and then the sides of the blades would have more pressure and there'd be a gap in the middle, not sure if that's the case or not. I like a diamond stone with soapy water, cuts so easy and fine at the same time.
Appreciate the help videos. A little hint for those that are totally new at any sharpening and I use when I sharpen my wood lathe and saw blades. I take a black sharpie and paint the area to be sharpened and you can more easily see that you are sharpening evenly. Again I do appreciate now I can sharpen my clippers
I never knew the information your video put out. I almost thought to throw away my Andis T blades. Thank u for your teachings. One question tho, won't sand paper method still a doughnut only bit longer life ?
You are the best. It's so hard to make a living as a new barber with expenses soaring. This information is so helpful to me! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge!!!
How come everywhere I look professionally you're supposed to be using 3,000 grit sandpaper and 8,000 to polish any type of sharpening knife or tool.. Why are you using 220 isn't that way too rough?
Polishing and sharpening are 2 different things. Most clipper blades machines use 220 grit. But remember im not dogmatic about what i teach. To each is his own. Try it if those work for you great
This is great, one suggestion though. If you run a black marker on the blade before you start to sharpen, you will be able to better show the camera the advancement of the ground line. +1 for involving your kids, both good looking and talented!
I am a little "thick" headed sir. After having purchased a new blade, and then it becoming dull, can I continue "flat" sharpening it for many times...? Or is the "flat" sharpening just the short fix...? And then I have to go thru this "hollow" ground process...? Thank you sir.
Please I was using machine to sharpen my clippers and I'm tired of spending a lot of money sharpening them. But I try using sand paper like u demostrated but it even worsen the blades. Please what should I do now? I need to learn the right thing to achieve
That was a flashback I was playing drums in my garage when that song just came out! It brings me back and made looking up how to sharpen my clippers a lot more entertaining than the other ones LOL I'm subscribed now! Oh and can you say guilty! guilty! guilty! it's about time the door swung both ways.... Well long overdue to be honest ☮️
Super late on these videos (loving them by the way) , dog groomer here, which grit is used for the curved side, and which grit is used for the flat side of the block??
I think the video shows he has two curved sandpaper holders, I don't believe you use the bottom side. Lower number grit takes more material since it is coarser, higher number grit smooths any burrs since it is finer. I think the bottom side is there to make it multi-purpose without switching out the sandpaper for different sanding surfaces not in relation to sharpening.
2 questions. 1. Do you have any videos of you sharpening with the machine and 2. Do you have any videos of you sharpening t-outliner blades with the machine?
@@keepitsharp357 yes. I have 4 machines, but I keep running into the same issues with all 4 machines. I have a 16in Nebraska, Lazer 10in, perfecto 10in (which needs a new wheel), and a foley 14in. But no matter which one I use, I always have the a hard time getting sharp the 1 1/2, 2, 3, and t-outliner trimmer blades. They always pull after I sharpen them and I don't know what I'm doing wrong. I keep the wheel laced with grit every 4th blade. I keep my strokes in a consistent up and down motion. I always sharpen until both teeth and brace is shiny and has a consistent mirror finish to it with no inconsistencies. And I always demagnetize and clean the blades after sharpening. All this and I still have issues with the same types of blades in my list. Every blade outside of that list I get perfect. Please help me to understand what I'm doing wrong?
Hey I'm having trouble recreating that hollow ground using the sandpaper. I'm using a blade that was flat sharpened and I'm trying to bring it back. Can you help?
I'm not wealthy but I decided to treat myself with a German Moser 1400. Not the best on the market but for me who never spent more than 30 bucks for a trimmer, getting a 75€ one was a big thing. And I love it, it's a monster and that clack sound, and kick it does when you turn it on is just music. Anyway, recently it started to pull my hair, so I cleanef it up and things got better, but I think it's time to sharpen it. As I said it was a lot of money for my pockets and I'm a bit scared to ruin it, bit I'm watching your videos and I'm starting to get more confident. Finger crossed. But if I lived in US, I'm not sure which state or city you live, you'd be my sharpener of choice, no doubt.
You use the same ratio for sharpening? I believe you said it was 1:2 in your first video. For every 1 stroke you do on the round side you do double on the flat side, right?
I dropped my clippers and chipped one of the cutting blade teeth and they started to make loud noise is this due to the chipped tooth or something inside because I've taken them apart nothing is broken or out of place plus when fully open or in half the sound fine but when fully closed they get loud any ideas would help alot love the videos keep them coming
@@keepitsharp357 if I can't fix these can you recommend a pair of new clippers thinking of the new cordless magic clip but dont know how I feel about not having a cord I like the power you get with the corded clipper I dont know if there is a difference
@@cesar-jd9go is there a way you can send a pic or the way they sound to me direct message on Instagram @keep_it_sharp. If the a power screw on the side it might just nee a slight adjustment or the magnetic motor slid over and just need to be slid back in place. Not a big issue at all but if you just want a new clipper the cordless one do have pretty good power.
I was recently asked to sharpen some clipper blades, and found this series of videos. Thank you...so much. The heads I have done all work flawlessly. More than one was really bad too. While the hand method is slow, it is also very easy to control pressure and amount of material removal. I will add that I did do one thing differently. I completely understand using the sanding block, and started trying to find another very slightly convexed surface. Many cars have this surface on their hoods or roofs. I have a spare hood scoop for my MINI...an absolutely perfect surface. Keep sharp man.
It's nice to see a gentleman who delivers a message like a professor but has style so cold he would give frostbite to a dang polar bear. Pro ceed, good sir.
I have been getting a lot of calls about doing dog clippers. Your videos have helped me to open a whole new market. Did my first batch of clipper blades the other day, and my customer was very happy with the result. Her blades mostly needed cleaning (she does a lot of poodles, apparently), so it was a pretty easy job, but they came out great. I have an awful lot already invested in equipment, and the thought of springing 2 grand did not appeal to me at all. THANK YOU!!!!
👍
I made an electric sharpening wheel for cheap. I will do a video on it soon. So everyone can have one
@@keepitsharp357 That will be great. So far, using this method has been working brilliant for me. I don't do human clippers...only pet clippers, but you saved me about 1500 on a machine that would just take up shop space.
Dude!!! . . . you should have a sitcom of your own!!! lol Awesome!
Thanks but not enough people care to watch yet. Hopefully one day😉😉
Great video,
It's like being back at school, only more entertaining.
Everything explained in simple terms...😎👍👍
Thanks for watching
Great videos and I applaud your kids talent :D My question is for Oster blade Lucky No.9 #10 for fine fur, how to set the right clipper blade tension and what are the sings of to tight/lose? Thanks
If you can't move blade with hand to tight..look at my detachable blades video for all other things
Sir, if my teachers were half as good as you at passing the information across, I would have been much better off.
Your professionalism and passion are at the same level as (now retired) professor Walter Lewin of MIT.
BTW, love the beat. Awesome family. Good values.
Thanks bro for the compliment
wow!!
Great video just came across it last night. Is the Andis dog grooming clipper blades hollow ground. I want to try both methods but don't want to ruin them if they're not hollow ground
I forgot to ask if you could reply to the message I left above, I have a bunch of blades I need sharpen but by the time I get out of work It's to late to drop off at my sharpening guy. Thanks again for the content great video with good information.
@@jerryvargas9839 all those detachable clipper blades are hollow ground. The thing is if they are not really that bad you can sharpen them slightly flat and get the sharp edges back on the blade and be back in business. However i always recommend practicing on a old blade or two to be sure your skills are working before you do any of your good blades. Now as for hollow ground method practice that as well on and old blade or two. Get your skill down then check that tje blades are sharp and cutting. Yes they are hollow ground. Hope i helped you.
@@keepitsharp357 Thanks for the info. I do have some broken blades that dogs accidentally kicked off the table I can practice on. Keep up the good videos I will be a fan even if it doesn't have to with dog grooming. But if you know anything about k9 blow dryers I would love to learn on the regular maintenance and repair for them because once they get older they always need something. I have 3 of them, I use 2 on the regular and 1 for backup when 1 of the 2 goes down. If not I love to see a family getting involved and working together to create something good that looks like their having a good time when they are doing it . I'm a father and love spending time with my boys on projects and working together. Just want to say i think you're videos are good because they have an authentic original content that comes out of a family working together. Thanks again sorry for the long reply and let the family know the music sounds good and adds a coolness to the videos .
Watching an expert in their element calms the mind and soothes the soul... Please keep making videos!!! 👍👍👍
I will. Especially for people like you. Im very thankful im able to help
As a bloke who just shaves his head I don't need or can afford a professional sharpening tech. For the amount of use my Wahl clippers see, your sharpening methods will be just perfect.
You are not taking business away from my local sharpening tech as I would never need one. My clippers are a couple of years old now, they get used once a month and now need sharpening. The motor will wear out before I can ruin the blade with sharpening at home.
Thank you for your videos.
Love the music too.
Love your videos! Learned so much, I didn't even think about blade sharpening as a separate craft before! You're a true professional, a great educator, an entertainer, and a stand-up family man
Great video man! Another tip to help us viewers follow along is to mark the area that is being sharpened with a red sharpie so once you do the demonstration us viewers could physically see the highlighted area being resurfaced more vividly!
Thanks i totally understand. I will keep that in mind for next video. But one thing for sure the moment you put your blades on the block you will notice the difference right away. Thanks so much for the advice
keepitsharp357 No problem man! Each one teach one! & God bless you brother!
@@ScottyJJobe thanks for the respect and support
I'm a big fan of sharpie marking for my own information when doing these clipper blades, and some scissors.
Ive noticed that if you pick up a small bottle of alcohol ink from the craft store or art store it almost works like the ink used in blade making for this purpose. I forget what it's called but anyway the ink is usually used for scrapbooking. Get a dark blue. @vegatyme1
Are all clipper/ trimmer blades typically hollow ground?
First up, love your work, Mate!
Your family dynamics is a great example for all of us, & the music - icing on the cake.
I have been (doughnut) flat sharpening clippers for many years and have excellent results. I can understand the push back from pro sharpeners was partly factual, but I suspect it was mostly the fact that you're cutting their grass'.
I remember getting the same push back 20 years ago when I was trying to figure out how to do it myself. With trial & error, I stumbled across something similar to what you have shown in your previous clips. I shave my own head and beard every 2 weeks and I get about 3 years between sharpening an old school Wahl super taper. I have sharpened my friends blades as well & have been getting similar results.
I settled on 400grit flat grinding, but I'm going to try your method. I think It's safe to say, this is your area of expertise.
I'm wondering if a different hollow grinding jig might suit the in between (not a pro sharpener, but a remote barber shop) sharpeners?
If you cut the teeth of an old handsaw so you end up with a long rectangle plate with bit of spring. You could gently spring up the centre by pushing from each end, between two blocks. This would give a much shallower curve that matches your pro convex sharpening disk. You could back fill the curve with some builders bog (two part polyester filler) to give you a hard plate with a relatively consistent arc. The longer length could be an advantage.
Not that I wanted to add to your 'clippercide' demise, but I'm a firm believer that information should be shared freely.
On that note, this will be the next project on my list.
All the best from OZ,
Ben
Love Y'all, you've taken an appreciable amount of stress out of my 2020 year situation. Really enjoy the music for sure.
Im grateful i can help people. Especially now with all this world is going thru
Video opens with daughter with a doubled drum kit and I felt bad for son, then the son starts Nirvana riff at the end and I was like "Naw, he all right". Thanks for the video
Your welcome. Thanks for watching
The Nirvana at the end 🔥🔥🔥
Excellent videos! 💪🏾 Entertaining to watch! Great father to include your kids. Keep going!🙌🏾💪🏾
Thanks bro. Appreciate it . Thanks for the compliment and for watching
Thank you for taking the time and energy to put this video together, and sharing your knowledge and skills with all of us! Also, 100% LOVE the music intros! I do have one question: Can any of these techniques be used to restore and sharpen "self-sharpening stainless steel blades" on beard trimmers/body groomers (like a phillips Norelco Bodygroomer or vacuum beard trimmer series 7000 ) or wahl stainless steel lithium ion trimmer?
As long as they are the traditional blade of a comb blade and a cutter moving blade it should work
WHEN YOU TAKE APART THE BLADE THERE ARE TWO BLADES FRONT AND BACK DO YOU DO THIS TO BOTH OF THEM?
Yes sir
Yes do for both
Aw Brother! You freaked me out when your son came in and said you can't ever sharpen your blades with sandpapers! I was like what!?! What happened in parts 1 and 2!!??? So I realized he acted the script of the secretive professionals sharpeners! LOL!
Great video series, man!
had me going too.
In this video it aure looks like you were running from them sharpeners who wanna kill yah. Thnx a lot
True. I had to make it look real. You feel me
ROFLMAO. OMG, your 3-part video series on DIY sharpening clipper blades is hilarious, fun, and smart! Bravo brotha! I also love how your family participated ... provided the superb background music vibe. Thank you so much for sharing your wisdom brotha! Awesome!
Your welcome
I slightly bent some diamonds sharpening plates to achieve this
wonderful video. I have Andis horse clippers (not cheap) and needed more education. Found your channel by accident and am implementing your GREAT advice. You are a blessing. thank you!
Your welcome make sure you watch parts 2and and 3
Awesome I am a professional sharpener and I am loving this kinda video. Will they last as long doing it this way compared to using my treyco
Probably not
Whats the name of the blade magnets
Hai
Please help me how to serface disc.Thank you
Can you video how well the blades cut after you have sharpened them.
Ok will do
do you do this with the cutting blade as well? or just the still blade
Came out of left field with Nirvana at the end! Loving it! ❤
Hello,
I have been sharpening for over 15 years. You have not created the hollow grind between the cutter and comb. Your theory is solid and I like the pencil trick. You need to rotate the blade 90 degrees to get the profile of the hollow grind on the cutter and comb. Sanding side to side to get the profile. Going the way you show is not getting the profile you have on the block. Put the 2 sanding blocks flat side together and you will see the way the cutter and comb make up the shape like you show with your hands. I have made this block many years ago. The problem I have found is the grind lines are not going the same direction as in the wheel and it does not cut well. If you have success with this method I am glad for you.
Thanks for your knowledge. I am thankful for sharpeners like you who shape the industry with knowledge and research. Also you are a big help to the barber community. So i am going to take everything you have said into consideration and look it over. The one thing that has helped me over the years as a sharpener is that i am a licensed working barber. I was able to test everything ive tried over the years on real hair and make adjustments accordingly. I never had to use rabbits fur. So before i give out any information ive tested myself for 6 months to a yr. All these videos are proven and tested info from me as a barber and sharpener. As people give me feed back like you just done i will make adjustments if needed. Thanks. Maximum respect to you, your knowledge and expertise.
@@keepitsharp357 I am not a sharpener. I am a mom of 2 boys and a husband and couldn't find any professional sharpeners to sharpen my Wahl blades. The one lady I found did it but it didn't work so I got another Wahl. Now in covid I really can't find anyone. I am so blessed by these videos - you and your family are priceless and so darn cool!!! So I am NOT a sharpener but the above comment made sense to my pictoral mind. On the machine, the blade is 90 degrees to cone angle and the machine wheel spins right to left as you pull the blade from the center of the machine out to the edge and then back to the center, perpendicular to the machine spin direction. I think to duplicate this same direction and flow you need to turn the blade 90 degrees so it pulls across the width of the block, not the length. If you set the short side of the block against your belly and and the length direction goes out away from your stomach, you would move the block , as it were, right hip to left hip and start the blade at the left hip corner and move it straight out away from you as you move the block right to left across it. When you run out of block, then you put the blade in the top left corner of the block as far away from you as you can go and pull toward you as you move the block right hip to left hip across it. I have no idea if these directions make sense, but if I could draw it I think it is correct to duplicate the arc of the sanding machine and the direction it moves as you move the blade back and forth across it. You have tried your method though so even though in my mind it seems like the direction and angle is wrong somehow it works. I would be so curious if you tried my method ("if" you can understand it) if it would sharpen even better. Regardless I am trying your method till you test out Allen Marshall's idea that I riffed on. If you change your method and make a new video, I will learn from that one. Again thank you so much from my amateur family barber heart!!! Your whole family made my day today!
@@owenmccann8926 your a genius and if you feel it works try it. Im not dogmatic about what i do or teach. Results trumps everything. Try it and if you get good results great. In sharpening there is no one way. And my way i teach is not the only way. Its just a way that worked and im sharing. There are things that i could go wrong with every method i just try to share the method with less possible things that could go wrong. Give me the feed back of your method so i can tell everyone your way. And ill be sure to give you all the credit
@UCHHnEbqUmHARBFlp4WARQVg your welcome. I like to see people be innovative and try different things. Thats how we get better results and better inventions. Im not making these videos to prove nothing about me, im making thses videos to show people we can do whatever we want and anything can be done a different way. We don't have to just trust what the manufacturers or the experts in any profession say. We can always dig deeper for ourselves and find a newer or better way. Im just a regular dude with a family who just like to try stuff. I use to send my ideas to Andis, Whal, and Oster for years. They all told me to kick rocks. So i decided to just give it to people who care. I hope i motivate someone to do the same. When they do i will show case it and give them all the credit.
@@owenmccann8926 I think you are correct about turning the blade 90 degrees and the first part of your explanation is clear, but when you got to the left hip and right hip my eyes glazed over trying to visualize it. 😳
I haven’t heard if he ever tried this method but I doubt it because he apparently has success with his. However, I can’t believe both methods would work because they would produce two different grinds. Have you tried it out yourself? I sure would like to get to the bottom of this before I start sharpening.
Hey Mitch I'm struggling to clean my blades is there any alternatives to blade boost I can use.
Please help Mitch please and keep them vids coming
Try wD40. Blade boost is what i know work for sure. wD40 may help you get by so try it.
I'm a veterinarian. This could have saved me thousands of dollars over my career. Damn. I assume this works with 10 blades as well?
But why would you need to use the convex sharpening?
Your example seems logic because it makes a difference between the base and the tip. However, If I'm not mistaken, the curvature is 90 degrees off with respect to the wheel in your in your example.
If the curvature of the wheel starts at the top, the lower part of the blade would be asymmetrically sharpened and it's the same if the curvature starts at the lower part of the disc.
If the curvature starts at the middle part of the disc and goes down in both directions, then there is no purpose to move the blade up and down when the disc is moving, because the moving would make the shaperning as if it were done on flat stone.
I don't believe that's needed the disc nor the convex sand paper.
I think a flat stone is the only thing needed.
I agree, the method in part 1 is all that is needed the vast majority of the time. You notice the blades are recessed so that only the front and back are touching anyway, lapping flat will produce a longer lasting, sharper cutting blade. Hollow grinding will only make for less material to remove if you lap it next time? The professional rotary sharpener would have to be a part of a sphere to sharpen the blade symmetrically, and then the sides of the blades would have more pressure and there'd be a gap in the middle, not sure if that's the case or not.
I like a diamond stone with soapy water, cuts so easy and fine at the same time.
@rodfreess6019 what I think it could be a good alternative, is to put some diamond paste and turn the clippers on.
Already a helpful video, good vibes and a fresh jam towards the end.
Thanks bro. And thanks for watching
Loved the kids finishing with Nirvana
@@tommann1776 no problem. They did it for the die hards loke you. Thanks for watching
Great Trilogy Story, thanks for sharing; where do you buy purple sandpaper? All I have ever seen was sand and charcoal sandpaper.
The color dont matter just mske sure its 220 grit
I already paid a guy to sharpen my blades, but I keep watching your vids. I'm waiting for you to slap the bass and have your son give some tips
They sell some nice magnets for this application at harbor freight for about $3
Thanks
Appreciate the help videos. A little hint for those that are totally new at any sharpening and I use when I sharpen my wood lathe and saw blades. I take a black sharpie and paint the area to be sharpened and you can more easily see that you are sharpening evenly. Again I do appreciate now I can sharpen my clippers
Good point thanks bro
@@keepitsharp357 keep up the great videos
Cool, man. Thanks! Question: how do you test blades for sharpness without cutting someone's hair?
super dope video!! love the humor.. detailed instruction and the live music.
Thanks bro. Your welcome.. did you get a chance to view parts 1and 2 video as well?
I never knew the information your video put out. I almost thought to throw away my Andis T blades. Thank u for your teachings. One question tho, won't sand paper method still a doughnut only bit longer life ?
Awesome video brother!!!!!!!!! Thank you so much......../
Your welcome. Thanks for watching. And im very thankful that im able to help you
Great tips , jivin' tunes, sprinkled in some "cut up"!! Thank you ,you da man Mitch!
You are the best. It's so hard to make a living as a new barber with expenses soaring. This information is so helpful to me! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge!!!
How come everywhere I look professionally you're supposed to be using 3,000 grit sandpaper and 8,000 to polish any type of sharpening knife or tool..
Why are you using 220 isn't that way too rough?
Polishing and sharpening are 2 different things. Most clipper blades machines use 220 grit. But remember im not dogmatic about what i teach. To each is his own. Try it if those work for you great
I appreciate the knowledge you spitted I've been taught the wrong way or jus cosintely buy new blades
Love it :D Educational entertaining and funny in the same time. Love from Poland :)
hey thx
enjoyed your videos on clipper blades thank you where there is a will there is a way!!!
Hello how are you. Thank you very much for the videos it was very helpful.
One question? Can yo do this to a staggered blade? I’m asking because I saw you use a tapered blqde
This is great, one suggestion though. If you run a black marker on the blade before you start to sharpen, you will be able to better show the camera the advancement of the ground line. +1 for involving your kids, both good looking and talented!
Thanks for the advice and compliments to my children
Ya might want to specify which way the teeth are pointed on the sanding block thanks great video
Nice Nirvana bassline and drum ending ballgame Come As You Are
I love your work man; you are a true craftsman and an artist
Thanks. Just given out gems that was given to me. But i appreciate your kind words
I am a little "thick" headed sir. After having purchased a new blade, and then it becoming dull, can I continue "flat" sharpening it for many times...? Or is the "flat" sharpening just the short fix...? And then I have to go thru this "hollow" ground process...?
Thank you sir.
If you master the hollow ground process then your good
My mans is the truth! Very original and entertaining. I live in Phoenix Az. I see the Arizona license plate, is he living out here?
Yes bro I'm out her in AZ
Here is the block:
Hyde 45395 Sanding Bloc www.amazon.com/dp/B000BPEZQE/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_i_TvUdFbNFHFPCN
Thanks so much
Please I was using machine to sharpen my clippers and I'm tired of spending a lot of money sharpening them. But I try using sand paper like u demostrated but it even worsen the blades. Please what should I do now? I need to learn the right thing to achieve
Do you have the machine to sharpen your own blades? Or were you sending them to someone to sharpen them for you on a machine?
That was a flashback I was playing drums in my garage when that song just came out! It brings me back and made looking up how to sharpen my clippers a lot more entertaining than the other ones LOL I'm subscribed now!
Oh and can you say guilty! guilty! guilty! it's about time the door swung both ways.... Well long overdue to be honest ☮️
Appreciate it br
Fun stuff brother! Keep it comin
Super late on these videos (loving them by the way) , dog groomer here, which grit is used for the curved side, and which grit is used for the flat side of the block??
I think the video shows he has two curved sandpaper holders, I don't believe you use the bottom side. Lower number grit takes more material since it is coarser, higher number grit smooths any burrs since it is finer. I think the bottom side is there to make it multi-purpose without switching out the sandpaper for different sanding surfaces not in relation to sharpening.
2 questions. 1. Do you have any videos of you sharpening with the machine and 2. Do you have any videos of you sharpening t-outliner blades with the machine?
Sure i can if you want. Do you have a machine? Do you need help using your machine
@@keepitsharp357 yes. I have 4 machines, but I keep running into the same issues with all 4 machines. I have a 16in Nebraska, Lazer 10in, perfecto 10in (which needs a new wheel), and a foley 14in. But no matter which one I use, I always have the a hard time getting sharp the 1 1/2, 2, 3, and t-outliner trimmer blades. They always pull after I sharpen them and I don't know what I'm doing wrong. I keep the wheel laced with grit every 4th blade. I keep my strokes in a consistent up and down motion. I always sharpen until both teeth and brace is shiny and has a consistent mirror finish to it with no inconsistencies. And I always demagnetize and clean the blades after sharpening. All this and I still have issues with the same types of blades in my list. Every blade outside of that list I get perfect. Please help me to understand what I'm doing wrong?
@@str8jaber ok i will help you
@@keepitsharp357 thanks a bunch.
@@str8jaber first are the plate you are sharpening with old and need to be resurfaced or they have a fairly decent surface
Hey I'm having trouble recreating that hollow ground using the sandpaper. I'm using a blade that was flat sharpened and I'm trying to bring it back. Can you help?
Which blade is it? And sometimes it takes some time and good eye and hand coordination
@@keepitsharp357 the toutliner blade.
@@obsidianbarber223 yea that blade is always the toughest to get right
@@obsidianbarber223 but its doable
@@keepitsharp357 is there a certain amount of strokes before you change the sandpaper ?
Why 220 grit and not 4,6 or 8 grit?
So are you only using 220 grit sand paper on both sides?
Thanks for the videos awesome job you and your kids.... About how much sharpening should I be doing on the flat side?
Thanks so much for the compliment and for watching
Do you need 150 grit for flat side when hollow sharpening or just the 220 on both sides?
See how it works for you. It all works it just take a few extra passes the smoother the paper. Its all good bro
Can you make please a guide on how to sharpen double sided safety blades?
Mister you may or may not be interested in this, but you have earned a new subscriber from the other side of the Atlantic.
I'm not wealthy but I decided to treat myself with a German Moser 1400. Not the best on the market but for me who never spent more than 30 bucks for a trimmer, getting a 75€ one was a big thing. And I love it, it's a monster and that clack sound, and kick it does when you turn it on is just music. Anyway, recently it started to pull my hair, so I cleanef it up and things got better, but I think it's time to sharpen it. As I said it was a lot of money for my pockets and I'm a bit scared to ruin it, bit I'm watching your videos and I'm starting to get more confident. Finger crossed.
But if I lived in US, I'm not sure which state or city you live, you'd be my sharpener of choice, no doubt.
you doing a great job man
Thanks.
Can't wait for the beat soundtrack
Soon coming. Stay tuned
how can i get those magnets to buy man
I show you how to make them. But if you really want to buy them tell me for what blade you want them for
"but" can i use the normal magnet
@@richmondwayde4376 yes you can but know that as the blades get smaller it difficult to control. Whatever works best for you is the way to go.
You use the same ratio for sharpening? I believe you said it was 1:2 in your first video. For every 1 stroke you do on the round side you do double on the flat side, right?
No sir. Just enough to smooth it out. And get the burrs off. But not to much because you will flatten the hollow ground out
Beatiful Black Family
Thank you so very much for the exquisite video. I needed this more than you know for my and my husband's wahl trimmers set
Thanks for your kind words. And please make sure you see all 4 videos for full education. Wish you the best
Talented kids!
Great work around on blade sharpening. Hats off to the musicians and family. Thanks.
Bro we appreciate it glad i could bring sone joy to you life with our video. Thanks for watching
Dude!!! Sharpening and jams!
Thanks so much for this series on how to sharpen blades. I'm a pet owner who just started grooming her own dog, your explanations were very helpful.
Im glad i could help. Thanks for watching
Fantastic! Love it :))
Can you show how to adjust the tension!?
😄 thank you for sharing of you knowledge. Enjoyed the 🎶
Your welcome thanks for watching
Thanks for this
Yea bro
OK!
Where can I find the magnet holders you are using?
Not sure but you can just Google magnets or try treyco company
Can you send a link for that sanding block ?
Sorry for the delay. Check Amazon put the name in and it should pop up
Very cool and hey man, you have a very cool family too. Congrats!
Thanks so much for your kind words
Thank you for the videos, we are going to try your recommendations on some dull blades!
Any sharpening block will work
Home depot or Walmart
Thanks for the advice. I Love the music 🎶
Your welcome. Thanks for watching
Love the videos and them kids can dang play...great work.
Thanks. Just trying to have fun with the family. And help people at the same time
@@keepitsharp357 Your doing a fantastic job with it all.
What radius does the clipper blade hone have?
18inches
The radius on the plate to make the blades hollow?
I dropped my clippers and chipped one of the cutting blade teeth and they started to make loud noise is this due to the chipped tooth or something inside because I've taken them apart nothing is broken or out of place plus when fully open or in half the sound fine but when fully closed they get loud any ideas would help alot love the videos keep them coming
Whats the name of the clipper. More than likely it an adjustment not the blade
@@keepitsharp357 it's a corded 5 star magic clip
@@keepitsharp357 if I can't fix these can you recommend a pair of new clippers thinking of the new cordless magic clip but dont know how I feel about not having a cord I like the power you get with the corded clipper I dont know if there is a difference
@@cesar-jd9go is there a way you can send a pic or the way they sound to me direct message on Instagram @keep_it_sharp. If the a power screw on the side it might just nee a slight adjustment or the magnetic motor slid over and just need to be slid back in place. Not a big issue at all but if you just want a new clipper the cordless one do have pretty good power.
@@keepitsharp357 yes
Thank you bro
Your welcome
Instead of sharpening clippers you should sharpen that band 😆
Thank You
Your welcome
:)
Thanks
I was recently asked to sharpen some clipper blades, and found this series of videos. Thank you...so much.
The heads I have done all work flawlessly. More than one was really bad too. While the hand method is slow, it is also very easy to control pressure and amount of material removal.
I will add that I did do one thing differently. I completely understand using the sanding block, and started trying to find another very slightly convexed surface. Many cars have this surface on their hoods or roofs. I have a spare hood scoop for my MINI...an absolutely perfect surface.
Keep sharp man.