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Best item to sharpen secateurs /pruners
My secateurs and pruners and loppers invariably need sharpening and I
should really make a resolution to do what experts say and don't wait for them to get blunt but to sharpen after I have used them EVERY time However I have a carborundum stone which I use for chisels etc. but I'm hopeless in getting the right angle. Is there anything that you would recommend to use on Felco etc. I think darlac do one but i wondered if stones were better than say those rod shaped sharpeners? Janet -- Janet Tweedy Amersham Gardening Association http://www.amersham-gardening.net |
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Best item to sharpen secateurs /pruners
"Janet Tweedy" wrote in message ... My secateurs and pruners and loppers invariably need sharpening and I should really make a resolution to do what experts say and don't wait for them to get blunt but to sharpen after I have used them EVERY time However I have a carborundum stone which I use for chisels etc. but I'm hopeless in getting the right angle. Is there anything that you would recommend to use on Felco etc. I think darlac do one but i wondered if stones were better than say those rod shaped sharpeners? Janet -- Janet Tweedy Amersham Gardening Association http://www.amersham-gardening.net I would recommend one of those little diamond encrusted sharpeners - they look a bit like a nailfile. Just follow the sahpe of the angle of the blade and in a few strokes the edge will be restored. The sharpeners I have came in a plastic packet - two sharpeners, one coarse, one fine. Bill |
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Best item to sharpen secateurs /pruners
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writes I would recommend one of those little diamond encrusted sharpeners - they look a bit like a nailfile. Just follow the sahpe of the angle of the blade and in a few strokes the edge will be restored. Ray has one of those and uses it on my kitchen knives, too. It's brilliant! The sharpeners I have came in a plastic packet - two sharpeners, one coarse, one fine. Bill Make? Brand? There seem to be loads on the market and some less useful than others!! -- Janet Tweedy Amersham Gardening Association http://www.amersham-gardening.net |
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Best item to sharpen secateurs /pruners
In article , Janet Tweedy
writes My secateurs and pruners and loppers invariably need sharpening and I should really make a resolution to do what experts say and don't wait for them to get blunt but to sharpen after I have used them EVERY time However I have a carborundum stone which I use for chisels etc. but I'm hopeless in getting the right angle. Is there anything that you would recommend to use on Felco etc. I think darlac do one but i wondered if stones were better than say those rod shaped sharpeners? Dunno, I do secateurs and the kitchen knives with a small carborundum stone that I pinched out of my dad's toolbox in about 1970. -- Sue ] |
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On Jan 19, 11:15*pm, Darkside wrote:
In article , Janet Tweedy writes My secateurs and pruners and loppers invariably need sharpening and I should really make a resolution to do what experts say and don't wait for them to get blunt but to sharpen after I have used them EVERY time However I have a carborundum stone which I use for chisels etc. but I'm hopeless in getting the right angle. Is there anything that you would recommend to use on Felco etc. I think darlac do one but i wondered if stones were better than say those rod shaped sharpeners? Dunno, I do secateurs and the kitchen knives with a small carborundum stone that I pinched out of my dad's toolbox in about 1970. * -- Sue *] Try these people http://www.shopwiki.co.uk/_Eze+Lap+F...1 23&s=451764 |
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, Dave Hill writes Try these people http://www.shopwiki.co.uk/_Eze+Lap+F...1 23&s=451764 Do I want fine or super fine David? -- Janet Tweedy Amersham Gardening Association http://www.amersham-gardening.net |
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On Jan 20, 7:29*pm, Janet Tweedy wrote:
In article , Dave Hill writes Try these people http://www.shopwiki.co.uk/_Eze+Lap+F...d+Sharpener?o=.... Do I want fine or super fine David? -- Janet Tweedy Amersham Gardening Associationhttp://www.amersham-gardening.net I realy don't know, like you I am thinking about buying, but I wouldn't go for very fine for garden use Three diamond grits are available.Medium (400 grit) for fast sharpening where a high finish quality is required .Fine ( 600 grit) that has the ability to sharpen a dull knife in less than a minute and bring the edge to a razor sharp finish.Superfine (1200 grit) is designed to polish and fine finish to mirror perfection. From Rutlands site http://www.rutlands.co.uk/hand-tools.../502M/eze-fold David |
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On Jan 20, 9:22*pm, Dave Hill wrote:
On Jan 20, 7:29*pm, Janet Tweedy wrote: In article , Dave Hill writes Try these people http://www.shopwiki.co.uk/_Eze+Lap+F...d+Sharpener?o=... Do I want fine or super fine David? -- Janet Tweedy Amersham Gardening Associationhttp://www.amersham-gardening.net I realy don't know, like you I am thinking about buying, but I wouldn't go for very fine for garden use Three diamond grits are available.Medium (400 grit) for fast sharpening where a high finish quality is required .Fine ( 600 grit) that has the ability to sharpen a dull knife in less than a minute and bring the edge to a razor sharp finish.Superfine (1200 grit) is designed to polish and fine finish to mirror perfection. From Rutlands sitehttp://www.rutlands.co.uk/hand-tools/sharpening/stones-/502M/eze-fold David With more browsing on the Rutland site I have just found these http://www.rutlands.co.uk/hand-tools...stone-set-of-3 Look like a good buy but p&p is another £5.95 so may be worth seeing if they have anything else to go with the sharpeners. David |
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Best item to sharpen secateurs /pruners
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, Dave Hill writes I realy don't know, like you I am thinking about buying, but I wouldn't go for very fine for garden use Three diamond grits are available.Medium (400 grit) for fast sharpening where a high finish quality is required .Fine ( 600 grit) that has the ability to sharpen a dull knife in less than a minute and bring the edge to a razor sharp finish. Might go for fine then! -- Janet Tweedy Amersham Gardening Association http://www.amersham-gardening.net |
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Best item to sharpen secateurs /pruners
"Darkside" wrote in message news In article , Janet Tweedy writes My secateurs and pruners and loppers invariably need sharpening and I should really make a resolution to do what experts say and don't wait for them to get blunt but to sharpen after I have used them EVERY time However I have a carborundum stone which I use for chisels etc. but I'm hopeless in getting the right angle. Is there anything that you would recommend to use on Felco etc. I think darlac do one but i wondered if stones were better than say those rod shaped sharpeners? Dunno, I do secateurs and the kitchen knives with a small carborundum stone that I pinched out of my dad's toolbox in about 1970. -- Sue ] Does he know where it went ?????? I have a small one as well which was given to me by a rep years ago. I believe they were 'samples'. I have a normal conventional sized one for scissors, shears, knives, plane iron and wood chisels. Mike -- .................................... Don't take life too seriously, you'll never get out alive .................................... |
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Best item to sharpen secateurs /pruners
On Wed, 19 Jan 2011 19:52:48 +0000, Janet Tweedy wrote:
My secateurs and pruners and loppers invariably need sharpening and I should really make a resolution to do what experts say and don't wait for them to get blunt but to sharpen after I have used them EVERY time However I have a carborundum stone which I use for chisels etc. but I'm hopeless in getting the right angle. Is there anything that you would recommend to use on Felco etc. I think darlac do one but i wondered if stones were better than say those rod shaped sharpeners? Janet Found this. http://hotfile.com/dl/82316038/3faf2...ening.pdf.html Wait a while then download, well worth it. Rick... (The other Rick) |
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