Dodgy lawnmower?

Miss_Penny_Pincher_2

Just moved into a house with our first garden and have a Qualcast lawnmower which works fine but OH moaning and saying the blades aren't sharp enough and now he wants a Flymo. Is there a way of sharpening the blades without having to splash out on buying a new one?

rsvtoddy

As long as it's got a metal blade they can be sharpened - take it off and sharpen it (or get someone like Mr Minute to do it)!

roswell

a grinder or a file will sharped metal blades if there plastic you can just get new blades ... you coudl also just get new metal blades but really unless there very worn / damaged from stones its cheaper to sharpen them.

Miss_Penny_Pincher_2

Thanks - will look into buying a sharpener / file - we are very new to DIY / gardening etc!!

libra10

If there are any lawnmower service shops in your area, if you take the old cutting unit they will sell you a service exchange regrind set. Probably easier than doing it yourself, though not as cheap.

OddjobKIA

i have a 20 year old flymo with blades that look like saw blades my lawn is about 30x15 feet and it does the job fine. I WANT a new lawn mower for no other reason than all the neighbours have petrol ones and i used to untill i stoped being self employed (hence the name) and gave it away. The blades spin round at about 2000 rpm on most machines and your only cutting grass a sharp blade only counts for so much.