Helpful Hints:
If possible, before clipping your animal, wash and dry thoroughly, then comb or brush the coat. This prevents excessive jamming of blades and improves blade life. Dirt is the biggest cause of blade dulling.
Clean and oil your blade after every use. Use only Wahl oil. Clip with the natural grain of the hair first. Clipping against the grain is possible, however it will leave a shorter cut.
A jammed blade is caused by feeding the hair into the blades faster than it is being cut. This causes an obstruction of hair laid parallel and rolling between the blades preventing close cutting contact. A jammed blade can usually be fixed by momentarily pinching the blades together while running. In more severe cases, remove the blades, separate the blades and clean, then reassemble. Clipper burns are caused by too close of a cut against the animals skin or excessive cutting over on area.