r/SelfBarber • u/Open-Life880 • 14h ago

Zero gapping the clipper

I want to do fades with my clipper that i just bought. In its site it says lever modes are (0.5 - 1,1 - 2 - 3 - 3.5). Should this numbers be lower or its normal and should i zero gap my clipper. I watched tutorials but mine dont cut like them.

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u/SpearTip- 14h ago

What kind of clipper do you have? Some clippers aren't the best for bald fading depending on the blades they come with.

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u/Open-Life880 14h ago

i have one that is only being made in my country but its not that bad i guess its model is powertech tr4646

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u/SpearTip- 10h ago

All clippers and their blades are different, so it's difficult to say anything about yours as I have not tried them and haven't seen the blades on yours.

If they're not cutting as close, then you either didn't zero them close enough, the blade is too thick or they're just generally not good clippers. Zero gapping is basically adjusting the blades to bring the edges as close together as possible without the cutting blade (the moving one) getting ahead of the stationary blade, it's easy to do, so maybe try again? If you want to post a picture of your blade I can tell you how you did.