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    Cylinder mower blade sharpening

    Just been quoted £139 to get mine done.

    A precision job by all accounts.

    Margins of error similar to those in calculating flight trajectory of space shuttle for re-entry.

    Seems a lot of money though.

    #2
    Compare it to the cost of new blades
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      #3
      I could ask one of my gardeners about it if you wish? Won't be until they get back from the sunken victorian garden in the east wing though.
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        #4
        Originally posted by pacharan View Post
        Margins of error similar to those in calculating flight trajectory of space shuttle for re-entry.
        Doesn't sound like he was bulltulipting you at all

        Cylinder Mower Sharpener. This device clamps firmly to the bottom plate of a reel mower and sharpens the blades as they turn.
        Sharpening Lawnmowers

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          #5
          Originally posted by pacharan View Post
          Just been quoted £139 to get mine done.

          A precision job by all accounts.

          Margins of error similar to those in calculating flight trajectory of space shuttle for re-entry.

          Seems a lot of money though.
          How fascinating.
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            #6
            I tried one of those clip on type cylinder mower sharpener devices. Provided you take a good deal of care setting it up it actually worked OK. I stress the setting up though, it must be absolutely spot on to the blade edge or it just rips up the sharpening medium.
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              #7
              The only option for a proper contractor's estate;

              And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014

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                For SB's benefit that should really have come with a NSFW warning.
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                  #9
                  don't you have an angle grinder ?

                  tell you what, I'll do it for £100

                  Milan.

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                    #10
                    What did your Head gardener say?
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