Sharpening Mower Blades Is EASY!

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27 күн бұрын

Sharpening lawn mower blades doesn't have to be difficult. I share some tips in todays video. #mower #zeroturn #mowdays #grasshoppermowers
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@jerryclark5725 10 күн бұрын

After 30+ years sharping mower blades commercially with circular grindstones, I found blades sharpened with a hand grinder have a longer usefull life.

@jackonthefarm5540 16 күн бұрын

Bought that sharpener after watching your video. Wow. Love it. My lawn looks great. I had always used the flap disk on an angle grinder, but controlling that angle with this tool is a game changer.

@TKCL 16 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, it's a solid piece for a great price.

@pampilgrim2274 25 күн бұрын

Hi, Andrew! Every property owner needs to watch this video. Excellent demonstration.

@TKCL 24 күн бұрын

Wow, thanks!

@goldstandard3714 11 күн бұрын

I really enjoyed narrating as the video ran. Keep your blades sharp: Brilliant! Handheld grinder: Not so Brilliant! Mower with a hinged deck: Brilliant! Telephone pole chunk: Brilliant! "I'll set it up right here to shoot everything right out the door": Brilliant! Flap disc: Brilliant! When all the sparks and filings started flying into your paints and cleaning supplies, I wished I had your phone number, LOL.

@donf3739 8 күн бұрын

LOL! Yeah, I was looking for gas cans.

@dougdavis4439 24 күн бұрын

That's a very handy accessory, Andrew. I like you normally free hand grind my blades. That thing makes it foolproof! Cool!

@TKCL 24 күн бұрын

It sure does, I thought it was going to be a gimmick honestly.

@dougdavis4439 24 күн бұрын

@TKCL It's definitely not a gimmick, it turns out. Thanks for sharing!

@edbodell6912 25 күн бұрын

I was highly impressed, I think that is the best blade sharpener I have seen for a lawn mower blade. I have seen some expensive sharpeners that didn't do that good of a job in that short amount of time. I thought that you were very informative about the blade and the sharpener. Good information for someone new at sharpening and old like me. I am old, and I never heard about or seen something that will guide a grinder for sharpening.

@TKCL 24 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@beardedguardian71 13 күн бұрын

Easy on that "old" comment. According to statistics that I'm making up as I type, 70 is the new 25. 😆 You're right, what a simple and effective design for sharpening blades.

@Dstromb232 11 күн бұрын

What a beast of a mower. Nice video.

@TKCL 11 күн бұрын

I absolutely love that mower, so well made and the lift up deck is amazing.

@josephcampbell9239 25 күн бұрын

Looks like the All American Sharpner without the hefty price tag. Thanks for the link. I just got done hand sharpening my blades. I will use this when it's time to resharpen.

@TKCL 25 күн бұрын

I've heard of that one, but never seen or used it.

@timparrish788 20 күн бұрын

It is an illegal knockoff. All American sharpener is fighting China knockoffs.

@brianfoster7064 19 күн бұрын

@@TKCLAll American created this system. They cost a lot more, but they are made in the USA, and the 5005, with its multiple angle settings are in the mark, unlike the knockoffs. Honestly, you could have gone with the 5002, which had two settings to allow you to sharpen most blades and mulching blades. All American had many videos.

@rogerpennington4435 12 күн бұрын

I bought this same unit, I really like it

@hrlee1141 25 күн бұрын

Such great tips. Great addition to the tool chest.

@TKCL 25 күн бұрын

Thank you for watching

@NHHalKnowsHow 20 сағат бұрын

Great video! Thank you. The only thing I do differently is I rotate my blades so they wear evenly. I move them one position to the left and the far left one goes to the far right. Good Job!

@TKCL 20 сағат бұрын

I also rotate my blades, I covered this in an older video. Thanks for watching

@jeffryblackmon4846 3 күн бұрын

After watching your video, I have ordered one of these sharpeners on eBay.

@Corey-dy2cq 25 күн бұрын

I always enjoy watching your videos. Very informative.

@TKCL 25 күн бұрын

Glad you like them!

@Corey-dy2cq 25 күн бұрын

@@TKCL Can you imagine if our Fathers had access to people sharing stuff around the farms many years ago. Their heads would have exploded. All they had was the yellow pages.

@johnmiller2278 25 күн бұрын

This video was very informative. Thanks for sharing.

@TKCL 24 күн бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@rongray4847 25 күн бұрын

Love your videos Andrew always learning something. Thankyou 👍👍❤️❤️🇨🇦

@TKCL 25 күн бұрын

Thank you for watching

@turdferguson1044 9 күн бұрын

Well done! Thanks for sharing

@TKCL 8 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@MartinP1214 25 күн бұрын

This will make my life a bit easier!

@luim0924 25 күн бұрын

Eek! I wanted to run for a bandaid.... Just in case! Great video. Thanks.

@jeremiahs45 25 күн бұрын

Dang. Now I want to sharpen my blades and mow. Neat tool for the grinder.

@TKCL 25 күн бұрын

I love mowing

@shaneeddings883 25 күн бұрын

So much rain here in East Texas, won't be able to mow for a while. Seems like a good time to sharpen the X blades on my Ferris zero turn. Love mowing. Great video as always!

@skippy-ic2bo 25 күн бұрын

So what model Ferris are you running and have you noticed any extra fuel consumption using the X blades? I'm thinking of changing from the stock blades on my ISX800 to something similar.

@shaneeddings883 25 күн бұрын

@@skippy-ic2bo I also have an ISX800 61" w/BS 27hp efi engine. I have not checked the change in fuel usage. But I also have not noticed anything extreme. I have no regrets other than having twice the blades to sharpen.

@kathrynleaser5093 Күн бұрын

Hi Inoticed your telephone pole has a slight wobble. You can fix that by hollowing out the bottom of the pole like you would see on a wine bottle. About to to 3 inches from the edge of the pole. For some reason that concave area on the bottom keeps the wood from wobbling. Blacksmiths use to do this to the logs they mounted their avils on. Loved the video ❤

@TKCL 19 сағат бұрын

Thanks

@rossk4864 5 күн бұрын

Excellent information and presentation! I bought a new place that has lots of rocks that I am gradually removing. Rocks pose a challenge to maintaining mower blades which I have always done by eyeballing with a RA grinder. I'll drop a few bucks on that guide; looks like the cat's meow. THANKS!!!

@TKCL 5 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@humbleredneck8816 25 күн бұрын

I got the All American Sharpener for christmas a couple years back. This one looks just like it but ALOT cheaper. Great tool!

@TKCL 25 күн бұрын

I can't believe how robust this is for the price. I was expecting thin metal.

@humbleredneck8816 25 күн бұрын

@@TKCL good to know there are still some good deals to be had out there!

@endo9351 16 күн бұрын

Good aim with those sparks!

@kevingross7082 8 күн бұрын

I have sharpened blades everyway there is I think. Then I got this jig easiest way yet. I had to find correct wheel for grinder now like 5 mins a blade even mulch blades and they are perfect.

@donf3739 8 күн бұрын

Great demonstration, but I think you caused Amazon to sell out of those. 😥 The recommended angle is 30º, and it looks like you kept it right there, even though the gauge read 45º. Of course the real angle is what matters, but I'll bet if you shim your grinder out to the left a little ways your real angle will line up better with the gauge.

@beardedguardian71 14 күн бұрын

Glad to see this. I'm waiting for one to arrive that cost 65 bucks.made by sporgain i think. Love that mower.

@robertsmith2956 10 күн бұрын

oh nice, that model has bearings on the pivots. butt ugly blue for $3 less. LOL

@robertsmith2956 10 күн бұрын

I use winch on carport roof to lift front. Have a 6" post across 6 rafters to handle the load.

@jpol3808 7 күн бұрын

I've sharpened mine with an angle grinder by eye since angel grinders were invented. Do the same check on the grass... Just like in the video, a nice clean cut every time. I don't think that the grass can tell a different if one side is 28 degrees and the other is 30. Always cleanly cut. My biggest concern over sharpening is to always keep the blade in balance, so I always balance them as well. I just spin them on a round screwdriver shaft leveled off in my vise. Mark one end with a sharpie and slip the blade on the shaft and give er several spins. If that sharpie mark ends up in or near the same position then you need to make one more grinding pass over the end that is lower to the ground after it stops spinning. Continue doing that until that mark ends up in a different position after each spin and you have a perfectly balanced blade that won't ruin your bearings on a rider or your engine on a push mower. 😊

@gcampbell83 25 күн бұрын

You had a good idea mounting the device on the telephone pole to keep the off fall out of your shop, BUT you should have turned it a quarter turn counter clockwise to send it out into the yard. you were still sending it into the shop. Sorry for noticing:)

@TKCL 25 күн бұрын

Yep I know

@byronholmes2496 25 күн бұрын

Good day to all.

@TKCL 25 күн бұрын

Good afternoon

@davidszakacs6888 10 күн бұрын

Using a grinder takes a lot of metal off your blades! Notice the sparks? I’ve been using a 40-grit flapper wheel on my drill while clamping the blade in a vise. It’s easy to keep the proper angle, doesn’t take off too much metal and doesn’t heat up the blade. My blades are always perfectly balanced.

@SUF-py4ix 11 күн бұрын

Great video

@TKCL 11 күн бұрын

Thanks for the visit

@SUF-py4ix 11 күн бұрын

@@TKCL no problem just bought a ride on for our new house in France😀👍👍

@RobertSpangle 24 күн бұрын

I will have to get this for my tractor brush hog!

@RobertSpangle 24 күн бұрын

I forgot to ask... to do think this unit can hold the larger brush hog blades?

@TKCL 24 күн бұрын

That's a good question, I need to check that out before recommending it for those large of blades.

@RobertSpangle 21 сағат бұрын

@@TKCL did you ever see if the larger blades can be sharpened? I need to sharpen my brush hog very soon!

@TheKahunas2722000 14 күн бұрын

Love this …. Now another Amazon buy I need , and did you realize you were still throwing material in the shop 😂

@TKCL 14 күн бұрын

Yeah I did realize that lol. I don't care as long as it's not deep in the shop where it's hard to blow out.

@TheKahunas2722000 14 күн бұрын

@@TKCL Agreed lol 😂

@uncommonsense5876 11 күн бұрын

Thru years of trial and error, 30.5 degrees is the cats meow on these blades 😎👍

@MichaelDoyle-mr5mj 11 күн бұрын

Any suggestions for the cylinder or the snaked turned cutter?

@jackonthefarm5540 25 күн бұрын

Loved the video. Just bought one. Two things could have been added to the video.. 1. Clean all the stuck grass residue off your blade, this impacts balance. 2. After sharpening I have always checked for a curf on the back of the blade. There usually is a curf. It can be knocked off with one swipe of a flat file. Thanks for the video.

@TKCL 25 күн бұрын

Valid points

@kenl1141 25 күн бұрын

Followed your provided links, purchased the Ractop blue tool $49.99, balancer, and flap disk, total of $88.2 with tax

@TKCL 24 күн бұрын

I hope it works as well for you as it does for me.

@AdamDeal-KF0PRI 25 күн бұрын

i always enjoyed sharpening blades! i could sharpen them to the point i had to wear thick glove! razer sharp!

@TKCL 25 күн бұрын

I like sharpening them now that it's easy to get under my mower deck 🤣

@AdamDeal-KF0PRI 25 күн бұрын

@@TKCL had alot of customers happyish! told them to wear gloves when they put them back on! had alot say there lawns looked like they cut the grass with scissors!

@martindennehy3030 12 күн бұрын

They're not supposed to be too sharp. Brand new blades are never sharp.

@bretsdsm 5 күн бұрын

John Deere manual says the leading edge should be 1/64 inch flat.

@jpol3808 7 күн бұрын

You ever seen pickup trucks or trailers full of hedge clippings and branches, going to the dump? Do this before you sharpen your blade either at the end of the season or before mowing in the spring. If you have a garden make a pile of all your hedge, shrub, and small tree clippings throughout the mowing season, right next to your garden, or just do that behind your garage or in the corner of your yard. When your done mowing in the fall, Your mulching blade will safely cut all those clippings up to 3/4 inch thick without damaging the blade. Sure it will dull it slightly, but your going to sharpen it again before the next mowing season. I mulch the whole 4x4 foot tall pile in several smaller piles and rake the chips into the garden or leave them lay in the corner of the yard. They will return to the soil and you'll be ready to do it again next year. Oh and lay a tarp next to the vegetation your trimming and simply rake the clippings onto the tarp and grab two corners and drag it back to your pile to dump. It's all about saving time, money and labor folks and this process will definitely do that! Work smarter not harder! 😮😂

@kimraynes9381 5 күн бұрын

So much for shooting the sparks out into the yard !!!

@TKCL 4 күн бұрын

Yeah, it happens.

@ericjeroenjansen 8 күн бұрын

Great mower. Little jealous. Seeing the length of the mowed grass I suggest you get yourself some mulching blades. They will shred the grass to smaller pieces which will fall between the grass and feed your lawn better than this hay on top. Your blunt blades look far better than my JD blades when I go sharpen them, I think it is because your lawn is nicer than my meadow, in which the mower finds pieces of stone that it cuts in half too. Therefore with my blades the tool is sort of useless, I have to grind the chips and dents out and that is better done with the flapdisc flat on the blade, not with the tip only. For the angle of the blades I can only say, the smaller the angle, the sooner they will be blunt because a sharp edge will sooner wear off than the manufacturer angle. But eyeballing it works for me. Your balancing tool looks handy.......but is rubbish, especially when you have an expensive mower like your zero turn. Buy yourself a decent one, like Oregon sells, they are more expensive but really balance, and with the arm you can check if the blade is bent. That way you really get the vibrations out and save on your three spindles. Good aiming of the sparks. 😂

@mfd4505 25 күн бұрын

Looks like a cool tool / idea.

@garywheeler1812 8 күн бұрын

I always sharpen the blade and change oil very 3rd mowing season. Also keep the air filter clean too

@ShaneZettelmier 25 күн бұрын

I still don’t bother sharpening my blades, but what you’re getting for under 50 bucks here, no matter what it is that’s a pretty great deal for just that much metal and engineering alone. If I did sharpen my blades, I’d seriously consider that

@peterh1984 7 сағат бұрын

Do you see you are grinding so the sparks are going toward chemicals? If any of them are flammable and they have a leak, there could be an issue. When I grind, I go outside and/or never grind so the sparks go toward flammable materials e.g. paper, cardboard, cloth, etc.,let alone chemicals.

@SeattlePioneer 25 күн бұрын

In my view and experience, fixating on getting the exact angle on the blade is oversold. It's not that important. What is important is sharpening lawnmower blades often. Tp make that practical, I like to have a separate collection of tools so that everything needed to do the job is together and in one place. That's really the most important thing for me. Mostly I use a file to sharpen my blades If the blade is significantly dinged up, I'll use my bench grinder to fix the damage, and then finish up with a file. Harbor freight has files with handles that are just fine for $3.50. I have one of those files with my other tools for blasde sharpening. My sharpening toolkit also includes the tools needed to remove and install the blade on the mower. I also keep a sandbag handy to hold the mower down to provide easy access to the blade. And I've accumulated three mower blades, so that I can remove a blade and replace it with a freshly sharpened blade in a minimum of time. I can then sharpen the accumulated blades when it's convenient for me to do so. I use my metalworking vice to hold the blade while filing it. These are my methods for efficiently having a sharp blade on my mower. The LEAST important of these items is to fixate on having a precisely angled cutting blade. These are my methods and biases. Of course, everyone is entitled to their own.

@TKCL 24 күн бұрын

Sharpening often is a very valid point and does make a huge difference.

@SeattlePioneer 24 күн бұрын

I agree. In particular, it's like a dramatic increase in the horsepower of your mower! n Especially in early season mowing, which can involve cutting heavy growths of grass, a sharp blade makes a significant difference With a sharp blade, my mower never bogs down. The rest of the year, I turn the motor speed down. Just not needed with a sharp blade.

@m9ovich785 25 күн бұрын

Thanks Andrew. To bad I do not have a Lawn to mow anymore....

@astikennel 24 күн бұрын

Well, I fixed it! SOOOOOoooo much better, I no longer have to back n forth over thicker grass because it wasn't getting cut right, I am now "One Pass Cathie" 🤣🤣

@TKCL 24 күн бұрын

Nice!

@dougbarabe7861 2 күн бұрын

good video , looks like the sparks are going in all your liquids /? hope they are not flamable ,

@davva360 24 күн бұрын

I am so bad, I have a 14 year old Honda mower and I have never sharpened the blades! Granted I am only mowing 0.3 acres but I am in Florida so I mow weekly for 9 months of the year. Not worried about it now though, the deck has rotted pretty bad and this season will be the last season before it is retired.

@TKCL 24 күн бұрын

Wow that's crazy! 😅

@davva360 24 күн бұрын

@@TKCL still cuts good! Lmao

@mikedunn7795 7 күн бұрын

I have a Stihl 20" battery mower,and have been lazy,not sharpening the first 3 years of mowing. Funny thing is the grass tips don't look ragged after a cut.

@TKCL 7 күн бұрын

That wouldn't be the case here with all of our sand.

@samborez8089 2 күн бұрын

Tip: Don't direct the grinder sparks toward miscellaneous other items stored in your work area

@RyanMuniak 21 күн бұрын

I need something like this for sharpening my ax! Any ideas if this tool will work for an ax or hatchet?

@TKCL 20 күн бұрын

No, it does not appear it will hold those.

@user-rs1uy8vb2j 4 күн бұрын

That edge is way over the 35 degrees they recommend. Your previous angle was off. Also the tip of the blue should be in the middle of the grinder. That's what the threads on the angle grinder are used to adjust it in or out.

@TKCL 4 күн бұрын

Now that I think of it, those blades had been previously sharpened by hand. That's would explain the difference and more if a need for me to have this device.

@astikennel 25 күн бұрын

Looks like I have been doing a poor job because mine never looked this good and my grass had that chewed look to it often, thanks so much Andrew!

@TKCL 24 күн бұрын

Glad I could help

@jeromebishsr.1394 10 күн бұрын

I believe if using a flat disk it would match the factory settings.

@4PERCENTERS 5 күн бұрын

I noticed that you did not disconnect your spark plug wire. not only can a mower diesel and turn over, it can backfire and explode, as my friend's mower did. He parked in next to the garage and went inside. there was a loud explosion and the mower was on fire and looked like it was hit by a mortar! the seat was found 3 days later, on his roof! I always tell my safety students, 'it usually not the big, obvious things that get you, it's the little things that you can easily miss.' Using an impact driver, you could find your mower "running", not just turning over!

@SlimSavageBlanco 5 күн бұрын

Thanks Osha. What would we all do without Captain You're Doing that Wrong over here. He's not wearing a hard hat either. Better chastise in 200 words or less for that too. He's not wearing steel toe boots. Better chastise him for that too, boomer.

@TKCL 4 күн бұрын

Last I checked, diesels don't have spark plugs 😉

@mattmcdonald3615 4 күн бұрын

Can you use a nail in say a tree or something upright anyways to check balance of blade

@TKCL 4 күн бұрын

Yes, we use to use a nail in a 4x4 post.

@douglaslangham4417 25 күн бұрын

Same principle as some knife sharpeners such as Lansky

@TKCL 25 күн бұрын

Correct

@andyholden2348 5 күн бұрын

Can you advise on whether this works with so called mulching blades?

@TKCL 4 күн бұрын

I've never owned a set before so I honestly can't say. Maybe the product description can answer that. Link is in the video description.

@davidb9271 16 күн бұрын

Can you tell me what model of impact wrench you was using ?

@TKCL 15 күн бұрын

Here you go, I love it! amzn.to/3yqE3UO

@brunonikodemski2420 8 күн бұрын

For heavy grass, we use the roughest grit practical, and we also emplace "teeth" into the blade, using a file, to create more coarseness. This is similar to the concept of Ginzu knife blades, and military combat blades. Such blades are self-sharpening. Also we do some simple hardening using a torch. These blades will last for weeks before re-sharpening is required. Any contractor who grinds his blades daily is an idiot.

@user-yz7ze9zd9e 11 күн бұрын

Thanks for the info. I'll be buying the sharping guide 👍

@TKCL 10 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@HalfPint75 25 күн бұрын

Ahhhh, SsssFancy!! 💪

@joebufford2972 25 күн бұрын

I was watching you run your finger around that blade. You just sharpened I got a little worried. I've always cut my fingers on nothing less than a piece of paper😂

@TKCL 25 күн бұрын

I try to be careful.

@richlyon6069 7 күн бұрын

This guy has calluses on his hands from physical work. Someone who is older,or a less physical job or life, like me now, has thinner skin and probably cuts much easier.

@sm7171369 6 күн бұрын

Lol while u set this all up I've done sharpen my blades on a vice and finished cutting the grass

@TKCL 6 күн бұрын

Awesome, I hope to be as fast and cool as you one day.

@markbyfield7050 Күн бұрын

I get really rounded ends on my blades from grounding when doing banks. How do you get rid of the rounded ends?

@TKCL Күн бұрын

Sadly you've lost the metal there. I try to avoid contact with the ground, but it does happen.

@jeremyallen6420 9 күн бұрын

What are you using??

@zymzyck4152 13 күн бұрын

Maintaining the temper of the metal is so important. The ROM of My bench grinder is too fast and ruins the temper. What is the RPM of your Dewalt grinder? Have you lowered the RPM to get such fabulous results?

@TKCL 13 күн бұрын

No I haven't adjusted anything, that's the reason I run flap discs. They do not overheat the blade like hard discs do.

@j.morrison73 6 күн бұрын

any special instructions for the back/underside of the blade?

@TKCL 6 күн бұрын

Never sharpen the underside. You tend to round it over creating a problem more than you resolve.

@chrisavila2073 25 күн бұрын

Wow

@TKCL 25 күн бұрын

1st place 🥇🥇🥇🥇

@jamesmooneyham2512 8 күн бұрын

Watch the grinding sparks not out the door still inside building to the right.

@radmilamiljanic5977 24 күн бұрын

Good, now Tiff can mow smoothly , lol

@joebufford2972 25 күн бұрын

Adam, I'm cringing every time you run your fingers up and down and around those freshly sharpened blades.

@ggallman 20 күн бұрын

What you have is a nock-of of "All American Sharpener: The All American Sharpener is American made with life time guarentee.

@InCognito-yq5ew 18 сағат бұрын

How'd he mow top and bottom of a blade of grass?

@TKCL 18 сағат бұрын

Tip was the previous week with a dull blade. That's why it was brown and shredded. Bottom was the cut off of what's grown since.

@DF5152 23 күн бұрын

whats the longest blade you can sharpen?

@TKCL 22 күн бұрын

That's a good question, these are for a 72 inch mower and I still feel like I have room to go for longer ones.

@Freedom_Rider915 6 күн бұрын

I find interesting that you mentioned that the blades need a particular angle but you never said what angle that is

@TKCL 5 күн бұрын

30 degrees

@claytonshope999 6 күн бұрын

The sparks are going over there on all the chemicals in the shop.

@TKCL 6 күн бұрын

Say it isn't so 🤔

@5150cash 25 күн бұрын

🤔🤔🤔 new business the Kelley's Sharp blades 🤔🤔🤔🤷🏽‍♂️

@TKCL 24 күн бұрын

Oh no!

@jeffking6670 23 күн бұрын

Try some Meg-Mo blades. Or at least look them up. I have them and they are the best.

@PJ-uv9fr 25 күн бұрын

That works very nicely, too bad the angle finder wasn't better marked for those of us that have no idea what our edges are ground to anymore.

@TKCL 25 күн бұрын

I guess that comes with the price. Luckily it's easy to match it up to a newer blade.

@2kpounders461 25 күн бұрын

just tried to buy one, amazon says its unavailable

@TKCL 25 күн бұрын

Yep they sold out quick. I put a second link below the first one. It's a little more but appears to be the same exact one.

@williambarker7571 7 күн бұрын

Have one just like it, I just point mine out the door not in the shop.

@carlcannedy2669 8 күн бұрын

Where can I buy it?

@TKCL 3 күн бұрын

Amazon, link is in the video description.

@davidh.8513 9 күн бұрын

You forgot to make the grindings fly outside!

@TKCL 8 күн бұрын

I sure did

@davidh.8513 8 күн бұрын

@@TKCL Haha!

@wesley1983 25 күн бұрын

6:11 because they cut lots of grass... Thats why

@guermeisterdoodlebug7980 14 күн бұрын

Most of this presumes that there is a perfect angle for mower blade cutting edge and that slicing a blade of grass is such an exacting process that the perfect angle is necessary. I don’t believe it. I seem to have no problems with sharpening blades by hand and “eyeballing” them.

@brianfoster7064 19 күн бұрын

Gotta be careful with the knockoffs. Especially the 5005 knockoffs. The angles are not quite right.

@TKCL 18 күн бұрын

I see that, but I am also ok with that. As long as you match it up to the factory angle, set it and forget it.

@45valk 15 күн бұрын

Looks like you could shave with it now

@joebufford2972 25 күн бұрын

I'm sorry Andrew, I don't know why. I'll call you. Adam

@TKCL 25 күн бұрын

It's OK, I've been called worse 🤣

@AdamDeal-KF0PRI 25 күн бұрын

@@TKCL oh come on im not that bad even with the poop jokes!

@rickvaughan8993 19 күн бұрын

benchmark abrasive cutting wheels currently unavailable on Amazon.

@TKCL 19 күн бұрын

Bummer I just bought quite a few about two weeks ago. They work very well.

@rickvaughan8993 19 күн бұрын

@@TKCL I was going to buy some!

@shanemueller1221 12 күн бұрын

Not sure why you all feel the need to remove the blade. I just tip it.on it's side and have at it.

@robertsmith2956 10 күн бұрын

keeps the bolts from rusting on so you can get them off years later.

@mikew8622 6 күн бұрын

The wheel isn't flat.

@TKCL 6 күн бұрын

You give and take, a flat hard stone ruins blades.

@mikew8622 6 күн бұрын

@@TKCL my point was maybe the device wasn't off angle wise.

@timr31908 4 күн бұрын

Never sharpening a mower blade razor sharp.. you want the angle to be 30°degrees. And the sharpening edge should be like about a 30,000 radius

@jimcook4033 11 күн бұрын

So what I got from this video was there is no magical angle

@TKCL 11 күн бұрын

30 degrees supposedly is. But I just want sharp blades.

@rogerg4916 2 күн бұрын

Removing the blade to sharpen it is a hassle. Why not just use a hand held file to sharpen it ? No grinder needed. It only takes a few strokes.

@TKCL Күн бұрын

A worn or damaged blade takes way more than a few strokes.

@HalfPint75 25 күн бұрын

Lets just say the really good professionals sharpen their blades at least once a week. 🙄🤣

@STho205 19 күн бұрын

Commercial lawn care does 20+ small properties a week...so if you're cutting once every two weeks, then once a season is similar to use.

@garyalford9394 10 күн бұрын

Was not real impressed ! But then I use a RPG 1012C grinder.