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edging shears tip

Pythagorean · 2020-07-29 21:14:23

I bought edging shears a few years ago, they would cut anything for a while, and then they basically became useless, unable to cut any sort of lawn edge. I sharpened them several times, to no avail. I was about to buy a new pair, when I had a brainwave. The shears are held together with a nut and bolt ,and it was quite…

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29-07-2020 10:14pm

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Pythagorean

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I bought edging shears a few years ago, they would cut anything for a while, and then they basically became useless, unable to cut any sort of lawn edge. I sharpened them several times, to no avail. I was about to buy a new pair, when I had a brainwave. The shears are held together with a nut and bolt ,and it was quite loose, allowing the blades to stay too far apart. I tightened it up, and hey presto, the shears was working perfectly again !!

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