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one thing you might want to add is the importance of the corner of the blade to cutting. The corner is the first part of the blade that gets rounded off. Its the first part of the blade that hits whatever your cutting and if that corner is rounded over your not going to get maximum cutting ability as well. That's why the manufacturer tells you a new blade will cut well is because that corner is perfect when it's new. when you sharpen a worn blade it's that corner that is the most difficult to get square again. You have to shorten the blade in order to get that back. You also might want to add that a dull blade is harder on your motor.

I'm 77 and has been repairing odd things around my home and I fixed 2 doors just how. Thank You for making it so simple.

Thank you! I sprinkled a little bit of Xentrex in the countertop together with the polishing spay and now the countertop also acts as a mirror. Xentrex, IT WORKS.

It's okay but I prefer my light saber.

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Hahaha gotta do it with a cheaper solution. Bleach and dish soap works like a magic eraser. 50% water 50% bleach couple of tbsp dish soap....into a small bowl. Money efficient thx for the tip tip.

this is exactly what i was looking for thank you

You don't have to show every screw

Ive had mine for a week and think its superb . They cost about £110 in the UK . Used it all day on a gardening job and dont intend going back to loppers . Its brushed , so longuevity could be an issue . With a 5Ah battery it does get heavy after prolong use , so simply change hands . The irritating safety switch helps keep my thumbs attached 👍

What torque is needed to tighten the blade sufficiently (but not overtighten) when it is reftted. I have a torque wrench

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Extremely helpful - thank you!

Thanks for taking the time to comment. Take care!

just a bit critical , but good video, very informative

Very good video, you are a good salesman im buying one for my wife for christmas this will be her third Dewalt tool she loves her dewalt tools

Excellent tip

Yes furniture polish makes granite clean and shiny but it is temporary, i want to seal mine do you have a video on sealing

I use a similar process. One thing I noticed is to make sure grinder rotates "in" from the edge towards the blade to avoid leaving a big burr on edge. If you have an impact gun of appropriate size (as to not over-tighten), you can use that to remove and install without the clamp. That said, for giggles I always take a sharpening stone and finish the edge after grinding to cut down any burr, but I admit thats way overkill and the resulting razor edge is probably back to grinder only sharpness after the first mow.

Thank you for the update tips!!

if its already dull, its already described as it is - sharp is sharp and degrades after first use anyway, but try to keep blades sharp after some usage

Hello, I write from Santiago de Chile, your video is very good and the review is excellent... it is true what you say Dewalt should simplify the tools and the same thing happens with the inner tube cutter that they sell on Amazon if they do not sell the blades they force you to buy a tool new... Best regards from Santiago de Chile 🇨🇱🛠️💪😎

Lawn mowers are not space shuttles, sharpen the way you like it’s all good.

The reason the blade manufacturers don't provide a sharp blade to begin with is cost and liability. A dull blade won't cut someone who's handling it. It would add cost for them to sharpen it then provide some kind of cover or protection to prevent cuts from handling a sharp blade. Not to mention adding all manner of cautions and warnings with the blade to keep the lawyers happy.

I have this problem every fall, on my kitchen door. My husband insists that it has a rock on the bottom of the door. For 30+ years. I just checked my hinges, because I had a feeling. Well thank you for the tip. It worked. I prefer to do everything myself. Even though I'm disabled and riddled. I'll definitely be back to your channel.

I was able to cut up to 3-inch oak limbs by cutting notches as you would with an ax. Just kind of nibbling away. Also cuts pvc if its sharp. Bad part it only lasted 2 years but I definitely got my monies worth.

I don’t really see that it makes a lot of difference, but each his own opinion 😊😊😊

How many liters of water do you get per canister doing 4 pulls?

Anyone who says they don't just hold the blade with their hands to remove them is lying.

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Man who has all this time. Also I like many expected probably a few rows cut with dull blade. Few with new and sharpened to show what the lawn actually looks like. I bet you have to resharpen the blade every few weeks to keep it that sharp. Which would be a nightmare. Just scrapping the darn underneath of a mower is annoying enough. I have a bunch of stupid walnut trees around my yard. This season had 10 times as many as I’ve ever seen. My blade took a beating.

i was told grass will break off if to sharp not cut off complete or fold over guess that a lie to this i will try it and see we will see and i let u know ...

Shit!!!....I'm surprised this man hasn't been banned from YT for thinking?!

Summer trimming and pruning around our summer cottage usually takes about two days' work and with the pruner I had half of it done in a three hour morning. Took the rest of the day off and finished it off the next morning. Easily worth the $140ish (Canadian dollars) considering it effectively gave me an extra day to do things I want to do.

It cannot cut well 1.5 dead branches but much better on live branches!

I often sharpen new lawn mower blades. I use a 120 Cubitron linisher belt. This allows you to guide the blades with 2 hands. Much safer than using a flap disc one handed.

I have been sharpening blade (smaller blade tips) for years. People pass by my house and see my lawn and ask about why its so even and green....I answer, "Highly modified lawnmower blades". They think I'm joking...but why does the lawn look so good??? I have found People believe whatever they want.

Lawnmower blades are tempered to be tough but not brittle. If you hit a rock etc with a blade tempered like a file it would shatter. If you’ve ever tried to straighten a bent blade you’d see how tough they are.

There is a way to make it hold that edge longer. That 30° Edge is a fairly durable angle. But sheet metal is not particularly well-tempered. If you take the paint off of that sharpened area and you heat it up to a fairly orangish glow and then you drop it into some water just splash it real quick and then watch it as soon as that steals starts to turn blue dump it back into the water and finish cooling it. You do that to both ends equally it will hold its Edge far better than just the regular sheet metal. I was a sheet metal mechanic for 41 years. I could take tools that were going very quickly when I was trying to pull welds apart or something like that. And make them where they could cut steel for quite some time before I had to just sharpen it quickly with a file. And once you have that very sharp edge it will sharpen with a file a bit more consistently.

A true balance blade should not have the sticker on it

Manufacturers won't deliver sharp blades because of fear of LIABILITY.

I've been mowing lawns since I was 11. As an adult I learned the importance of sharpening my mower blades. The mower cuts better, clogs less, and burns less gas. I buy spare blades and swap them out every third time I mow and save sharpening for a rainy day.

I see in the future a 3d printer insert for using the blade balancer with the square holes

Just bought a $6k zero turn. I had to sharpen all 3 blades. Saw the dealer one day in town and he asked me how I like my new mower. I said great except I had to sharpen all the blades because it was ripping the grass. He looked at me like I had 3 heads. Great video!

Learned some things I did not know before. Only thing I disapprove of is that when grinding red hot it chips easier. What happens is that the steel loosens hardening, becoming softer. So it becomes dull faster. A historical note. Before lawn mowers existed, scythes was used. When harvesting, a stick with abrasives was always carried. Used several times a day to keep the blade sharp.

My blade balancer is a large nail driven into one of my shop frames 2 x 4's. Hang it on the nail then eyeball it.

Attention il suffit que la lame soit un peu desserrée et la coupe ne sera pas nette . La lame ne doit avoir aucun jeu. J’ai raccourci 100 mètres de thuyas et aucun souci pour les branches jusqu’à 35 mm

Great video. Very helpful. Thank you!

Thanks for sharing your video. You were easy to understand and your video was very informative with your great tips. I especially enjoyed the washer on the blade balancer.

I just bought a new cub cadet zt2 50”. Should I sharpen these new blades? Excellent video!!

In the world of welding where we use the 4 1/2 " grinder for everything, we call those sandpaper wheel things flap wheels or tiger discs.