Keep Your Mower Blade Sharp

Step 6 Clean the blade before grinding

Scrape the crusted old grass from the sides of the blade so it rides smoothly on the guide.

Comments

[baldigowski]

That toll is called a 5 in 1 tool. It is used mostly by painters. The half-round cutout is for scraping/cleaning off the wet paint from a paint roller so you can reuse them. The point is used for glazing windows . The rest is self explanatory. Here in the US a good one is made by HYDE tools.

[flamesami]

what is that thing that you are using to clean the blade? It looko ... interersting :-)...and very useful!

[Phil B]

I would have called it a putty knife, but I was in a home improvement store and saw one for sale.  It was simply called a painter's tool.  Here is a link to much nicer one at Amazon.com.  Thank you for asking.  (I checked your profile, but could not tell in what nation you live.  I am in the USA.  If you are in the USA, I saw them at Lowe's.)

[flamesami]

I'm English, but I live in Portugal, so no Lowes, Home Despot or big chains... instead we have small shops nationwide called "drogarias" where you can buy tools, nails and stuff if it can't be found in one place, there's the shop round the corner that might have it...waaay better than chain-stores, better service too they actually try to help, unlike the guy in the chain store who's just trying to sell stuff...forgive me for ranting.. :-)