Hi, my name is Nick George with Clouds Diamond Sharpening. I was raised by a family of professional sharpeners and have been sharpening and repairing hair grooming equipment for the Barber/Beauty/Animal industry for over the last 20 + years. I own Clouds Diamond Sharpening based in Fort Worth, Texas and offer mail-in services for blade sharpening and repairs. I specialize in sharpening many different tools found in the industry including hair clipper blades, hair cutting scissors while also repairing hair clippers. This channel is designed to provide simple educational and informative videos on hair cutting equipment found within the industry. I aim to provide the importance of equipment maintenance and care to prolong the life of the equipment which will save users both time and money. I exhibit how I sharpen different types of hair clipper blades, hair cutting scissors, and perform routine maintenance and repairs to a variety of different brand/models of hair clippers.
Terrific video. I was able to replace the armature and the circuit board on my Andis AGCs by following the video. Huge cost saving over replacing them. Thanks so much!
Great video! I think a lot of people and from what I have seen mess up clipper blades on blocks because as you said they flatten it, this happens on too coarse of a stone. Ive had better luck on blocks with clippers staying in the 500-1000 grit range, it sharpens them but also keeps that curveture in the blade. I also see too many people going past 1000 which tends to make them too smooth leading to over heating. The final place I see people ruin clippers is from inconsistent pressure when using any stone.
I own a mobile pet grooming service in Dallas. We have hired Nick in the past and he's the real deal. All of my groomers love the results. If you are in the DFW area use Cloud's Diamond Sharpening.
Sharpening ceramic requires different equipment than what's needed for sharpening steel. Not so much the machines themselves but the medium that is used. There aren't as many ceramic blades on the market as steel so sometimes it's not cost effective to buy the proper equipment for a blade you see every now and then. We see a lot of them because we advertise the ability to sharpen them properly, but they're not as common as steel blades for the average sharpener.
You know what Nick, I used cool lube once and never liked it. Like you always say, keep them oiled ! I am religious about keeping mine oiled now, I used to only oil once a day and now it's more than several times a day . Awesome advice Nick 👍👍
That looks like a brushless motor. A brushless motor typically does not have a serviceable armature. And that switch is actually the control circuit board (which includes a switch). That fuse looks more like a resistor. The resistor likely burned due to over current caused by overheating. There are many reasons for overheating, but more than like it is from dry blades (no oil) and/or too much tension on the cutter.
Thank you for this information. I’ve been trying to preach this to the public. There are probably 50 videos on RU-vid showing how to sharpen on a stone and too few explaining why this shouldn’t be done. For those interested, the stone you used is DMT brand. We sell it but so do many sporting good stores and woodworking supply stores. Great for ceramic blades.
Hio I have always enjoyed your videos except I have found a problem with what you say! You always talk about your diamond wheel that has been designed and remains in your family and you talk about that is has a special convex shape curved on the surface although they way you move the blades in the wheel surface, if looks like you are using a normal lapidary diamond plate! If the plate had been any other shape but flat (IE the Tapered plates that I ordinarily use to do convex sharpening) you are required to move the blade in a certain position along the radius of the wheel, exerting pressure exactly where you said in todays video in order to get the convex cutting but when the wheel if flat, it does not matter which way you move it since is flat! That is exactly what you are doing; you say the wheel has a special shape (probably tapered to achieve convexity) and yet you work the blade on that wheel as if it were a flat lapidary wheel without any complex geometry on its surface and therein lies the question mark! PS; just finished the video and this time you are moving the blade better but I was refering to all of your other videos where you move the blade anywhere on the wheel, today you seem to be more restrained to the line
Thanks for taking the time to check out our videos. We appreciate everybody who watches whether it be a professional sharpener or a customer looking for sharpening and service. or for those just trying to get from point A to point B, but the majority of our videos are birthed from what we see from customers on a day to day basis. You're correct about the movement on a tapered wheel, which requires a specific movement across the face, but we do not use tapered wheels. You're also correct about the movement when using a flat wheel. However, our wheels are neither flat nor tapered. As you mentioned, yes, there is complex geometry on the surface of our wheel (leading to a long-lasting edge) but it's not tapered, and because of this, not all of the same rules apply as when using a tapered wheel. We'd be happy to share more about this if you're interested. Please feel free to respond to this comment directly or you can contact us directly through any of our other channels.
I took the clippers off to clean and I can’t figure out how to assemble it properly. It won’t vibrate the clipper when I screw it back together idk ugh I need to fix this tonight
@@cloudsdiamondsharpening3973 I figured it out. Apparently there was another set of blade that fell off when I took the 10’ inch clipper blade off. I didn’t know there were two haha oop 😅 took me like 2 hours to figure that out
@@cloudsdiamondsharpening3973 sometimes it feels like it doesn’t shave like “smooth” I really have to push it through and go back multiple times and it barely takes anything. Sometimes it feels like it “glides” and takes the fur off perfectly. I don’t know why I’ve tried adjusting my hand angles and stuff but idk. What is that? If you don’t know no worries but idk curious.
@@ranciidraptor it could be a variety of things. The way you angle or hold the clipper shouldn't affect its ability to cut as long as the hair is feeding through properly.
When blades have the right shape, tension, and alignment, and the clipper head is up to date, they will cut hair. Oil is to prolong the life of the edge and doesn't necessarily affect the ability to cut hair. I'm not sure what the issue is but oil wouldn't keep the blades from cutting hair.
Please keep making vids I watch all of them. Your last one was way to funny with great info. I sharpened scissors 30 years professionally and wanted to start sharpening Sheers. I never followed through but still watch. Doing this is a lost art of sort. BTW good thumbnail. Thanks for what you do.
do you work on the Artero hit clippers? I have a pair that was really loud so we changed out the Blade Drive and the hinge that lasted about a week before it got loud again and the vibration is very heavy. i’m not sure what is wrong with them, idk where to bring them for service
Dropped my chromado and now the motor slows down when it's tilted upward. Speeds up again when tilted down. Can I repair this myself or is it a motor issue?
I came to this video because I'd already snapped the snap ring several times and wanted to see if there was a trick to it. So I open the video, jump ahead until you get to that part. I'm listening to the video and still trying to get the snap ring out. Literally, and I'm using the word "literally" correctly here, literally 2 seconds after I snap my case I hear "You snap this ring, it'll bust your case wide open." If I'd only been slightly more patient. And I even bought what I thought was a decent pair of Irwin snap ring pliers. No worries, if the superglue doesn't hold I'll just get a new housing. Great video.
I just received the Purple Easy Clipper Detachable clipper(they make them in Blue and Aqua as well) .. To take the blade off the clipper is extremely difficult. Almost like it’s stuck on. Any advice would be appreciated? I really like the feel of the clippers , but I might send them back, as I’m a Barber, and that would slow me down tremendously
@@infiniteg7852 it's supposed to be somewhat firm especially if it doesn't have a a blade lock on it. Also, if you haven't already, try a different blade on it just to make sure.
If it's stripped, it might need to be literally cut out. If that's the case, you'll have to determine if the screw is stripped or the insert holding it which could lead to needing parts replaced.
Where do you get that spinning metal wheel used to sharpen the blades? Do they have them at the end of isle 14 in Home Depot or must I go over to the tool rental section? Much appreciated:)
