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How To Sharpen Hedge Trimmer Blades, Beginners Guide. STIHL HS56
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2 жыл бұрынIn depth step by step tutorial on how I service and sharpen the blades on a Stihl HS 56 Hedge trimmer. Taking the blades apart, cleaning them, sharpening and re-assembling them plus greasing the gearbox. Showing how I use a file, mini rotary grinder and an angle grinder to sharpen.
Thanks for watching 👍
For an EASY hedge trimmer sharpening method watch this:
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@robinmorgan1149 11 ай бұрын
Far and away the best video showing the full procedure! Thanks!
@RJLgardens 11 ай бұрын
Cheers, hope it helped 👍
@andrewsparksnz Жыл бұрын
A 70/30 mix of methylated spirits / water in a spray bottle is a really cheap & effective way to dissolve the sap & gunk (the water stops the meths evaporating too quickly) so you can wipe it off. I favour the Dremel or stones as a angle grinder can make a real mess of the blade in a flash if you’re not careful.
@RJLgardens Жыл бұрын
Will have to try that mixture 👍. Angle grinder with flappy sanding disc is actually quite forgivable but yeh in the wrong hands can make a mess 😀
@ScratchyBaws Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tip Andrew, appreciate it and going to try that mix.
@eddieblakely2941 11 ай бұрын
Haven’t been this excited in a while. A home-brew recipe for cleaning funky gunky blades. Cheers
@johanvandeputte846 Жыл бұрын
Great video! I always use a Dremel, but I can believe it goes a lot faster with a grinder.
@RJLgardens Жыл бұрын
Thanks, yeh speed is a must when i have a lot of blades to do 👍
@treeninja5305 2 жыл бұрын
Thats a art in itself,nicely done, i give mine a scrub with water first,gets the sap off.
@RJLgardens 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks 👍
@garyyoung-o9i Ай бұрын
Good advice with different options
@RJLgardens Ай бұрын
Thanks 👍
@james4171 Жыл бұрын
Impressively thorough and clear. Thanks!
@RJLgardens Жыл бұрын
Cheers 👌
@kennethwithers249 11 ай бұрын
My hedge trimmer blade is revited, what then ?
@RJLgardens 11 ай бұрын
@@kennethwithers249 sharpen with the blades left on is your easiest option
@peterperigrino1403 2 ай бұрын
Yeah man got to take it real easy on those ones where the wheel is spinning up into the teeth. It can grab real hard on the flappy disk sanders. I just did my 24in cutters and il tell you it took hrs with a damn file and im really good at it but the time it took. Yeah im looking to use the disk sanding wheel on a small angle airtool. Thanks for the video. I used penatrating fluid and a wire brush then a wire cup on my angle grinder.
@RJLgardens 2 ай бұрын
Yeh a file takes far too long, Cheers, all the best
@loweaguirre454 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the awesome video !!! It will definitely be a great winter project as well.
@RJLgardens 2 жыл бұрын
No problem, 👍
@ScratchyBaws Жыл бұрын
Just ordered some stones for the dremel, picked up some grease from screwfix today and have a new Bosch battery arriving tomorrow for my long reach cutters but i'm going to use your razor/stanley blade method this time around when i maintain the cutter blades. Great thorough video and appreciate your upload and tips here. Great job by the way and many thanks.
@RJLgardens Жыл бұрын
Thanks, and good luck with yours 👍
@peterpipe9015 2 жыл бұрын
Best sharpening video on youtube m8
@RJLgardens 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks mate 👌
@jn2400 Ай бұрын
Mine always seem dull still after dremal. Time to take it apart. Im always worried its not going to put back together right lol
@RJLgardens Ай бұрын
Thats probably because you're not taking enough off with the dremel, focus on getting a sharp tooth, not a shiny one 😅. Remember how it goes back together and you should be fine, its pretty easy. Good luck with it 👍
@DAVEHARSTON Жыл бұрын
Cheers I use a powerfile sander works a dream
@RJLgardens Жыл бұрын
👌👍
@curious_sausage Ай бұрын
An education. As always. 👍
@RJLgardens Ай бұрын
Cheers mate 👍
@gnohn9366 2 жыл бұрын
Great how to video!
@RJLgardens 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@ralphhardie7492 Жыл бұрын
Great thanks Brilliant report Loads of tips.
@RJLgardens Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching 👍
@rikiwikeepa4684 6 ай бұрын
Done ready to go 👍🏾
@RJLgardens 6 ай бұрын
👌
@falconsinput2226 8 ай бұрын
Great Video mate.👍
@RJLgardens 8 ай бұрын
Cheers 👍
@angus96elliot 2 ай бұрын
where did you get the orange protective thing ontop of the blade? thats a great little safety feature!
@RJLgardens 2 ай бұрын
It comes with the trimmer 👍
@mattseymour8637 10 ай бұрын
Useful video! How do you go about using the angle grinder when not taking the blades off?
@RJLgardens 9 ай бұрын
Watch this vid for leaving the blades on. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bNRoh8yEzqypf3k.html I will be doing a shorter quicker video on blade sharpening soon 👍
@MrLONELYDRIFTER 10 ай бұрын
A Dremel with a wand is the best way to get a better result with a cutting blade on it as a grinder.
@RJLgardens 10 ай бұрын
Na still to slow
@HouseMastersTools 2 жыл бұрын
Good Tool 🍻
@RJLgardens 2 жыл бұрын
👍 Thanks for watching.
@Enonymouse_ 2 ай бұрын
An ultrasonic bath with a mild detergent works ok
@RJLgardens 2 ай бұрын
Would have to be a huge cleaner to fit blades in 🤣👍
@boyse69 Жыл бұрын
The gearbox box clean should have been done before replacing blades and fresh grease on all parts really let you done that part Sir . Well done for doing your own service engine degreaser on blades works well and is cheap dry then oil blades in the open position after each use .
@RJLgardens Жыл бұрын
If it was an old neglected gearbox i would certainly fully clean out the old crud but as said in the video this wasnt too bad so opted to just add some fresher grease, but i get what your saying.
@peterpipe9015 2 жыл бұрын
Not quite as heavily engineered compared to the hs82 . How much does it usually cost to have blades sharpened ? Thank you
@RJLgardens 2 жыл бұрын
Yeh defo not a pro set of blades that's for sure. I have no idea what shops charge these days, i have never once taken my blades to get sharpened, always done it myself. From what i have seen some shops do though it is not pretty 😂, all depends how good and thorough they are, most shops are average at best though imo.
@peterpipe9015 2 жыл бұрын
@@RJLgardens you done a cracking job there m8 . Them blades look razer sharp
@gtoddwilliams Жыл бұрын
A grinder requires great skill to not damage. Use a Dremel instead.
@7magicful Жыл бұрын
@@gtoddwilliams How would you make a straight edge with Dremel? It will stay convex, not good. And Dremel stone gets out of shape fast. better to practice with the grinder and get your skill soon.
@billjoseph8512 5 ай бұрын
can the bottom piece be flipped to makebuo for being worn down or will you still have to much space away from the cutting blade??
@RJLgardens 5 ай бұрын
Not sure i follow, do you mean the washers after the screw heads?
@7magicful Жыл бұрын
Great video sir. What are the specs of the flap disc, please. They are different. Where did you buy it.. link if possible..or similar if not. Cheers.
@RJLgardens Жыл бұрын
Thanks, I would say start with around an 80 grit disc, just search online for the correct size for your grinder 👍
@GazCle Жыл бұрын
What disc is on the angle grinder? top vid I use an angle grinder bladed installed but got tip on clean faces I must do it properly outta season lol
@RJLgardens Жыл бұрын
Its a 60 or 80 grit flappy sanding disc i use 👍
@mistercycy2471 4 ай бұрын
Sffg@@RJLgardens
@freeagent8225 6 ай бұрын
Doesn't anyone use a hand file anymore?😅
@RJLgardens 6 ай бұрын
I certainly haven't got that sort of time to waste 😂
@MrSparkums Жыл бұрын
A high grit flap disk makes this a 20 min job...
@7magicful Жыл бұрын
What number the grit should be?
@MrSparkums Жыл бұрын
@@7magicful At least 120 or higher if it's your first time, a used one with a rounded edge makes getting into the corners easier.... Be careful, get the angle just right and just barely touch it up or you can take too much off and the heat treatment will be damaged, you'll see the color change. They will dull much faster if you do.. Easiest to clam the blades to a workbench too.. It's easy with a little practice but, careful..lol
@gts5443 7 ай бұрын
If I wanted to read how to do it I'd be on a freaking search engine
@RJLgardens 7 ай бұрын
What you on about? Those little bits of txt? they are just add on thoughts i forgot to mention. Plenty of shorter videos to watch elsewhere buddy.
@tontobb8956 5 ай бұрын
Wire brush 5 inch grinder for the clean and then I use 3 mm thick cutting disc and gently sharpen I’m an ex trady so it’s all fine for me but for those that haven’t used grinders before. Don’t use this method as the disc can explode spinning at 5k
@RJLgardens 5 ай бұрын
Flap discs are generally safer than grinding discs and also wont heat the metal up as much. Harder to do the radius with a solid disc as well.