clipper blades, sharpening/replace in france or uk?

hi, i need to get my clippers going again, the blades are blunt, because i have started trying to clip saltie all summer to keep her cushings coat under control they are basically now kn*ckered,

so where can i get blades done? or where can i buy another set? or is it better to send the blade off to somewhere in the Uk if so where & how?

the make is haupner but quite an old set (Ebay!) and they are the coarsest blade, i know not a lot about clippers, i always used the yard ones back 'home' this is my first set of 'my' clippers.

poor saltie is steaming in her thick coat, she gets a hosepipe shower morning and night to wash out the sweat, but even in the shade she is uncomfortable.

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Simple answer 4 sets to sharpen over her 60 euro's and came back as blunt as they went, or, £6 a set in the UK.

I would always have Lister as when I was in the UK I had several years being a professional clipper and had shire horses clipped out. I had cause to complain to the company last year that my £350 was not that well spent as they only lasted 23 years!

It seems a shame to change make though, if the old blades would fit a new haupner, as blades are expensive.

clippersharp in devon in england deals with all horse and farm cliippers inc; sharpening and hauptner: tele. 00441823681076 should be quick return in summer, also i have found in my extensive collection of junk a set of hauptner blades, whether they are from my old clippers which i sold 15 years ago, i can't say, and they are not the coursest ones, and i have'nt a clue if they are sharp or blunt, if you send your address i will put them in the post cause its worth a try, you could chop some coat off with the shear type scissors first.

Thanks for those contact details I shall send mine off to them. I would rather use tried and tested companies.

thanks for the blades offer, my clippers are old style, weigh a tonn & are not that quiet, but even with blunt blades they made it almost through her coat,

the ist time she was 'clipped out' i did the whole job with scizors, 3 pairs in all & a lot of finger blisters! [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]
thats why santa brought me an elderly set of clippers off Ebay [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]
this time i did clip the bulk of with scizzors over comb as her full coat is at least 4 inch long [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

i will dig up the clippers and look at the blade codes etc and post 'em on here, i am not surprized that everyone pref' sending back to uk, not that many owners here seem to bother clipping as they don't ride much in rain etc [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] bbye [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

the clippers are hauptner electric rapide 120 watt
there is no code or any ID at al on either set of blades i have, a lot of waffle about hauptner quality made in Germany and thats it,
the blades are quite wide, & have 33 teeth (not inc the big ones on each end) on bottom blade & 17 on the top one,
can anyone tell me what other make of blade will fit them? [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]
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i think A2 clipper blades fit hauptner and wolseley and lister.

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This is a business run by an englishman, specialising in rugs and clippers. They have been in business for years and go to the salon de cheval etc. I know them as they are in the village next to ours.
We don't have clippers so I've no idea of cost but they are nice people & may be able to help.

[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] Handy site! I like the look of that vac n blow thingy, very pricy though! perhaps I could adapt my household hoover [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

georgie.... you Can use a rechargable car vac if you find 1 with a hose & get your horse used to the feeling and the noise. [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

been there..... done it! & survived! [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

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I use a pressure washer on mine they love it. If you want to try it find one that cuts off when the trigger is deactivated.

[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] Salee, thanks for that tip! hell of a lot cheaper too!
I'll buy hubby one for his birthday [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

Horsybird, our pressure washer takes the paint off our car, I'd hate to think what it might do to the horses [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] . I don't think I'd trust myself with it, I might end up with a hairless horse ( but at least I wouldn't need a hoover then [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] )

Easier than clipping though georgie..................after you [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]
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i used to hoover the dogs, with a cylinder model with a long hose, i opened that hole cover thing to drop the suction off a bit,& they all used to que up,
with up to 6 GSD's of different colours it was quicker to miss out the 'middle man' & hoover the dogs before the hairs got everywhere,

never tried it with the cats, mine are tollerant....but not that tollerant
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