Lister blades are designed and manufactured in the factory at Dursley, Gloucestershire in the UK. They have several unique features:

• Material- The steel used is of the highest quality to ensure that the blades keep their edge when working in the most arduous conditions. The heat treatment, both hardening and tempering is done under computer control in an atmospheric controlled furnace to ensure that the maximum qualities are gained from the steel.

• Self Clearing Blades- This patented feature allows hair to be swept away from the cutting teeth enabling the blades to clip at all times.

• Precision ground ribbing on the back of the blades not only reduces weight but adds stiffness from front to heel and flexibility from side to side. This combination of stiffness and flexibility produces an optimum cutting action and reduces blade drag as well as making re-sharpening of the blades easier.
  

Standard blades:

A2/AC blades Medium blade for horses, the comb has 35 teeth, is 75 mm wide and leaves 2.5mm of hair on the animal A2F/AC blades Fine blade for horses, the comb has 35 teeth, is 75 mm wide and leaves 1.4mm of hair on the animal CA2/AC blades Coarse blade for cattle, the comb has 18 teeth, is 75 mm wide and leaves 2.5mm of hair on the animal A2S/AC blades Surgical blade, the comb has 35 teeth, is 75 mm wide and leaves 1.0mm of hair on the animal A2C/AC blades Close blade for horses, the comb has 35 teeth, is 75 mm wide and leaves 1.2mm of hair on the animal A2SS/AC blades Close blade for horses, the comb has 35 teeth, is 75 mm wide and leaves 0.5mm of hair on the animal A2H/AC blades Ideal where clipping is needed but a good cover of hair is still required, the comb has 35 teeth, is 75 mm wide and leaves 13mm of hair on the animal Meteor ‘M’ Series All blades 45mm wide, M0.1 leaves 0.1mm of hair, M0.5 leaves 0.5mm of hair, M1 leaves 1mm of hair, M2 leaves 2mm of hair, M3 leaves 3mm of hair, M5 leaves 5mm of hair Legato Only one blade type. Hair length adjusted by slider on top of trimmer. 45mm wide, 26 teeth Pico Only one blade type. Hair length adjusted by blade guides. 28mm wide, 24 teeth Covercote Theses blades are specially designed to leave more hair on the animal. The comb has 24 teeth, is 75mm wide and leaves 5.0mm of hair on the animal. It leaves more hair for areas that require extra protection.

Tensioning and Oiling Lister Blades

The correct tensioning of clipper blades is essential for effective clipping and increases the life of clipper blades. Lister blades are easy to fit and tension correctly:

With Lister clippers, fit the blades, tension bolt, spring and nut. To achieve the correct tension, turn the nut down firmly until it will go no further. Then turn it back by one and a half turns using the marker. Oil the blades liberally before use, between the teeth, the blades at the side, through the hole to the crank roller and then wipe off the excess oil.

Oiling Blades

It is essential to oil blades regularly and thoroughly with a recommended oil, not a spray oil. Always use Lister R15 oil or a very light machine oil. It is recommended that blades are oiled every 10-15 minutes during clipping. Oil should be applied to the points located on the clipper heads that are referred to in the instruction booklet for each clipper.