Sitting with a cup of coffee. (coffee lovers)

[Peep_Show]

Balls to the walls?
I thought it was a prison term from Shawshank Redemption?

Are you sure you're not Bama's cousin or something?

Not symphony!

Got a dental appt. for 11 this AM. Probably need a root canal and possible crown - hopefully a nice gold one like yours.

I just saw it as a bunch of little violins playing.... not exactly sympathy nor symphony.....

Dental work sucks... Hope yours is just one and done.

 

[sourland]

Well, I am on antibiotics, and "We are going to see what happens." O K.

 

[3goodeggs]

Cheaper than a crown. and a root canal.

 

[perchie.girl]

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I will try to remember to have my husband reply to you this evening. We bought a used pair, and I believe he had the same problem for a while. I remember he had to get new blades because the ones for horse hair were too small for our thick Spitz hair, (when you shave a white Spitz, they are pink with black dots. Their tail is curly- and ours oinked. really.)
The biggest problem he had was getting the blades sharpened. Are You sure you don't just have some dull blades?

Definately get new blades. my horse has incredibly thick mane hair and its oily too so even to wash it I have to wash it with simple green first to cut through the oil then use a good shampoo for the hair....

I invested in some Ceramic blades.... Oh My Gawd.... went through her hair like butter.

Ok Oster has an adjustment screw... on the side Actually most clippers have an adjustment screw.... so now you have new sharp blades... oil them... Then turn them on and see how they cut.... If they are still not cutting well use a screw driver to adjust the blades.... the noise will change as you adjust....

http://www.osterstyle.com/service-and-support/product-support/product-faqs/clippers/clippers.html

If you give me the product number I can find the instructions for it.

deb "research queen"

 

[Puddin Fluff]

I will try to remember to have my husband reply to you this evening. We bought a used pair, and I believe he had the same problem for a while. I remember he had to get new blades because the ones for horse hair were too small for our thick Spitz hair, (when you shave a white Spitz, they are pink with black dots. Their tail is curly- and ours oinked. really.)
The biggest problem he had was getting the blades sharpened. Are You sure you don't just have some dull blades?

It wasn't the blades, it was the tension. I thought it was just something with the adjustments. Thanks to YouTube I figured it out.

Tooth ache.

Sympathy?

Definately get new blades. my horse has incredibly thick mane hair and its oily too so even to wash it I have to wash it with simple green first to cut through the oil then use a good shampoo for the hair....

I invested in some Ceramic blades.... Oh My Gawd.... went through her hair like butter.

Ok Oster has an adjustment screw... on the side Actually most clippers have an adjustment screw.... so now you have new sharp blades... oil them... Then turn them on and see how they cut.... If they are still not cutting well use a screw driver to adjust the blades.... the noise will change as you adjust....

http://www.osterstyle.com/service-and-support/product-support/product-faqs/clippers/clippers.html

If you give me the product number I can find the instructions for it.

deb "research queen"

Thanks for the offer deb. I had already gotten the manual off of the Oster site. Not helpful to me. I needed basics and I am a much better hands on learner than reading directions. I found a couple of videos on YouTube that were very step by step and IT WORKED! It was all about the tension on the blades. I had it too loose. Now it is probably tighter than it needs to be, but they are cutting nicely. I have a 2/3 naked llama!

She looks so skinny! It is not the smoothest shear job, but I am happy with her just being cooler. One down, five more to go.

Coffee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Puddin Fluff]

deb,

Since you are offering research, find me a llama training seminar in Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas, Texas, Tennessee, Mississippi, or Louisiana.

As I said, I learn better hands on. Wish I could find one in northwest Arkansas. I really need to trim their feet, I know how, I am just having a problem getting them to let me. I am trying the "trust" kind of approach and I am not sure I have the patience for that.

 

[3goodeggs]

We used these on the ram.
One person holds the horns and the other person cut the hoof.
I have seen people use this brand on goats too.
They were my first pair of clippers 30 years ago. They are still my favorite. They are made of good steal, they sharpen well, and I have used them trillions of times. Literally not figuratively.

 

[3goodeggs]

But not on a lllammmaaa.
I imagine LLaaammaas don't man handle well.

 

[Highcotton]

Those videos are really cool! 

Bet you didn't know they still use horses for logging in Wisconsin.  They use them when they need to log in environmentally sensitive areas or where you want to keep ground damage to a minimum like parks, etc. or there is one guy up here with a team he uses to log out areas where the machines can't get too or small parcels.  I really enjoy watching them work and love it when we happened to come upon them on a job.  There is also a farm just down from our feedmill that is a small scale breeder of working Perchies.  Love watching those huge spring "babies" kicking up their heels.

We used mules to turn a cane mill to squeeze the juice from Sugar Cane to make Syrup.

 

[Peep_Show]

We used these on the ram.
One person holds the horns and the other person cut the hoof.
I have seen people use this brand on goats too.
They were my first pair of clippers 30 years ago. They are still my favorite. They are made of good steal, they sharpen well, and I have used them trillions of times. Literally not figuratively.

These are great for goats! And a stanchion makes the job one-person.