Content
- Sharpening grass shears perfectly - that's how it works
- Tool requirements - Tips for inexperienced home gardeners
- Step-by-step instructions - how to sharpen a pair of grass shear correctly
- Tighten grass shears in between - That's how it works
- Tips
If the grass shears are not sharp, the grass cutting becomes agony
Sharpening grass shears perfectly - that's how it works
Sharpening the fine blades of a lawn scissors requires a little prudence. An uneven sharpening angle makes your grass shears unusable in the worst case. How to cut your lawn scissors again as on the first day.
Tool requirements - Tips for inexperienced home gardeners
For home gardeners with little craftsmanship, we recommend investing in a wet grinding machine to sharpen garden tools optimally. Dry-rotating grinding aids pose the great danger that a faulty cutting geometry is produced or the edges are heated, annealed and lose their hardness. Qualitatively good equipment for hobby and garden are to acquire for under 150 euro.
Step-by-step instructions - how to sharpen a pair of grass shear correctly
In the first step, disassemble the grass shears into their individual parts. Tighten the grass shears exactly at the original angle. Proceed as follows:
Before you reassemble the freshly cut lawn scissors, the device receives a care cure. For this purpose, treat all moving parts with creeping or sewing machine oil. The glands, however, are not greased. To distribute the oil evenly in the hinges, move the joints several times after assembling the scissors.
Please use only a grinding aid with clamping device. Without fixing the cutting edges, the cutting geometry gets out of hand and your lawn scissors become useless. If it is not worth investing in a wet grinding machine for your needs, it is better to hire a professional sharpening service to take care of your garden shears.
Tighten grass shears in between - That's how it works
If your lawn scissors have no nicks, you can easily improve the sharpness with a manual combi grinding stone. This has two different pages. The coarser side takes over the pre-sanding, whereas the finer side of your grass shears gives the finishing touch. High-quality products are delivered together with a holding device, which greatly simplifies manual grinding.
Tips
Dirt, rust and plant juices set your grass shears and make them stiff. Do not lay your garden shears on soil even for a short break. Your valuable tools are better on a stone surface or the lawn.