Where to sharpen blade?

[Carscw]

Well I won't have to worry about my blades. I ordered 2 of these from amazon. Better get one while there one sale. I wonder how many of these are bought? <img src="http://www.lawnmowerforum.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=19966"/>

Please tell me you did not buy this.
I would just put new blades on every time before I spent $500 on tool that still would not balance my blades any better then what I have now.
The only way this is better then a cone is if it came with inserts so star and H blades would sit right.

 

[tnman]

Please tell me you did not buy this. I would just put new blades on every time before I spent $500 on tool that still would not balance my blades any better then what I have now. The only way this is better then a cone is if it came with inserts so star and H blades would sit right.

No I was just looking to see the different products and ran across it. If someone does buy these things, I would love to sell them a few things as well lol.

 

[Carscw]

No I was just looking to see the different products and ran across it. If someone does buy these things, I would love to sell them a few things as well lol.

Good.

That's a lot of money just to balance a blade then hit a rock.

 

[exotion]

Good.

That's a lot of money just to balance a blade then hit a rock.

Hit a wet blade of grass

 

[Ric]

That sounds good and all, and if I were at dealer and he gave me this speech I would be like wow I need to buy a balancer with bearings and a laser and has a button on it that makes the room I'm in have zero gravity. But most of us know that using a nail is ok. This article also says that a cone is not accurate either, so if your presenting this as evidence to be true on how to balance a blade correctly then you have not balanced a blade correctly either.

There are many articles out there by different sources and manufacturers that say the same thing. The nail thing was or may have been fine 40 years ago when a mower was a simple machine but in today's world mowers are nowhere close to what they were 40 yrs ago. Mowers back then weren't the High performance machines we have today, they didn't have the HP ratings they have now nor did they have the blade tip speeds we have now and they sure didn't have the blades we do now. Things have changed and the way we do things have to change. I mean really can you treat or work on a 1940 Willey's coupe with the equipment and tools we have today that you hook to a car and a computer tells you what's wrong with your engine.
You would be correct in your assumption about the cone thing, I apparently have not balanced a blade correctly either. but I will remedy that fact today because I'm ordering a balancer from Amazon before the day is out.

 

[Ric]

Well I won't have to worry about my blades. I ordered 2 of these from amazon. Better get one while there one sale. I wonder how many of these are bought?

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I'm going to order the Oregon 42-047 today it only cost 94.00 and the shipping is free. You can also get the Tecomec for 86.00 or the Stens or Magna Matic for 174.00

 

[tybilly]

can I go back and discuss the razor sharp edge?..my mentor once told me that a razor edge on the blade could cause a grass fungus,..i worked in a shop that had that nifty blade grinder that put the perfect bevel, and I worked in one that used a 10 in bench grinder,i use a 6 in and wearing the stone down on an angle..lol.ive used a nail to balance, a cone, a ratchet handle..and we used rubber dip on the blade edges at another shop

 

[Ric]

Good.

That's a lot of money just to balance a blade then hit a rock.

This one is $179.00 at Amazon.

 

[Ric]

Here is something you may or need to watch

 

[davbell22602]

I'm going to order the Oregon 42-047 today it only cost 94.00 and the shipping is free. You can also get the Tecomec for 86.00 or the Stens or Magna Matic for 174.00

This one is $179.00 at Amazon.

Which one is the better buy besides the cost of it?