Sharpening Mower Blades? EdgePro? Stropping?

[thombrogan]

WadeF,

I guess that you should also replace your current mower blades with S7 shock steel and then use that quarter micron diamond/bort stropping paste on your weedwhacker and edger. Though you'll probably get the offer, turn down the Tungsten-DLC and Boron Carbide coatings. They probably won't last two summers.

 

[WadeF]

While I did start this topic as some what of a joke, because I know some of us here go above and beyond normal sharpening with our knives, I thought someone out there might take all this extreme sharpening to their mower blades.

This turned out to be a informative thread and I'm going to have to go get a blade balancer now. I do have an attachment for my Dremel to sharpen mower blades, but I have a mulching blade. Will this be a problem? I noticed the one gentleman mentioned he used an $1,800 grinder for mulching blades!

 

[Butch]

4" angle grinder usually works for me. Not very precise, but really fast.

 

[Bill3152]

Harbor freight belt sander with 24 grit belt. Boom. And fast. Angle grinder works well also as well as grinding wheel.

 

[BilboBaggins]

Harbor freight belt sander with 24 grit belt. Boom. And fast. Angle grinder works well also as well as grinding wheel.

15 years later. Good to know.

 

[jbmonkey]

15 years later. Good to know.

I got duped liking posts from 2004 on this one. still like them but sure fella who sees it is saying wt......

 

[jstrange]

Wonder if he ever got his blades sharp?

 

[Dogdrawz]

Gotten them so sharp that when the mower turned the blades they cut the very fabric of time & space.

He's now on Mars, year 3201, mowing an alien lawn. It's blue....grass.

 

[sickpuppy1]

Dang, I didnt noticed the thread start date either,lol. I use my cordless Dremel and a sanding drum. 20 seconds later both sides of the blade are done.