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Old 31-10-2010, 11:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Donnie[_2_] View Post
harry wrote:

On 26 Oct, 19:58, "Donnie" wrote:
Just aquired one at the local auction for a tenner as have always
fancied a cylinder mower so Im going to town on it and already
stripped and cleaned the carb, sorted the loose nuts, made sure
there is a spark and compression :-)

However, the biggest thing I need to suss (other than wondering if
the exhaust needs a decoke) is how to sharpen the blade!

I have already downloaded the manuals for the model from the
qualcast site but of course they relate to the later machines where
there is a "quick cassette" system to remove the cylinder for said
sharpening.

However, this older model does not have said system and it looks
like you nearly need to dismantle the whole bottom end to get the
cylinder out!!

The only other option I can see is to sharpen the cylinder blades in
the machine?

--
Donnie


At one time you could buy an abrasive blade that you fitted
temporarily and ran the machine propped up &it sharpened it that way..
Dunno if you can still get them.


Thanks all for the replies on this as it was doing my head in, even
woke this morning thinking about it!

It does look like the chassis of the mower would literally need
splitting to get the cylinder blades out! and the whole lathe idea,
cost time and effort etc is making it look like too much hassle but
then when Harry mentioned the self sharpening idea I did a quick google
and came up with this and several like it
Garden Machinery Spares & Maintenance | Tooltray.com
/blade-%26-chain-sharpeners/1201-cylinder-mower-sharpener-12in.htm?utm_s
ource=Tooltray&utm_medium=Froogle&utm_campaign=Sho pping so that may be
an option for me

--
Donnie


HI I SHARPEN THESE CYLINDERS AND BLADES FOR A LIVING AND HAVE DONE FOR SOME TIME THE INFO ON HERE IS PRETTY MUCH CORRECT, I WOULDNT ADVISE USING THE SELF SHARPENING IDEA. IF YOU DID WANT YOUR CYLINDER SHARPENING RIGHT YOU WILL BE LOOKING TO PAY AROUND £1.50 PER INCH.