I have a dog with a coat that can be grown fairly long (some of you might remember he's a Bouvier). I clip him with Oster Classic 76 (similar to A5) and a collection of blades, esp. a #4 and a #30 with Wahl stainless combs.
When his coat gets long in the winter... like up to 5 inches long (on the long parts), I clip it down to something more like 3 inches. Of course he's trimmed shorter where appropriate. Recently I clipped him from about 4 inches down to 2 inches. When I run the clipper with a stainless steel comb through long fur like that, I have a problem with the fur pulling the blade off the clippers enough that it stops working well.
You know how the blades snap on with the spring-loaded tab? My spring tab is nice and strong (not worn out or anything), but to pull a blade through the fur coat, the blade gets pulled away just enough to keep it from full engaging and then it cuts poorly. This is especially problematic when there's a longer comb on there because it makes for more leverage to pull the blade away. To get through a tough section of fur, I often support the tip of the comb with my left hand.
There's got to be a better way.
When his coat gets long in the winter... like up to 5 inches long (on the long parts), I clip it down to something more like 3 inches. Of course he's trimmed shorter where appropriate. Recently I clipped him from about 4 inches down to 2 inches. When I run the clipper with a stainless steel comb through long fur like that, I have a problem with the fur pulling the blade off the clippers enough that it stops working well.
You know how the blades snap on with the spring-loaded tab? My spring tab is nice and strong (not worn out or anything), but to pull a blade through the fur coat, the blade gets pulled away just enough to keep it from full engaging and then it cuts poorly. This is especially problematic when there's a longer comb on there because it makes for more leverage to pull the blade away. To get through a tough section of fur, I often support the tip of the comb with my left hand.
There's got to be a better way.