The Wahl Set cordless Senior + stealth Beret Trimmer + Vanish Shaver puts three Wahl Professional machines in one listing, each with its own pass in the cut: the clipper takes the bulk and builds the fade, the trimmer sets the outline, then the shaver takes the last pass. Each machine is also sold on its own.

In the set

• Wahl cordless Senior Clipper
• Wahl stealth Beret Trimmer with guards in 3 mm, 6 mm, 10 mm and 13 mm
• 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

• Barbers who taper and fade close to the scalp and cut clipper-over-comb - the clipper pack's captions read Traditional on Scalp Tapering and Fading and Ideal for clipper over comb work
• Barbers who set outlines and do detail and contour work - the trimmer's pack prints SKIN-CLOSE CUTS and Designed for outlines, detail work and contours

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 these machines - each is sold on its own

Professional tip

For clipper-over-comb, keep the comb moving and the clipper flat against it, and let the comb set the length; for the taper, open the blade with the adjustment lever in small steps rather than one jump.

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. If you set a blade to zero-gap, do it with the machine off, then check that the moving blade sits behind the edge of the fixed blade before it touches skin.
3. Take the bulk with the clipper on a guard or over the comb, against the growth; then taper by moving the blade adjustment lever between passes, flicking out at the end of each stroke.
4. With the trimmer, clip on a guard for beard length or work without one for the outline; stretch the skin and set the line with 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. From time to time, with the trimmer off, take its blade off and brush out the hair underneath before you refit it; check it sits firmly before it touches skin. 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.

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