I just sharpen mine with an angle grinder with the blades still on, mind you I use it everyday for work and get a new blade set every 4 or 5 months. I would of had that sharpened in 10 minutes before work. Also having a few trimmers works as you don't knacker the conifer trimming blade on heavy cutting hedges, shrubs, high tensile wire, stones and secret hidden angle irons stuck in the ground. Gotta love them for taking out teeth🤣
Tip1 , the underside nuts that the sockets doesn't fit on, use a flat head screw driver and jam that in the gap, then do up the opposing side, they don't need to be supa tight. Tip 2, the lube tube actually screws into the hole, then squeeze the greese out, then unscrew the tube. Good upload on sharpening. thx
Forgot to mention, put worn side of washers towards frame to take up any “play” between blades- like new clearances. Final note take great care handling new blades- they are extremely sharp😊😊
I'm not a pro, but maybe if you've already disassembled it, it would be good to clean the dirt where the two blades touch. Because you don't want a gap between the upper and lower blade due to trapped dirt that accumulates. I use a cordless drill with a metal brush, just enough to clean stubborn dirt from the steel blade. I also use diesel fuel to clean the dirt off the blade more easily, and finally wd-40, just enough to protect the blade after use. How often do you sharp the blades?
I appreciate the advice, I do wipe them briefly with a cloth. However I like your point of making that more thorough. I do this every 6 months. They have medium- low usage
Je pense que tu devrais mettre beaucoup de graisse dans le mécanisme avant de refermer le capot, ça tourne vite et ça chauffe, ça éviterait un grippage et une panne, ce que tu as mis n'est pas suffisant. Avant de remettre les lames contre elles un filet d'huile est appréciable pour éviter la friction, il faut en profiter tant que c'est démonté. Plutôt que de pulvériser le produit still qui doit être très onéreux tu peux bien sûr mettre du wd40 ou du gasoil, un gars en parlait dans une autre video, il se servait d'un petit pulvérisateur, c'est beaucoup moins cher et en mettait tous les 15 mn d'utilisation.
thank you from Depoe Bay, Oregon
Hope it was helpful, only thing I can add since is that it would help to clean the blades aswell
@@CityGardener you are extremely informative and helpful.
I just sharpen mine with an angle grinder with the blades still on, mind you I use it everyday for work and get a new blade set every 4 or 5 months. I would of had that sharpened in 10 minutes before work. Also having a few trimmers works as you don't knacker the conifer trimming blade on heavy cutting hedges, shrubs, high tensile wire, stones and secret hidden angle irons stuck in the ground. Gotta love them for taking out teeth🤣
I know Im going to try a faster way! They do get wrecked! The nail sticking out gets me every time..
Tip1 , the underside nuts that the sockets doesn't fit on, use a flat head screw driver and jam that in the gap, then do up the opposing side, they don't need to be supa tight.
Tip 2, the lube tube actually screws into the hole, then squeeze the greese out, then unscrew the tube.
Good upload on sharpening. thx
Great tips! 👍
Two securing bolts & nuts in housing can be turned around so bolt heads are in countersink holes with nuts inside to make assembly easier😊😊
Appreciate the tips, I'll take note next time I sharpen them
You could use a half round (or round) file to sharpen right into the corner of each tooth 😊
Ah! Thanks for the advice, yes I do need a round one! I'll go shopping for one, they're due a sharpen soon
Forgot to mention, put worn side of washers towards frame to take up any “play” between blades- like new clearances. Final note take great care handling new blades- they are extremely sharp😊😊
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I'm not a pro, but maybe if you've already disassembled it, it would be good to clean the dirt where the two blades touch. Because you don't want a gap between the upper and lower blade due to trapped dirt that accumulates. I use a cordless drill with a metal brush, just enough to clean stubborn dirt from the steel blade. I also use diesel fuel to clean the dirt off the blade more easily, and finally wd-40, just enough to protect the blade after use. How often do you sharp the blades?
I appreciate the advice, I do wipe them briefly with a cloth. However I like your point of making that more thorough. I do this every 6 months. They have medium- low usage
I use the Stihl lubricant to act as the wd40 for between the blades
Did you clean the dirt off the big washers?
I gave everything a wipe and yes cleaned off the dirt from the washers. Looking back I would also have given the blades a more thorough clean
Je pense que tu devrais mettre beaucoup de graisse dans le mécanisme avant de refermer le capot, ça tourne vite et ça chauffe, ça éviterait un grippage et une panne, ce que tu as mis n'est pas suffisant.
Avant de remettre les lames contre elles un filet d'huile est appréciable pour éviter la friction, il faut en profiter tant que c'est démonté.
Plutôt que de pulvériser le produit still qui doit être très onéreux tu peux bien sûr mettre du wd40 ou du gasoil, un gars en parlait dans une autre video, il se servait d'un petit pulvérisateur, c'est beaucoup moins cher et en mettait tous les 15 mn d'utilisation.
Appreciated! I'll try it out next time I sharpen them