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Hedge cutter sharpening

Hi all,

can anyone recommend where i can take my stihl hedge cutters and long reach unit for sharpening in the north west.

Got a couple of conifer hedgecutting jobs in august and they need to be razor sharp.

Cheers

Liam

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  • You should do it yourself, its not too difficult just boring and time consuming. All you need is a vise and a flat file.

  • Most garden machinery sales places that offer sevicing, etc., will normally offer sharpening. I got mine done when I put them in for a thorough service.
  • I use the flat file in a chainsaw kit and a G clamp....whip it all apart and clamp the blade to the bench move file and repeat...you can also regrease the gear box at the same time and oil the blades etc...blade bolts are usually nip up by hand and them back off half a turn before nipping the lock nut up...

    Mark

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    I recently bought an Aldi dremel type rip off thing. It's exactly like a drememl but just no where near as powerful. It's great for sharpening things like that now I've worked out how to do it correctly (i.e. clamped in take the shaft off so its just the blades and gearbox).

    Also I find keeping the blades lubed, spraying twice a day with wd40 type stuff on the blades especially on conifer as the resin sticks badly, helps a lot to keep the edge on the blade for longer.

  • Like Seth I purchased some years ago an Aldi Dremel equivalent. There is no need whatsoever to dismantle the blades if you use a Dremel with a small fine grinding stone. If the trimmer is switched off with the blades open all the angles on one side of the blade can comfortably be sharpened without compromise. Start the trimmer again and position the other blades and do the same again to the remainder, job done.

    It's not a quick, quick job but it's so easy I resort to sharpening more often than I perhaps would do if I had to get the spanners and grease out. Although I also replace the grease often and as mentioned lubricate the blades every time I fill with fuel. Don't like WD40 though, use a 3 in 1 spray also purchased from Aldi"
  • The obvious answer is to take them to the local dealer you bought them from, and have a long-term relationship with? Repairing and servicing kit is down-time for your business, so having the right person is critical.

    I do mine with a Dremel, but you never get the same edge as on new blades. Ideally change them annually, I guess?

  • Take them to
    Mark 1 mowers
    Unit 204 Progress business park
    Kirkham
    PR4 2TZ
    Mark looks after all my plant often stopping what he is doing to sort small jobs out there and then
    He is cheap compared to some other company's you come across

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