Can you sharpen/buy the blades or do you have to buy another whole unit?
1461728
Purchased this at end of season. So have not had to sharpen it. I did purchase the sharpener for it. These mowers usually last for years. I live near Amish country and I know they use and sharpen them.
1461729
yes, the blades can be sharpened. you can buy a blade sharpening kit for reel mowers at most hardware stores
759698
I think that they can be bought through Amazon.com or through any retail outlet that carries the Black and Decker brand products. This is my guess for I have not had the need to purchase replacement blades yet. I have seen some replacement blades at Amazon.Com, but did not pay attention as to whether they were for this particular item or not. I hope that this information may help you.
1590924
No, they need to be purchased seperately, I found this to be to fast for sharpening my lathe tools. I purchased a new one with half the speed and it works great.
1092172
You could, however, you get what you pay for. If your going to spend the money on good knives I would spend the money on the sharpener.
1015186
on the page that has the saw,scroll down and they give you the option of purchasing sets of blades.i got this for my husband and it came with a deal so you got 2 sets of blades with it.you can always just google it and find the info on the blades.
128663
You get 2 blades with this,they are very sharp...after I used them up I just went to shop right and there version is pretty good..you can also buy a sample pack to see what you like the best on amazon
869436
I've just purchased mine this year so I haven't had to sharpen the blades. but there is a specialized tool for it that is pulled along the blade. That all I know about it.
1392566
Sry it took a few days to respond. The machine comes ready to use with one blade. Its pretty sharp and works well although it is finicky at times. I dont know where to acquire replacement blades.
1994121
I don't think you can sharpen these blades. They don't come out of the housing and the blades can't be separated.
690131
I have never seen the blades offered seperately. They are sold as a whole unit..
852455
I just did a couple of googles, and can't find blades for either this or the Blackwing. Fortunately, the blades last forever and two come with the sharpener. Will continue to search, and post if I find any! Good question! EDIT: Amazon has them (of course!) search replacement blades KUM. There are several pack sizes and several proices.
2242489
You get one blade. But for the quality, it's well worth it. I think I've used a set of these blades for 10 years and only had them sharpened once.
1954346
They sell the blades as a kit which means you have to buy all 3 blades at once. This could be a nuisance if you use one set of blades much more than the others. Only the top blade in the snips is replaceable, but you can hand file, or stone, the bottom blade easily. For that matter, you can hand sharpen the top blade.
1159917
I have them done locally, and they do a great job for $5 per bladeset. Once sharpened, though, the lifespan drops dramatically, so I only sharpen them once then chuck them. You can try doing it yourself with a grinder, but it's tricky and a good grinder is expensive. Watch for sales (pet supply stores, vet supply, horse supply) and stock up when you can.
1363562
As far as the blade being disposable, I suppose you could throw it away if you wanted. It is interchangeable meaning you can change it out with a different blade. I haven't used mine that much yet, so don't know about sharpening it.
184217
You can use the same brand for both blades, but different sizes. As for two different brands you can do that as well so long as it's the proper size.
1354988
The blades are removable but should simply be replaced and not sharpened.. I cannot imagine, with reasonable care, that you would need to sharpen the blades.....