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Sharpening Sickle Sections

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BobbyB

05-30-2003 09:54:13




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I have Massey Model 41 sickle mower and would like to know the best way to sharpen sickle section. Do you have to disassemble the bar and sharpen or can you sharpen each section with the bar still assembled?

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Tim Shaw

05-31-2003 20:09:11




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 Re: Sharpening Sickle Sections in reply to BobbyB, 05-30-2003 09:54:13  
You don't need to remove the sections from the knife back but as Hugh said, you do need to remove it from the mower. The sections can be sharpened by hand or you can use a mechanical sickle sharpener to do the job. I know of at least 4 different manufacturers of sharpeners, most of which are probably out of business. We use Shadle sharpeners. I think they were made in Minatare, NE. Webb in Grand Island, NE makes a sharpener but it will set you back more than $1000 if my memory serves me correctly.

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Hugh MacKay

05-30-2003 18:06:39




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 Re: Sharpening Sickle Sections in reply to BobbyB, 05-30-2003 09:54:13  
Bobby: You have to remove the cutter, as guards or fingers which ever you prefer to call them will prevent you from getting the proper angle. The best tool to used is a carburendum stone. Used to be able to buy those about 1-1/4" square stone about 1' long with a 6" wooden handle. Old timers used these for sharpening their scythe. Best way to go about this is clamp the small rail in vise and have a stand to support the end. You can sharpen about 1' either side of vise then move. Keep the angle same as original. If it is beyond that pick up a new knife to go by. You can grind them until they come to a point and little beyond. Once they get short, they are done.

There are grinders that were built for this, V shaped stone and clamping device. I have seen people use these. I asked about them once, figured I could do it the old way almost as fast.

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