Chuck Rademacher Kaipara Pines Alpaca Stud 2247 South Head Road, RD 1 Helensville, New Zealand 0874 phone: +64-9-420-2133 cell: +64-27-204-9406 web:...
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Lisa Olsen
alpacaatlantic
Dec 9, 2010 5:33 pm
Chuck, About your first question -- I'm right-handed and I always shear right to left. When I shear, the right edge of the blade is always touching the ...
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Chuck Rademacher
chucknz2002
Jan 21, 2011 10:30 am
Having just shorn my 100th alpaca, I'm seeking some more advanced advice. I think most of you would be familiar with the Heiniger Camelid comb? It's...
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Jay Ward
sjwiii2003
Jan 21, 2011 2:18 pm
Hi Chuck, Are you comparing shearing cria with a camelid comb and non-cria with the 13 tooth comb? In my experience the camelid and 13 tooth combs will both...
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scott kendall
trappist_the...
Jan 21, 2011 2:56 pm
I too have never liked that comb. I shear crias with a Mach 9 just as I shear any other alpaca. The dance is the same just slower. Blue Skies scott Bear River...
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DERK D.E.R.K.
olederk
Jan 21, 2011 3:03 pm
Go with a 9-tooth. :D...
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Nathan Hager
ndhager
Jan 21, 2011 3:10 pm
Greetings all, I have a Premier1 4000s handpiece I would like to sell. I was never a production shearer, I learned to shear so I could shear our herd, which I...
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Mary Jane
alpaca_shear...
Jan 21, 2011 11:25 pm
Hi Chuck, I have used this comb and don't use it much except to show my students to start with if I think they seem a little timid. Anyhow you might have...
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tcalpacas
Jan 22, 2011 2:39 am
I can't give you pointers on using the camelid comb, I've never used one. My experience is that none of the lifters work very well, leave 'em in the tool box....
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John Merrell
gatewayfarm
Jan 25, 2011 4:14 am
I have never been able to get the Camelid Comb to take or hold a decent edge. I have exactly one that I bought many years ago, and it goes mostly unused. But...
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Steve
lvalpacas
Jan 26, 2011 7:43 pm
Far better than using lifters or special camelid comb is to practice running the comb on the screws, that is, the screws are touching the skin and the comb is...
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Ellen Prosser
ellenbprosser
Feb 5, 2011 4:14 am
... -- Ellen B Prosser - Colrain MA Fort Lucas Farm Yenneveldt Llamas & Alpacas www.mtdata.com/~yenne/...
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cambrians
Mar 6, 2011 2:52 pm
Hi, I do my own shearing with both a set of Whal/Lister and Oster A-5 clippers. I am looking for suggestions on the best place to have these blades sharpened....
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scott kendall
trappist_the...
Mar 6, 2011 3:13 pm
I can't help you with sharpening those. My guess is that if the sharpening company were able to get your blades sharp enough for dog grooming, then the...
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Janice K Johnson
cambrians
Mar 6, 2011 3:30 pm
The Wahl/ Lister Star are the large sheep shears and I use the LR Sheep blade set. My guy that does my blades is not use to doing the larger blades. Also I...
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Ellen Prosser
ellenbprosser
Mar 6, 2011 5:07 pm
scott, I think you are showing a bias. I have used both lister and heiniger/ andis for years. I have recently switched back to the listers for ergonomic...
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Lisa Olsen
alpacaatlantic
Mar 6, 2011 5:14 pm
Janice, I had always used Premier 1, but their prices just went up to $4.50 per set!!! ...
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scott kendall
trappist_the...
Mar 6, 2011 5:28 pm
Your Wahl/Lister Star isn't really a sheep shear - it's more a tool used to prep sheep, goats, etc. for the show ring. Sheep shears are Heiniger Xtra, Andis...
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Ellen Prosser
ellenbprosser
Mar 6, 2011 5:34 pm
Thanks for the details scott. Just to play devils advocate. I do find IF I blow the living hell out of the llamas and alpacas prior to shearing, I usually get...
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scott kendall
trappist_the...
Mar 6, 2011 5:49 pm
Biased? Me? Surely you jest? Of course I'm biased. Everyone is. Now don't try to deny it. And opinionated. I'm opinionated, too. The clippers and blades...
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Janice K Johnson
cambrians
Mar 6, 2011 5:50 pm
It cost me $5.00 for my small Oster and Andis dog blades now. So $4.50 is a saving when I have 95 sets done at a time. Jan From:...
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scott kendall
trappist_the...
Mar 6, 2011 6:05 pm
My experience with a blower to remove dirt and dust is mixed at best. The problem is that most people who use a blower use it to blow air into the fleece....
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Ellen Prosser
ellenbprosser
Mar 6, 2011 7:51 pm
Seriously? You find the need to shear llamas prone? I have never heard of anyone needing to do that. I carry a heavy duty portable chute and many of my clients...
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scott kendall
trappist_the...
Mar 6, 2011 11:11 pm
Yep. I do. And, I'm not the only one who does. I shear them nose to toes that way. You're right about llamas. Much less flighty than alpacas. Blue Skies ...
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John Myers
johnmyersmd
Mar 7, 2011 1:17 am
Hi Folks.....Being new to the group allow me to introduce myself.. My name is John Myers. I live in the south part of Denver known as Greenwood Village. I am...
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Ellen Prosser
ellenbprosser
Mar 7, 2011 2:50 pm
Hi dr john, thank you for joining the group. I did address the carpal tunnel syndrome, I stopped using the shears that aggravated the condition and I stopped...
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CRAIG JOHNSON
worthington_...
Mar 7, 2011 3:39 pm
I had double Carpal Tunnel surgery, both hands. Never felt better. The surgery was not that bad and it gave me 6 weeks of rest ! Careful Ellen, you don't want...
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barngirrl@...
lunarstruck
Mar 10, 2011 9:55 am
I didn't have the surgery and now have permanent damage in my hands and wrists. I drop things and could never do shearing - I used to bodyclip my horses and...
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Ellen Prosser
ellenbprosser
Mar 10, 2011 3:38 pm
susan, I had the same problem, to the same extent as you did. I took a break from shearing, switched to a smaller unit and am now fine. There are other cures...
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Mary Jane
alpaca_shear...
Mar 11, 2011 12:24 pm
Hi all, My chiropractor helped me too when I first started shearing, had to wear brace the first few seasons now good as gold no surgery here. Mary Jane Fox ...
