How To Sharpen Garden Tools With A Grinder

A grinder wheel is fast ax shears pruner on nicks or you have to restore particularly worn blade.

How to sharpen garden tools with a grinder. You need to maintain this angle to ensure the entire surface is sharpened. The angle between the plane of the disk and the plane of the blade should be about 30 degrees. Sharpening the Shears Hold the tool firmly and pass it over the wire wheel in a bevel angle.

This is important as you do not want to re-install the blades the wrong way. Use a permanent marker to mark the up side. Hold the hand file firmly at the angle of the blade edge and then push the file forwards without going side to side- you will need to maintain this angle as you sharpen the blade.

A synthetic finishing stone will further smooth the blade edge which is important especially on an ax or hatchet. Remove a larger amount of material on lawn tools. Remove gunk and rust.

Wipe down the blades with a rag dampened with soapy water to remove sap grease or dirt that might be on the blades. To sharpen place the blade in a vice. Apply moderate pressure and using a single smooth stroke draw the tool along the contour of the blade from the base to the tip.

Turn your bench grinder on and once it gets up to speed use a 45-degree angle to sharpen the blade. Soak the Tools in an Oven Soak the tools in an oven before you start sharpening them on the bench grinder. Rub the blades with a coarse steel wool pad.

Do It All with Three Simple Tools A Grinding Wheel a Mill File and a Sharpening Stone You can sharpen most garden tools with a simple 10-in. If you must use a grinder because the tool is totally dull then work VERY SLOWLY. Clamp it down and start sharpeningbut keep a light touch here because hoes may not have bevels or be designed for sharpening.