Homemade Mower Blade Sharpner and Shop Projects Update

[@mamihamid8187]

Installed these on a riding mower kzbin.infoUgkxetgfkJxfdT_B2vGYP-uNTLaBbim9OKTD . They were sharp out of the box, although I've never liked blade edges that were coated...not quite as sharp as I personally want. Using my belt sander, I removed the coating from the cutting edges and refined the edge enough to shave with them. So far, after three runs, these blades are holding up as expected. Even after hitting a few fallen 1/2 inch or so branches, the edges are still sharp as heck. No edge dings, no warping, etc. As far as installing them, the cutouts were of the proper size and shape to fit my aging Craftsman mower. Very satisfied.

[@richardclifton4120]

This makes you wonder where some of the really expensive sharpeners on the market get their design from. I work like you do and when I see something I like I will attempt to make it myself. I have a nearby welding shop that has boatloads of scrap from projects they make and so far I have built two major tools from their scrap (Box Blade & Log Arch). I already have enough material to make your design, so thanks for the demo. In case you are wondering, I am saying I will make this eventually, but time and daily life is always slipping away and clocks run faster than I do, but I will catch that clock one day and finish the project. Thanks for the demo.

[@davidschwartz5127]

The very nicest mower blade sharpener on KZbin I've seen. I didn't notice how you accomplished the grinder wheel up/down adjustment. Thank you for sharing your design!

[@CraigArndt]

That is a brilliant idea for a blade sharpener. Once you get the angle set and sharpen it once, all the other times will be consistent. Brilliant!

[@2jeffs1]

Thank you Craig!

[@REVNUMANEWBERN]

Really like you setup because it keeps the blade steady & the grinder is the moving part, wish you were closer I'd get you to make me one

[@iainpops5079]

Great idea, and tool. Getting hold of steel in the uk is expensive now. Before retirement I had contacts to obtain scrap to clean up, but sadly some projects are just cheaper and quicker to buy. I'm looking forward to looking around your shop more!! Really interesting and loads of space (I'm wheelchair bound) I don't have as much room as I would like. One thing you guys are not short off!

[@raymillikinjr.2367]

Brilliant Idea...Simple and Easy. Put this on the market

[@laurijorgenson6683]

You are an extremely talented guy! I love your videos. You do such a great job at explaining how you do things and I love that you share whatever improvements you've made as you learn. You've done some amazing work. I hope you continue sharing your ideas. I'm learning a great deal from your ingenuity. Thank you so much.

[@2jeffs1]

I really appreciate when people take the time to leave such nice comments. There are many one of a kind things here that I wish to cover which would make me happy when those ideas are beneficial to others lifestyle! Thank you for stopping by Lauri, Jeff.

[@lwoodt1]

Great sharpening jig. Consistency is the key .Thank you.

[@shanesvendsen20]

Hello from Saskatchewan Canada, happened upon your channel fixing a fuel gauge problem on a 73 c10 for a buddy, ended up watching a few of your vids, enjoyed very much-the backhoe endevour looked a little overwhelming but very well done, and also nice to see the SS restored as im a chevy guy, am building a 454 81 malibu for a street car currently so i can appreciate the time spent on your car,i need to stay out of the snap-on van so i can finish it ha ha, keep up the good work-ill be watching

[@2jeffs1]

Hi Shane. I always enjoy reading what the viewers are up to. Sounds like a nice build you have started there. Was a big fan of those 454's after owning a 72 Chevelle with one years ago. That Snap-on guy - I usually ask for the "no whiners discount". Sometimes he will give a bit off those scary figures which is always appreciated. Last time here was here I barely cracked his door and looked in asked if he had a gun. (the robbery without a gun joke). Gotta add a little fun to the day...

[@karlfrink5357]

Jeff, thanks for another wonderful video full of your fruitful memories and more great shop ideas. I admire your organization and cleanliness skills! You have a master craftsman's shop stocked plum full of very cool and useful ideas! Thank you for sharing your creations with the world! I love your Kubota, quick attach, and all the mods you made! Ingenious! I look forward to your next videos, I've watched all your other videos and hope to incorporate many of your ideas to some of my projects.

[@2jeffs1]

Thank you Karl for taking time out of your day to post such a nice write up. That is what keeps me going to make more video's. There are so many one of a kind creations here that I will be posting as time permits.

[@geraldcodrington7816]

Love it!!! Love it!! You deserve an award, You are a genius.

[@davidshettlesworth1442]

Very helpful video. I will be incorporating some of your ideas into my project sharpener. Thank you.

[@sportsonwheelss]

Very nice and precise. Better jig I have seen so far.

[@ADRIAN-fb9xj]

Good Job. Handy bit of gear, and no doubt he'll modify it as he goes along. Very Neat & Tidy Workshop, He'd be a pretty clever bloke. Probably eccentric to go with it!

[@carlosmartoral6268]

Great diy blade sharpening support tool. Very creative. Thanks for the video.

[@2jeffs1]

Thanks for watching!

[@walterschilling4512]

Hey Jeff , I like diy projects like this , made a table for my band saw in the upright position. Love this build , I would like also to make it versatile for a straight edge grind . Great Build you da Man!

[@vicmurphy6129]

Great jig!!…nicely done…I’ll look for more of your inventions

[@ronniewetherington509]

Interesting idea. I have made one based on a similar concept. I didn't have nearly as much metal or tools to work with but hopefully it deliver similar results.

[@ramosel]

Good as any, better than many. A simple jig that will serve you well for years to come. A 100 years from now someone will see it in a garage sale and wonder WTF it is!!?!?

[@2jeffs1]

Too funny - actually I did have a similar thought too. Showed it to a few people and - yes if there isn't a blade on it they had no idea.

[@lorenzoandujo1012]

Amazing Idea, it works good Thank you for sharing

[@F.Krueger-cs4vk]

Great tool👌🏻. Looking at fabricating my own. Thankyou for the idea. Cheers from 🇦🇺

[@bottmar1]

Finally a sharpener that grinds toward the blade edge which leaves a lot less rolled over burr to grind off the other side of the blade. Using a grinding wheel is a plus too as it is 1/5th the cost of a flap disc and stays more aggressive than a flap disc which only cuts fast at first.

[@bertgarris4417]

I have viewed plenty of blade sharpeners here on you tube. Three quarter hp and up. A few minutes to set up out of the box to a couple of hours. Adjustments to make then some folks are clueless on what to do or proper way to use. I’m sure you got a few hours of building and tweaks but all in all it look pretty easy to place in the jig and sharpen away. Like the video and the simple build with you knowledge. Out of all the views I’ve seen this is the best one. Congratulations on your build.

[@2jeffs1]

Much appreciated Bert, Thank You!

[@TheSib]

Pretty slick! I’m impressed! I’m gonna have to copy your idea, before you patent it! Thank you for the great idea!

[@2jeffs1]

Any time!

[@not2fast4u2c]

The blade sharpener machine is a Super Sharp Idea ..The homemade cars were cool to see ...The telephone in the tree house had to be fun

[@2jeffs1]

Caught the pun there, almost missed it. Still have those telephones. They got hooked to a battery to power the voice part. They were the shape of a soda can and almost twice as tall. The crank for the ring will put out around 100 volts. I used one to power a science project at school with a bunch of things mounted to a board that were 120v.

[@davidboose5803]

nice tool build, simple and effective. I always wanted to make/buy one, but never got around to it. Keep up the good work and ideas coming!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@robertblalock5009]

Best blade sharpener yet, I just don't have the equipment for this type surgery. What would it cost me to get one to N.C.. thanks for using your talents in a positive way.

[@davidcranford7382]

A whole lot less moving parts than the All American Sharpener. Looks like it does a great job!

[@mightyjo3young]

Nice design! I’d like to make something similar. For ease of use if you haven’t don’t it yet you could weld some round stock on your bolt heads for T handles. No tools required other than the grinder. It’s probably been mentioned already since I am late to the viewing party! Once again fantastic work!

[@f1rstclass596]

What an awesome idea, wow! Thanks a lot for sharing Jeff.

[@fcarp1685]

Great video, thanks for posting! I always enjoy the format of you videos and how to make shop life a bit more fun and interesting!

[@2jeffs1]

Glad you enjoyed and thank you for stopping by!

[@condor5635]

Awesome great job! Off to Harbor Freight to get my first plasma cutter! All kidding aside should be able to make this work using hardwood. Thanks for posting

[@jh1867]

Fantastic!!!! Great Engineer!! Love all of the videos.

[@2jeffs1]

Thanks jh. Trying to put some DIY info/idea's out there so everyone can save some money.

[@mikelegue3889]

Really nice design. Simple and effective.

[@duartepaintinghandymanservices]

your final product looked awesome

[@Goodshaft]

I LOVE your little friend , a real cutie !!!

[@72pinebarron]

Wonderful idea! Simple and ultra useful design! Love it

[@wyattoneable]

You were a builder at a young age, that's awesome. I can see you've had talent for a long time. Great tour, I enjoyed that. The project came out great!

[@Lancaster1945]

Thanks Jeff. Great quality, keep'em coming.

[@2jeffs1]

Your welcome Michael. Appreciate you stopping by, Jeff.

[@jameslemon51]

Homemade blade sharpener is great rig good job

[@TheCaptaintoby]

Thank you for the video Jeff! I love seeing your creations.

[@2jeffs1]

Appreciate you watching too!

[@BoxcarsGarage]

love your video on the mower blade sharpener jig. I'm going to try to copy yours but maybe upgrade the sliding bar with something with a bearing arrangement...not sure what I'm looking for but I'll be sure to figure that out when I see it...you know how us scroungers are. thanks.

[@walkingwormfood9628]

wow, very impressive. the shop is awesome and you have some really interesting projects going on. keep the vids coming please.

[@2jeffs1]

Thank you Jim - keeps me out of trouble... ;>)

[@walkingwormfood9628]

@@2jeffs1 lol, I know the importance of that!

[@benstill571]

Your videos always make my day. Thank you.

[@2jeffs1]

Your welcome Ben!

[@chevyphil3969]

great invention i like to sharpen stuff with a flap disk try it you wont be disappointed just subscribed to your channel your a great inventor handy man

[@2jeffs1]

Thank you Philip. I do have some of those here. Will have to try that too!

[@terryinozland]

I have trouble sharpening mulcher blades. Any ideas for that. I don't think the jig would suit ....but it's awesome for straight blades.

[@tiitsaul9036]

You are an awesome guy. Thanks for sharing

[@2jeffs1]

Your welcome, Really appreciate when everyone takes the time to leave a comment too!

[@robertlarochelle6361]

Tiit Saul what size is the I beam, Webb & the top, bottom cords , over all size would be great. Most common sense unit I’ve seen ...

[@coreoncrack]

simpelt and it just works, just the way i like it very nice man !!!

[@crerus75]

This is a great idea and a great channel. Have you thought about welding a tommy bar onto the bolt head? That way, you wouldn't need a ratchet to tighten or loosen it.

[@2jeffs1]

Great point you brought up. Yesterday I was using it and taking the blades on/off to get the balance dialed in, you bet - that is a must do idea!

[@Truthseaaker]

always enjoy your videos jeff. ive been racking my brain on how to make a jig for sharpening the knives i make. as usual your vid gave me some great ideas. thanks buddy

[@2jeffs1]

Thanks Derek. I always hope there can be some useful idea's grabbed.

[@RANDALLOLOGY]

Neat idea, cool build. Thanks for sharing.

[@SoybeanFarmer3300]

I like your blade sharpening rig.

[@christopherswainson371]

Great video, thank you. CBN wheel would be a better, cooler, faster cutter. Helpful video.

[@MrRickforegolf]

Looks like you have a great idea, you should do a patent on this.

[@59vaughn]

Nice history.....very inspiring ideas...

[@seniamcclurg3388]

That's great your all over the town!!!!

[@jgcorn61]

I really do enjoy watching your videos. That reminds me I need to sharpen my mower blade,LOL,Cheers!.

[@2jeffs1]

Just remember there is an easier way!

[@jgcorn61]

2jeffs1time to get out the plasma cutter.

[@gerrygirard3877]

Good old fashion ingenuity, love it.

[@2jeffs1]

Thanks Gerry. Kinda one of those things that once your done (and it works) it is time well spent and should of made it sooner.

[@gerrygirard3877]

That is so true

[@roystheboy]

Would have liked to see how you attached the grinder to the slider

[@davidcranford7382]

Me too!!

[@elcomandante9299]

All that time,effort, n money spent on materials. I just use a bench vise. Quick n easy. No dickering with plasma cutters or equiptment. Do it yourselfers over complicate such simple tasks.

[@laneburgess1643]

I love your inventions.

[@lennyc624]

Pretty cool. I was thinking of making a sharpener something like that. Got some good ideas here.

[@gst69man]

good vid. entertaining also. glad how you add address to skip to parts of interest. Shows respect for your audience. Tks

[@buzmey9]

I always look foreword to your videos. I really enjoyed it as usual.

[@2jeffs1]

Thanks Kieth.

[@Justcye357]

Great video great presentation i really like the blade sharpener you created... let me know if it’s available for sale..I would love to own one. You have a lovely media voice... your voice sound like a radio personality or a movie star... hope you get a gig.

[@sellitup]

Excellent! Greetings from the Dells Area

[@2jeffs1]

Hop, skip and a jump away for sure!

[@SierraOne]

I saw a really nice lift as the tour continued, how about a bit of a tour of that!

[@2jeffs1]

Interesting that you brought that up. I have done a lot of improvement mods to that so it would be feasible for a video.

[@joejones2847]

So I’m guessing if you run the bolts all the way out it’s time for a new blade LOL. It’s a great design. I gotta get a welder. That’s the one tool I don’t own

[@rodneybrand8521]

WOW !!!! I like it .. I want one...cheers 🍺🍺🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 made in USA... By the master..

[@jeffschall2062]

Best blade sharpener ive seen.

[@victoryfirst2878]

I found you again on KZbin fella Hello and hope all is well too. Stay virus free fella Jeff.

[@2jeffs1]

Thank you for the kind thoughts, much appreciated!

[@nsc112]

Never read the comments! Great video, and God bless Wisconsin.

[@ChicagoDoItYourself]

You're such a smart guy.. have you ever considered cutting the blades short and putting swinging tips of like high manganese steel.. or.. overlay the cutting edge with a thin slice of the same.. make long lasting blades.. .. I'm waiting to see your patent.. :P

[@donf3739]

How has that sliding guide held up? Looks like it would get a lot of grinder grit in it. Does look pretty easy to replace though.

[@botabob]

New subscriber here Love the lawn mower blade sharpener. CHEERS

[@kevinedward1234]

Jeff, another top drawer video, always great to learn from watching your videos!!!!

[@short1957]

Very interesting video thank you very much for sharing the video and your knowledge with us

[@griffon3275]

Nice sharpner .. however for as many times as I need to sharpen blades not really productive to build .. This is a cool project for a teen interested in sharpening blades on the side

[@MrToolmaker23]

Greetings from Ontario. Nicely done. Working on my own jig so this came in very helpful. Liked and subscribed. Work safe.

[@twoZJs]

Super vid, thks. This is great stuff, something to do on your breaks, while resting from cleaning the shop. : )

[@paparitz1]

Must be nice to have building & all the tools.

[@raymondj8768]

dude at 12:00 i have never seen one of those gauges vbery cool we usedto ice down the choke great video brothrt !!!!!

[@bigjohn9898]

Safety never takes a holiday!!

[@tomn5880]

At the outer edge of your angle grind, how do you get rid of the rounded cutting edge? The rounded cutting edge would make a 20 inch blade only 19 1/2 inches in length. I was plagued with this problem and started to angle the cutting edge from 90 degrees to a swept back angle like a sickle blade. Didn't cut well however. Now when the tip of the cutting edge gets dull, I change blades on my JD 42" deck.

[@RodderFiles]

Thanks for the trip Down Memory Lane , Looks like they are wonderful Memories, an the jig came out great with new paint i see you painted the blade too , i was wondering if you were gonna lol Cheers brotha great video

[@2jeffs1]

Your welcome Kenny! Do have a lot of pictures and more footage of the creations back then. Had the big sand blaster fired up out in back which made quick work out of the prep. Went out to cut the grass, was cutting poorly on the one end. Stopped and looked underneath. Put a blade on upside down. Duh! Thought maybe I shouldn't be fixing cars any more...

[@jims1942]

Great job on the video and the jig both! :)

[@JasonSmith-qx3zh]

Dude that came out top notch great vid great job!

[@hammondm50]

Little long but enjoyed it all probably going to try make one for myself

[@johnlivingston9217]

Nice build!

[@chipmcg7766]

Question, is it important to have the edge on the same plane? i.e. all in a straight line, why would a jagged edge not work just as well? it is a mower blade ?

[@erwinpierce1136]

Thats the best thing since sliced bread , but a very cool tool .

[@johnklein4558]

Great blade sharpener! Thanks!

[@antekb1979]

Very nice tool... I have one suggestion for balancing the blade. The way you showed, not always work. However with the same set-up, you can do it with more sensitive technique. Keep the screw in vice like it was, and place the blade horizontally on top of the screw. Then, if the blade is balanced correctly, the center of the screw should be exactly at the center of the mounting hole. I am not sure if my description is clear - if not, please check the "Steve's Small Engine Saloon" chanell - there is a video about blade balancing.

[@BigHomie030]

Badass little gadget. Where can I get one at?

[@57WillysCJ]

Great video. Cool to see the stuff you did when younger. Notice I didn't say old stuff or when you were young? That would imply we are getting old. Time to be like Jack Benny, permanently 39.

[@2jeffs1]

Ha ha. Great comment! One has to refuse to grow up...

[@trakyboy5128]

I love creative hands on expression of the mind at work !!!! I'm impressed sir, hat's off to you 😃 Sadly Americans are loosing the artist art of making it yourself.

[@tonybaggett1984]

Great videos love watching them. Can't wait to see the shop build video. I personally would like to see a shop tour video. Yours looks pretty amazing.

[@2jeffs1]

Hi Tony. Have been pondering on how to present a shop tour. Want to make sure it would be entertaining and not boring.

[@markegan5330]

love your vids and whole attitude. Great stuff.

[@2jeffs1]

Thank you Mark. None of my creations were ever cute but quite dependable tho.

[@job38four10]

Not until or after about 6:35 I had to wonder if your favorite car was the AMC Rambler and your favorite song is Rambling Rose. Once you got to it I thought that sharpening guide was a good idea.