Hedge trimmers

[Arborlord]

Had my groundie wreck my trimmer teeth yestereday spent ages refiling every sodding tooth.

 

Do any of you guys use angle grinders??.

 

[Dean Lofthouse]

Too dodgy

 

If it grabs you'll catch another blade and the disc might shatter doing you a serious injury.

 

Best to use a die grinder, or dremmel if you don't know what a die grinder is.

 

I put mine in for pro sharpening last week and it was only £29 and they stipped the blades down.

[Arborlord]

I currently use a flat file it does the job very well but its long.

 

I thought a angle grinder was a bit dogey.

[Mesterh]

Do any of you guys use angle grinders??.

 

 

Yep allways use an angle grinder, never had any probs.

 

 

Too dodgy

 

If it grabs you'll catch another blade and the disc might shatter doing you a serious injury..

 

The grinding discs are about 5-6mm thick never had one of those shatter.

 

The cutting discs are alot thinner, there the ones that can shatter.

[Dean Lofthouse]

Yep allways use an angle grinder, never had any probs.

 

 

 

 

The grinding discs are about 5-6mm thick never had one of those shatter.

 

The cutting discs are alot thinner, there the ones that can shatter.

 

I can show you a few scars.

 

Grinding with flat blades should only be done in a jig, because you are putting a thick blade into a small gap, at an angle it can and will grab.

 

Using a flat bladed angle grinder without a jig, is extremely risking and I would not recommend anyone doing it

[Mesterh]

I suppose it depends on what hedge trimmers they are.

My old stihl ones have a fairly big gap between the teeth so I dont have any problems with those.

 

My newer stihl hege trimmers (which are garbage btw) have alot narrower teeth so i could see those being a problem like you say, could be abit dangerous. But since they hardly get used I havent had to sharpen them yet.

[Ian Leach]

I've always used a grinder but on the old stihl 85 never had a problem. Never tried the new ones tho.

[Arborlord]

I have used the new stihl T AND R versions the engines are always an ass to start they conk out any one else had any problems with these.

 

Also the ms200t carbs are still 08 crap ??>

[Log-ologist]

I use a 4.5 inch angle grinder with a 1.6mm cutting disc to touch up the hedge trimmer blades. ( 1.6mm cutting discs are unfeasably thin you would never think they would work but they are ace , I never use the thick cutting discs)

But remember that if your employees use them you have to be mindful of the provision and use regs and grinding wheel regs too.

[Rowan the Bruce]

I have used the new stihl T AND R versions the engines are always an ass to start they conk out any one else had any problems with these.

 

Also the ms200t carbs are still 08 crap ??>

 

Absolutely, my boss just bought the stihl combi system again, engine only(most powerful one) and first days trimming the new 4 stroke special cut out every 2 minutes esp when just getting to the top of the ladder. I then bought the husky combi system for my own business at 100 quid less, lol ,and am well pleased, 2 days use and never stalled once.The trigger's a bit mickey mouse but though.They are so easy to start and really well balanced.