Which Blades Should I Use For My Clipper?

There are a huge number of blades available - different grades, cutting lengths, and brands. Here we will explain:

• Which brands of blades will be compatible with your clipper.
• Which grade of blade is suitable for you
• Which blades to choose for your desired length of hair (cutting length).

Which Blades Can I use With My Clipper?

We have built the following table so that you can identify which blades are compatible with your clipper. Find the make and model of your clipper to identify which blades are compatible.

	Compatible Blades
Machine	Liveryman Wolseley Liscop Kerbl Liveryman Kerbl Wolseley Kerbl Liscop	Heiniger Kerbl Heiniger	Hauptner	Lister (Plastic & Metal Socket)	Wizard (Sheep only)
Liveryman
Black Beauty	Yes
Arena	Yes
Arena Plus	Yes
Red Rocket		Yes
Calypso		Yes
Elite	Yes
Lister
Star				Yes	Yes
Neon				Yes	Yes
Liberty				Yes	Yes
Showman				Yes	Yes
Stablemate				Yes	Yes
Legend				Metal Only	Yes
Laser				Metal Only	Yes
Wolseley
Harrier	Yes
Kite	Yes
Swift	Yes
Lark	Yes
Constanta
Constanta 4		Yes
Rodeo	Yes
Heiniger
Xperience		Yes
Xplorer		Yes
Progress		Yes
Delta 3		Yes
Handy		Yes
Hauptner
2000			Yes
3000	Yes
07 Rapide			Yes
Premier 1				Metal Only

 

What Grade of Blade Should I Use to Clip With?

As a general rule, we recommend the following grades for the clipping conditions listed below. Remember that you can contact us if you have any questions!

Extra Coarse

• Clipping dirty cattle
• Clipping through thick coats eg horses with cushing's

Coarse

• Clipping cattle
• Tough clipping conditions with horses eg cushings
• Clipping feathers

Medium

• The first clip of the season
• Clipping pink skinned horses
• Clipping naturally thick/coarse coated horses

Fine

• Subsequent clips after the first clip of the season
• Summer clipping
• To produce a close finish

Close/Extra Fine

• clipping fine coated horses to produce a very close finish.

Surgical

• suitable for pre-op preparations; they are recommended for veterinary use only.

Covercote or Covercoat

• Suitable for producing a natural, tidy look.This specialist blade is ideal for clipping show horses in the Autumn prior to HOYS.

Wizard (Lister Only)

• Suitable for shearing and dagging small flocks (up to 10 sheep)

Cutting Length - The Length of Hair Left After Clipping

Every blade has a different cutting length. The cutting length is the length of hair left behind once you've clipped the hair. Remember, although the cutting lengths of some medium and coarse blades are the same, coarse blades are designed to cope with thicker hair.

Blade	Cutting Length
Lister
Plastic socket medium (A2)	2.5mm
Plastic socket fine (A2F)	1.4mm
Plastic socket close/extra fine (A2C)	1.2mm
Plastic socket surgical (A2S)	1mm
Metal socket coarse	2.5mm (designed for coarser coats)
Metal socket medium	2.5mm
Metal socket fine	1.4mm
Metal socket covercote	5mm
Hog/Dog	13/19mm
Wizard (Sheep only)
Liveryman Lister-fit fine (A2M)	~ 1.2mm
Liveryman Lister-fit medium (A2F)	~ 2.5mm
Liveryman/Wolseley
Liveryman medium (A2)	~2.3mm
Liveryman fine (A22)	~1.2mm
Liscop (also fits Liveryman & Wolseley)
Extra Coarse (A7)	3mm
Coarse (A6)	3mm
Medium (A2)	3mm
Fine (A22)	1mm
Kerbl Liveryman/Wolseley/Liscop Fit
Very Fine	0.5mm
Standard	3mm
Kerbl Heiniger Fit
Coarse (23-21)	3-4 mm
Standard (15-31)	2-3mm
Fine (15-31F)	1-2mm
Very Fine (23-31)	~ 1mm
Heiniger
Coarse (23-21)	3-4 mm
Standard (15-31)	2-3mm
Fine (15-31F)	1-2mm
Very Fine (23-31)	~ 1mm
Hauptner
Coarse	3mm
Standard	2-3mm
Fine	1mm
Very Fine	>1mm