Sharpening blades with a dremel works great!

[SeniorCitizen]

You dull blade advocates may as well rig square trimmer line under your mowers. :laughing:

 

[Carscw]

You dull blade advocates may as well rig square trimmer line under your mowers. :laughing:

Actually square trimmer line cuts grass very well.

To keep a razor edge on a blade you would have to stop and sharping the blades 4 or 5 times if you cut a acre.

Anyone that cuts grass for a living knows you do not over sharping a blade.

Maybe you are right and we need to tell oragon that they have been doing it wrong.

 

[Two-Stroke]

There are two kinds of people. People that can verify their statements with facts, and those that chose to use passive aggressive insults in place of facts. Anyone reading this thread will be given examples of both. I won't dive to deep into this because I don't find it necessary to convince anyone of anything. My only hope is to provide valid information to other readers so they don't have to rely only on some of the outright BS that gets posted. Anyone who has done any research on blade angle and tip speed knows what happens to a razor sharp blade when used for mowing. Read anyone of the several published studies available.

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Besides, it wouldn't be fair for me to argue with someone that would willing compare the governments ability in "research and development" to a private corporation, in order to prove a point. I mean, c'mon let's compare Amazon.com to the Affordable Health Care Act (ObamaCare) Healthcare.gov website. That should provide a clear example of the government's "research and development", but alas, that is an argument for another day and another forum.

Good day to all. I will not post on this thread again. There are too many other threads and areas that will be a better use of my time.

Thanks:thumbsup:

Thanks for the tip.

I've known for a long time -- as Carscw pointed out -- that it's pointless to sharpen a mower blade to razor-sharpness since it will be dull the first time you cut a lawn with it. I like your idea of putting a bullnose on the edge -- to help protect the blade.

Since this is the Lawn-Boy forum it's worth noting that a really fine engine deserves a well-balanced blade. I try to treat my vintage LBs with TLC and one of the most important things is keeping the blade balanced properly. IMO, balance is more important than sharpeness.

@d_sharier -- I hope to hear your thoughts on all things related to Lawn-Boy mowers. :thumbsup: