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Lawn Mower Blade Sharpening?
Should I sharpen my blades "knife sharp" or should they have a blunt cutting
edge? Which is better? |
"Oscar_Lives" wrote in message news:u0tRe.297300$_o.152777@attbi_s71... Should I sharpen my blades "knife sharp" or should they have a blunt cutting edge? Which is better? They should be sharpened on the same angle as when new, to a sharp edge. They don't need to be "knife sharp". Tom J |
"Oscar_Lives" wrote:
Should I sharpen my blades "knife sharp" Nope. You'll take off too much steel. Just an edge. |
Steveo wrote:
"Oscar_Lives" wrote: Should I sharpen my blades "knife sharp" Nope. You'll take off too much steel. Just an edge. at's right. I never 'sharpen' my reel mower blades. I have them backlapped. |
G Henslee wrote:
Steveo wrote: "Oscar_Lives" wrote: Should I sharpen my blades "knife sharp" Nope. You'll take off too much steel. Just an edge. at's right. I never 'sharpen' my reel mower blades. I have them backlapped. Jump back and kiss myself. ($1) |
severl oem manuals i have reccomend to sharpen the blade
,then file a 1/64 in flate on the edge.they claim it will hold this edge much longer than a sharp edge.that sharp edge rounds off pretty quick,but cuts good while its sharp. lucas |
Oscar_Lives wrote: Should I sharpen my blades "knife sharp" or should they have a blunt cutting edge? Which is better? Take a look at a brand new blade. They're not at all sharp. Also, most of the cutting gets done by the outter corner of the blade. That's moving fastest and crosses most grass. |
used to take my blade to be sharpened by a lawn mower repair
shop......find it cost about the same to just buy a brand new one. |
Muvin Gruvin wrote:
used to take my blade to be sharpened by a lawn mower repair shop......find it cost about the same to just buy a brand new one. a single rotary, maybe. a 7 blade reel? hope. |
G Henslee wrote:
Muvin Gruvin wrote: used to take my blade to be sharpened by a lawn mower repair shop......find it cost about the same to just buy a brand new one. a single rotary, maybe. a 7 blade reel? hope. make that - nope. |
ds549 has it right. My Dad was a too; & die repairman and he told me to
do that many years ago and it works. I get by with about 1/2 as many sharpenings and I am a nut on sharp tools, in fact I have a sharpening service. From Mel & Donnie in Bluebird Valley |
Man someone is making money with their sharpening service. I charge $3 a
blade. If it is off the mower. $5 if I have to take it off. From Mel & Donnie in Bluebird Valley |
"Muvin Gruvin" wrote in message ... used to take my blade to be sharpened by a lawn mower repair shop......find it cost about the same to just buy a brand new one. I use a 4" angle grinder. It works pretty good for sharpening them. I can't seem to get more than a couple of cuttings before they blades are all beat to hell. I do have a few sticks and things in my yard, but no sandy soil. I don't know why my blades get dull so quickly. |
It could be the blades. I sharpened a set that came on a Sears tractor
that was soft. You could bend them with your hands. From Mel & Donnie in Bluebird Valley |
While we are on the subject, can someone try to describe the entire process
for sharpening a mower blade? When I get a new blade, I know what it looks like, but I don't know the correct "approach" to get it sharp. I use a small bench grinder, and I hold the blade up to the grinder, but usually I feel that I am grinding off more blade than I need. It seems that knowing the correct "angle" to hold the blade to the stone is the key, but for the life of me I can't seem to get the hang of it. And no, this is not a troll. --James-- |
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