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| Pete C.... |
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I'm thinking of brazing HSS planer blades onto the blades of my mower to
get a better cut (obviously with suitable grinding to provide a suitable
mounting area at the correct angle).
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| RoyJ... |
| Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 6:23 pm |
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Depends on how many rocks you have in your yard.
Pete C. wrote:
[quote]I'm thinking of brazing HSS planer blades onto the blades of my mower to
get a better cut (obviously with suitable grinding to provide a suitable
mounting area at the correct angle).
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| SteveB... |
| Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 6:53 pm |
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"Pete C." <aux3.DOH.4 at (no spam) snet.net> wrote in message
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I'm thinking of brazing HSS planer blades onto the blades of my mower to
get a better cut (obviously with suitable grinding to provide a suitable
mounting area at the correct angle).
Crazy?
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Sounds like it will definitely give you a FLAT yard. Something I've had
trouble with. Let me know how it works.
Steve |
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| Pete C.... |
| Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 9:00 pm |
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RoyJ wrote:
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Depends on how many rocks you have in your yard.
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While there are a lot of little rocks and junk in the soil, they aren't
generally an issue. The biggest issue is some high tree roots and fallen
branches to mow over.
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Pete C. wrote:
I'm thinking of brazing HSS planer blades onto the blades of my mower to
get a better cut (obviously with suitable grinding to provide a suitable
mounting area at the correct angle).
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| Tim Wescott... |
| Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 9:22 pm |
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On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:48:34 -0500, Pete C. wrote:
[quote]I'm thinking of brazing HSS planer blades onto the blades of my mower to
get a better cut (obviously with suitable grinding to provide a suitable
mounting area at the correct angle).
Crazy?
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They'll probably just break when they hit something.
I've always been able to keep a set of mower blades sharp for at least a
few mowing sessions; if you really care (and if it's easy to change
blades) just get an extra blade set or two so you can swap in a hurry and
sharpen at leisure.
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| RoyJ... |
| Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 10:09 pm |
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Before I did that I'd build up the cutting edges with some hard
surfacing material. My OEM blades for the IH Cub Cadet deck have a 1/4"
or so of low grade carbide on the cutting edges, makes a big difference.
I build up the cutting edges of my snowblowers and snow shovels. About a
5x to 10x improvement in wear.
Pete C. wrote:
[quote]I'm thinking of brazing HSS planer blades onto the blades of my mower to
get a better cut (obviously with suitable grinding to provide a suitable
mounting area at the correct angle).
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| amdx... |
| Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 12:21 pm |
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"RoyJ" <spamless at (no spam) microsoft.net> wrote in message
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Pete C. wrote:
I'm thinking of brazing HSS planer blades onto the blades of my mower to
get a better cut (obviously with suitable >grinding to provide a suitable
mounting area at the correct angle).
Crazy?
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..> Depends on how many rocks you have in your yard.
Ya, I hate when the wife hits those rocks while mowing,
guess I'll have to teach her how to sharpen the blade! 
Mike |
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| Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 11:51 am |
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On Nov 3, 3:48 pm, "Pete C." <aux3.DO... at (no spam) snet.net> wrote:
[quote]I'm thinking of brazing HSS planer blades onto the blades of my mower to
get a better cut (obviously with suitable grinding to provide a suitable
mounting area at the correct angle).
Crazy?
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Yup, ever hit a staple with a planer blade? Same thing will happen,
only in spades, when you hit a rock. Also, if the stuff cracks and
lets loose, you'll have a very nice missile to have whack into someone
or something. Get another set of blades, keep the spares sharp and
change them out before they get to the place where they're just
rounded bars, with or without notches. I find I can usually get a
good edge on a blade in less than 5 minutes with the belt grinder,
including balancing, if I do it frequently enough.
Stan |
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| PinstripeSniper... |
| Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 1:59 am |
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"amdx" <amdx at (no spam) knology.net> wrote:
[quote].> Depends on how many rocks you have in your yard.
Ya, I hate when the wife hits those rocks while mowing,
guess I'll have to teach her how to sharpen the blade!
Mike
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Yeah, my wife complained that the leather harness straps bite into her
shoulders when the plow hit a rock so I added some neoprene foam
padding. Problem solved again!
You know what's ironic (and honestly, makes me a bit sad) I get the
impression that she doesn't appreciate what a loving, considerate
husband I am.
PPS
A fictional account of how to drastically reform the financial world...
More at http://PinstripeSniper.blogspot.com and if that gets banned, check
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