[Shop-talk] lawnmower blades

[scott.hall at comcast.net]

so you wouldn't want to be sliding your hand up and down the edge, right?

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From: Eric Murray <ericm at lne.com>
> On Sun, Sep 14, 2008 at 01:25:38AM +0000, scott.hall at comcast.net wrote:
> > simple, I guess: how sharp should they be?
> 
> 
> I sharpen mine as sharp as I can considering that I use a bench grinder
> and a file for the parts a grinder can't reach, and don't spend a lot of
> time on it.   
> 
> I don't think there's much benefit to getting out the honing stones.
> 
> I balance mine with a pencil through the hole.  Side to side is fine.