lawn mower lawnmower blade sharpening grinding

[fury9]

just thought this might be a useful piece of info. I have a "twice as sharp" for sharpening my wifes grooming scissors and I was curious as to what angle to sharpen a lawn mower blade at.http://www.lawnsite.com/showthread.php?t=349335 by the way if the link is not working a good angle seems to be around 32 degrees

 

[ctb]

I go by what was on there before. A couple degrees here or there won't make a difference. It's not like you're sharpening a wood chisel or anything critical. If the angle was really small, you'd break a big chunk of blade everytime you hit a rock or stick (never happens right?), so you need at least 30 degrees or so to keep the blade strong behind the cutting edge. What I do notice is the difference between sharp and dull blades.

 

[fury9]

yeah I notice the difference too... wish my neighbors kid would also, honda harmony with the governor freakin pegged (it's rigged I can tell) and still bogging down in the grass. Blade has gotta be soooo blunt