HOW TO BALANCE a Lawnmower BLADE after Sharpening. BALANCING a LAWN mower BLADE
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- Опубліковано 4 вер 2024
- HOW TO BALANCE a Lawnmower BLADE With or Without a BLADE BALANCER. 2 ways to Balance a Lawnmower's Blades.
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I enjoy finding short videos filled with knowledge. Creators making 15-20 minute videos on this subject trying to sound smart don’t impress me. Thanks for the video!
Just used the down and dirty method using a screw and it worked absolutely perfectly. Didn't have to go to Amazon for a balance cone and was done in about 12 minutes. Thank you!!!
I have been doing this method for years. Works great. No vibration issues when blades are engaged!!
I wasted 8 bucks on one of these little blade balancers and found that it binds too easily...i did the nail in the wall trick and it is MUCH more sensitive and accurate.
same here
I have used the nail technique but found one of these balancers at a thrift store. I will probably continue to use the nail but I think the balancer is really pretty. I'll put it on my mantel as a work of art!!
Thank you for this. I am Concerned about maintaining my finish mower. Considered spending on a balancer. I would rather not, everting is pretty tight with the economy right now. With this tip I got a better understanding and am confident I can maintain my own blades with equipment I’ve got on hand. Thanks again
Dude !!! ... nice job with that nail recommendation 👌 👍..u nailed it
Thanks! 👍
Awesome! I thought to myself why I didn't think about that after I just received the blade balancer from Amazon which I'm going to be returning now. Thank you!
Thanks for the video! I felt like it was very simple.
Best video to date on how not to balance a mower blade properly.
I like your style....short & sweet. Thanks!
Thanks for watching!
I can’t believe I never thought of using a nail to balance them 😅
Because I didn’t balance them once, I damaged the bearings and had to replace them.
agree...you learn these little tips and tricks as you go...cool
Are you seriuos?
Completely serious.
If the balance isn’t correct it can affect the bearings after a while.
Same. Here after doing bearings…
The nail trick isn't the correct way to balance lawn mower blades.
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I'm no expert; but, I think that that's a SCREW; not a nail. 😉
Yup I’m grinding a notch. Brand new blades that are way off out of the box never used.
Dude sounds like Michael Douglas. Cool!
Someone else said this, a few folks actually. LOL! Thanks for watching
That's all I needed. Thanks for the video.
I balance my own blades :)
I do like this video :)
I found the plastic cones are better(slippery at peg tip) put a spacer like a nut on the tip of the cone and a bulls eye spirit level on top,you can see left right balance as well as front back easily.
Fucken brilliant m8. Here I am trying to think of a way to rig up ball bearings and the same attachment my mower uses and you got this figured out with a nail. Thanks for the tip! Gonna do this today.
I have had my identical balancer since 1971.
Amazing, thank you
Thank you too
If you want to do something more accurate and faster and own an angle grinder and vice then get a long bolt or long socket that fits tight in the hole. Then put the blade with bolt resting on top the jaws of your vice so the bolt can can roll one way or the other along the top. when you figure out which side is heavy just tighten vice and grind away. Check by loosen vice again repeat as necessary. No need to move blade back and forth from nail or balancing cone back to vice to grind.
Holy. Make a video bro
You should make a video
Balancing a filthy blade with buildup such as the one in the video, is 100% wrong. When that buildup flies off during the first time you spin it up, you instantly have an imbalance. Clean the blade of all debris and use a bushing to give yourself a round hole in centre. This is critical. The nail method is subject to irregularities in the blade inside the hole and is inaccurate and may cause you to either create an imbalance, or have a different centre of balance every time you position it on the screw and never get it balanced.
Also it looks like your balancer is worn so bad, getting anything balanced on that would be a miracle.
Note: if it’s worth having tools to maintain your equipment, it’s just as important to maintain your tools.
Make a video then
U must be having trouble as your on here watching this lol
Balancing mower blades is like mud on your boots, you know it's there but it makes no difference
This video shows me, this is not a place I would take my stuff to for service!
Your intro music is awesome! Your instructions worked perfectly. Thanks!
Thanks friend
The mag-1000 blade balancer has disproved the nail balance technique. The nail is not effective at all
I disagree, and a $100.00 blade balancer is just ridiculous in my opinion.
Ridiculous or not... ua-cam.com/video/x3RMN1QfutM/v-deo.html
thanks! I watched it. I am impressed. More precise for sure. I just don't think a lawnmower blade needs to be so precise. That dude was in a laboratory! haha! Technically, every little piece of grass/dirt that unevenly sticks to the blade could affect the balance if you are going to be this precise. However, precision is never a bad thing I suppose....
They had to disapprove the nail method or else who'll buy MAG-1000. Unless perhaps sharpening a propeller heading to Mars. I say just lube the nail surface so there is no friction and a bit of common sense will get you enough balance.
I really don't recommend the nail/screw method, the reason being is the nail is located ABOVE the actual center of rotation of the blade. Therefore adjustments are inherently incorrect. The center of the hole, or as close as possible is the true center of rotation.
Brilliant ! Plain & simple - so why do they sell the fancy gadgets ?
$$$$$$$$$
first the blade must be clean
Once you got it sharpened, you might as well just stick some gummy stuff on the light side for balance, just like the small lead weights on tires.
I would not recommend that it would always come off I am sure.
so why does just wet grass stick to it readily then ?@@JeffsLittleEngineService
Cone balancers suck.. There is too much play when placing the blade on top of it.
Thanks for saving me $8. Extra Crown water for me please.😊
wait stop i dont need the 300.00 balancer on amazon? lol thank you
How precise does it need to be? My blade keeps leaning to the right about 10-15 degrees no matter how many times I shave the edge
It's like voodoo.
You need to balance the blade/s as precisely as you can. It sounds like your balancer may be inaccurate or damaged. I balance my aircraft propellers with the umteenth part of precision. It make an enormous difference when done and it will be the same for your mower deck/ spindles/ bearings when the blades are precisely balanced. I am working on a design for a balancer that will be extremely sensitive and easy to make at home.
To keep your mower deck from being flogged to pieces, it is essential that the blades are precisely balanced.
Those balancers are terribly inaccurate. I could put my blade on it ten different times and I’ll get ten different results. Not sure why they even sell them.
Even in this video, the blade was lower on one side the first time then lower on the other side the second time.
Jeff used a screw, not a nail.
Never notch! Bad advice!!!, it sets up point for a stress fracture to start.
If you need to remove a lot take it from the end with a file. Anyone wonder how a accurate his level is after banging it around like that?
good tips, I have never had an issue with it though
Nails don't work. I've tested it. You can't get it centered.
DO NOT "grind a notch" as suggested here.. a mower blade spins over 2000 RPM.. the notch could cause a catastrophic blade explosion and send metal fragments all over the place
no it won't
That is funny Maxx
Thats how they balance turbos..
Then it’s miracle I’m still alive, because I’ve been doing that for thirty years😂
Now that was some funny sh1t right there. UA-cam should start implementing "background checks" before they let just anyone have comment capabilities lol
Those things are junk
Man buy you a good blade balancer. That is not the way to balance a blade.
It's been working for me to do it like this for 20 years! However using the correct tool is always best.
@@JeffsLittleEngineService you know they balanced tires on bubble balancers for years. But now they spin balance them. I think anything is better using a nail. I have found that you can lay a 1/4 extension on a flat service , then lay your blade over it at the center of the mounting hole.
I can assure you the day is coming when blades will be balanced by spinning them up to speed. Have you thought about how much centrifuge force is generated in a blade going 200mph.
Even a 90 to 200 dollar balancer is still primitive. But a nail is not even close to what is needed. If you're trying to save money get you a roller skate bearing and put a bolt through the center and rest you blade on it.