Lawn Mower Blade Sharpener Tips

One of the joys of owning a home is looking after the yard.  For a well manicured and beautiful yard, a lawn mower blade sharpener must join the yard tools owned.  Maintaining your mower’s engine will keep it running nicely, but it will not give a great cut on your lawn if the blades are in poor condition. 

Each spring, all homeowners pack away the snow trowels and snow blowers in trade for rakes and lawn mowers as the just grown grass begins to appear.  Before getting on to the task of really cropping grass, the mower must be inspected and maintained after being put away away for the previous six months.  A good cleaning, fresh oil and gas and a close examination of the blades should take place at this time.  If the blade show chips, dents or peculiar bending, it should get replaced.  Using the mower will naturally, over time, lifeless the blade and spring time maintenance should include getting those blades in tip top shape. 

Using the turf mower blade sharpener of your preference, you can easily get the blade back in as new condition.  First, the spark plug wire must be removed from the mower.  The engine will basically start if the blade is revolved by hand while the spark plug is still connected.  Place the mower on its side, being careful to keep the side housing the carburetor and the air filter facing upward to avoid any contamination of fuel or oil in the air filter.  Loosening the center bolt will enable you to get rid of the blade. 

Once the blade is removed, it should be marked in a manner the owner will know the way to properly reload the blade.  After a good examination of the blade to guarantee it is in reasonable condition, you are ready to sharpen the blade.  There are some types of sharpeners that may be used, depending on private choice.  A combo grinder / sharpener may make the job simpler, but is a fairly expensive investment.  A simple hand file is more than adequate to do the job at a much lower cost.  Begin at the top side of the sharp edge of the blade, using the push stroke to chop into the steel.  It should take only about fifty strokes total to finish the task. 

Keeping your yard clean cut is healthy and gorgeous ; made feasible with the investment of just a little time using the lawn mower blade sharpener to get that blade in cutting order.