I buy what sound like the same blades (for my Homelite trimmer) for a couple
of bucks apiece. Hardly worth the trouble to make and heat treat them.
There's a distributor of small engine parts a mile from me, and he carries
many sizes and shapes of generic blades - excellent quality - all I've
bought have been at least as good as OEM. Possibly Oregon brand...
I'm sure they'd ship... If you're interested contact me off-line and I'll
give you contact info.
KVacek@Ameritech.net
Karl
> I've got the standard gas powered edger that the box stores sell... think
> it's a 3hp MTD brand and it does a decent job. It uses a 9" long blade
> that
> is 2" wide and about 3/32 thick. My blade was worn to badly to use
> yesterday so I cut another from some stock the same thickness. It worked
> ok
> but I noticed that when I finished, instead of wearing down evenly it was
> ragged and bent (probably from a sidewalk hit or two.
>
> What do they do to the regular blades to make them stronger... heat treat
> ??
> special material ?? I've got plenty of stock and can cut them (at 7 bucks
> a
> piece plus gas it might be worth it) but need to know how to 'treat' them
> to
> get them to last longer...
>
> thanks
> John
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