The Wahl Set Cordless Barber Combo + Vanish Shaver puts three Wahl Professional machines in one listing, each with its own pass in the cut: one carton holds the clipper for the bulk as well as the trimmer for the outline, then the shaver takes the last pass. Each carton is also sold on its own.

In the set

• Wahl Cordless Barber Combo with its clipper, trimmer, 6 cutting guides and alignment tool
• Wahl Vanish Shaver with its foil guard, cleaning brush and pre-shave brush

Why this set

A cut in the chair runs in a fixed order, and this set follows it. Each machine keeps to its own pass, so the trimmer's blade is kept for the line and never does the clipper's bulk work. A foil shaver works on hair that is already short, so the length work always comes first and the shaver finishes what the other machines have brought down. Buying the machines together puts that sequence on one station in one order.

Who it is for

• Cuts that run from a blended fade to a sharp outline in one sitting - the pack lists Seamless Blending and Fading and Shape-Ups and Pattern Work under DESIGNED FOR
• Shops that offer head shaves or skin-level work on the neck and around the outline, finished with the shaver as the last pass

Who it is not for

• Taking long stubble or a full beard straight down with the shaver - bring it down with the clipper or trimmer first
• A barber who needs only one of the two cartons - each is sold on its own

Professional tip

Blend with the clipper first and bring the trimmer in only for the edge: let the clipper set the fade and the trimmer finish the line.

How to use

1. Before the first client, brush the blades clean and oil them with clipper oil. Check that the shaver's foil is seated and has no dent or tear.
2. Trimmer, as its carton prints it: “Precisely adjust blades to zero-gap with included alignment tool.” With the machine off, check that the moving blade sits behind the edge of the fixed blade before it touches skin.
3. Take the bulk and build the blend with the clipper, working against the growth and changing guides as the fade comes down.
4. Set the outline with the trimmer: stretch the skin with your free hand and use light pressure.
5. Finish with the shaver on hair that is already short: stretch the skin, hold the head flat against it and work in short, overlapping passes with light pressure.
6. Switch everything off before you put the machines down.

Care and maintenance

After each client, switch off and brush the hair from the teeth and around the blades with a soft, dry brush, and wipe the housings with a dry cloth. Clean the shaver the same way, dry, with its cleaning brush. At the end of the day, and whenever a blade starts to drag, put a few drops of clipper oil across the teeth, run it for a few seconds and wipe off the excess. Brush the hair out of the shaver's foil and cutters without pressing on the foil, and replace the foil and the cutter bars when the foil is damaged or the cut starts to drag. Clean everything dry: never rinse a machine under the tap or put it in liquid.

Frequently asked questions

Precautions for use

Clippers, trimmers and shavers
Applies to: corded and cordless clippers, trimmers, nose and ear trimmers and shavers, and their chargers.

• Read the manual before first use and keep it.
• Use only the supplied charger or adapter and charge as described in the manual, on a dry, heat-resistant surface.
• Do not use with a damaged cord, charger or housing. Leave repairs to an authorised repairer.
• Keep the appliance, battery and charger dry, unless the manual states otherwise. Never use a corded appliance near water.
• Blades are sharp. Switch off before changing a blade or guide comb and keep out of reach of children.
• Oil the blades regularly as described in the manual; a dry blade runs hot and pulls the hair.
• Do not open, pierce, heat or burn the lithium-ion battery.
• At the end of their life, hand in the appliance and the battery as electrical waste, not with household waste.

Always read the label and the instructions of the product itself.