On Friday 31 August 2012
When working in a garden it is important to ensure that the hedge trimmer you are using does its work effectively and in one go. However, prolong use of hedge trimmers often make their blades blunt and ineffective. Naturally, if you are using the machine frequently the blades will turn blunt down the road. You cannot prevent it but of course you can sharpen the blades time to time, depending on the frequency of their uses. Here is a stepwise procedure to sharpen hedge trimmer blades.
- Step 1: Put the machines on a plane surface such as a table or any hard surface, ensuring that the blades are facing away from you.
- Step 2: Take a pair of pliers and use it to open the bolts on your hedge trimmers by twisting the bolt counter-clockwise.
- Step 3: Remove the bolts and then separate the paired blades.
- Step 4: Hold the handles of blade tightly, again ensuring that it is facing away from you. Take a metal filer and slide it down the length of the blade till you reach end point. Repeat the process for a minute or two then continue the process with the other blade.
- Step 5: Check whether the blades are sharpened using a piece of paper. Take a piece of paper and hold it next to the blade, then cut the paper with least force. If the paper cuts easily, it means blades are sharpened, or else you will have to continue the sharpening process with metal filer and again have to repeat the paper test.
These steps are only applicable on hedge trimmers having blades fixed with bolts. If your trimmer doesn’t have bolts, it means the machine is not meant for servicing and you need to replace it with a new one.
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