[HobieMarty]

Does anyone ever balance their lawnmower blades?
I went down the YouTube rabbit hole concerning blade sharpening and balancing!!!
There are all sorts of ways to sharpen blades from things that help you maintain the angle of the cutting surface to sharpening machines. I used an angle grinder with a 60 grit flap disc to take out small nicks in the blade and also used a hand file for sharpening. There are also lots of methods for balancing blades as well from spinner contraptions to just using a trusty old nail. I chose to try the nail method. The blades I have are Oregon Gator Blades and they have a 6-point star mounting hole and they say you cannot balance them on a nail. Well, I beg to differ. I was able to put the center point of the star on the shaft of the nail and balance the blade. I used the mower a little the other day and I can tell that balancing the blades definitely eliminated vibrations. So, if you feel vibrations from your mower, be it a rider or push mower, try balancing your blades for a smoother performance.

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