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How do you sharpen a sickle blade?

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Fred NC

02-25-2001 08:17:26




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42 AC C sickle blade has not been used in years, dull and rusty, what is the best way to get it back in cutting shape?




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Tom

02-26-2001 16:34:46




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 Re: How do you sharpen a sickle blade? in reply to Fred NC, 02-25-2001 08:17:26  
When I worked on a farm as a kid we had a v shaped grindstone that fit in an electric drill, the outside end supported with a handle that had a bearing in it. You put the knife bar in a couple of clamps to hold it and ground each pair of edges all along the balde. worked great. There must be something like that still around.



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Dan

02-25-2001 10:45:17




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 Re: How do you sharpen a sickle blade? in reply to Fred NC, 02-25-2001 08:17:26  
While the old style v shaped grinding stone will work the best satisfactory results may be obtained with a 4 inch hand held grinder. just be sure to keep the wheel moving back and forth to prevent getting the sickle sections too hot. If the bottom cutters, called ledger plates are worn they can be removed and replaced with new ledger plate sections. This will really help your mower operate efficiently

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Aaron

02-25-2001 10:16:32




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 Re: How do you sharpen a sickle blade? in reply to Fred NC, 02-25-2001 08:17:26  
There used to be a special grinding wheel that was used. It was shaped like a "V", so that the sections fit perfectly in it. If it's real bad, I'd just buy a new sickle. They aren't that expensive and it'd get you a fresh start with rivits and everything. If you want to sharpen your own, you should be able to find a grinder setup on farm sales. Just look for the guy that farmed with a lot of older equipment and lists a sickle mower. Might have a grinder.
Aaron

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RON

02-25-2001 09:58:14




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 Re: How do you sharpen a sickle blade? in reply to Fred NC, 02-25-2001 08:17:26  
FRED
THE SICKLE BLADE CUTS WITH THE bOTTOM OF THE SICKLE CUTTING AGAINST THE TOP OF THE CUTTER BELOW. BOTH PARTS NEED TO BE IN SHAPE IF A PROPER CUTTING ACTION IS TO HAPPEN. WITH THAT IN MIND YOU WILL NEED TO CLEAN TH BOTTOM OF THE SICLE TO BE FLAT SO IT WILL SLIDE ACROSS THE BOTTOM CUTTERS. IF YOU VIEW THE TWO PARTS LIKE A SIZZORS SLICING THRU PAPER, THIS IS WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO ACHIVE. WHEN THE TWO PARS THAT ARE RIDING ON EACH OTHER ARE SMOOTH THE THE TOP PART OF THE SICKLE SECTIONS SHOULD BE GROUND BACK TO A SHARPEND EDGE. WHEN I WAS YOUNG MY FAMILY HAD A V SHAPED GRINDER THAT WAS MOUNTED ON A STAND THAT WAS SPRING LOADED AND FOOT CONTROLED. IT WOULD ALLOW MY GRANDPA TO HOLD THE SICKLE BAR WITH TWO HANDS AND LOWER THE GRINDER WITH HIS FOOT SHARPENING THE SICKLE BLADE ANOTHE GOOD OPTION, IF IT IS TWO RUSTY IS TO REPLACE THE SECTIONS OF THE SICKLE. THIS IS NOT TOO BIG A JOB AND THE REPLACEMENT SECTION CAN BE EASILY OBTAINED ALON WITH THE RIVETS REQUIRED.
GOOD LUCK

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Chris

03-11-2002 07:27:23




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 Re: Re: How do you sharpen a sickle blade? in reply to RON, 02-25-2001 09:58:14  

WHY ARE YOU TYPING IN ALL CAPITAL LETTERS?



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