Dropped a fresh fade when my trimmer blade locked up on me in Denver yesterday

I was halfway through a zero-gap blend on a regular client when the blade just seized mid-pass, left this weird chunk missing right above his ear. Had to admit I messed up and switch to shears to even it out, but the guy was cool about it. Any of you folks ever had a blade lock up out of nowhere like that?

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miaa416d agoTop Commenter

Bet the altitude messes with the blade tension somehow.

brooke_walker235d ago

Wait, have you actually tested that theory or is that just a guess? I've lived in Denver for 6 years and done haircuts at 5,280 feet without any blade lockups that I'd blame on altitude. Trimmers are mechanical, they don't really care about air pressure like that. More likely you had hair or dust built up inside the blade housing or the screw just worked itself loose. That's way more common than some altitude thing. I've seen blades lock up on guys at sea level too, usually from not oiling them enough or the blade getting bent from a drop. Might be worth checking if your zero-gap adjustment was too tight, that can cause binding even with a fresh blade.