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Sharpen your own reel mower! Our customers like their reel mowers for many reasons, not the least of which is the ability to maintain their own mower easily and inexpensively at home. Taking care of your own mower not only saves you time and money, it is good for the environment because it saves you a trip to the sharpening shop! All reel mowers are sharpened by backlapping, which means applying a lapping compound to the blades and then causing the reel to spin backwards. The compound rubs between the reel blades and the fixed blade at the bottom of the mower, sharpening both. The fixed blade is called the "cutter bar" by some manufacturers and the "bedknife blade" by other manufacturers. There are several ways to cause the reel to spin backwards. Some professional sharpening shops use expensive backlapping machines to do this. Our kits are inexpensive, easy-to-use kits that work by attaching to the reel shaft either a hand operated crank handle or an attachment made for use with a variable speed power drill or air compression tool. Then the crank handle or power tool is used to spin the reel in the direction opposite of the direction that it turns when mowing. Keeping your blades sharp is an important part of mower maintenance. Sharp blades give a nice even cut that is less traumatic to the grass, so that your lawn will actually be greener and healthier. It also makes mowing easier because it reduces the resistance to pushing your reel mower through the grass. We have affordable, easy-to-use sharpening kits for manual, power and gang reel mowers, and several ways to view your options. Please click on the link below that best describes the way you would like to search for your new reel mower sharpening kit. Questions? email us! |
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