How To Sharpen Hedge Trimmer Blades, Beginners Guide. STIHL HS56

In depth step by step tutorial on how I service and sharpen the blades on a Stihl HS 56 Hedge trimmer. Taking the blades apart, cleaning them, sharpening and re-assembling them plus greasing the gearbox. Showing how I use a file, mini rotary grinder and an angle grinder to sharpen.
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[@robinmorgan1149]

Far and away the best video showing the full procedure! Thanks!

[@RJLgardens]

Cheers, hope it helped 👍

[@loweaguirre454]

Thanks for the awesome video !!! It will definitely be a great winter project as well.

[@RJLgardens]

No problem, 👍

[@james4171]

Impressively thorough and clear. Thanks!

[@RJLgardens]

Cheers 👌

[@kennethwithers249]

My hedge trimmer blade is revited, what then ?

[@RJLgardens]

@@kennethwithers249 sharpen with the blades left on is your easiest option

[@ralphhardie7492]

Great thanks Brilliant report Loads of tips.

[@RJLgardens]

Thanks for watching 👍

[@peterpipe9015]

Best sharpening video on youtube m8

[@RJLgardens]

Thanks mate 👌

[@gnohn9366]

Great how to video!

[@RJLgardens]

Thank you!

[@treeninja5305]

Thats a art in itself,nicely done, i give mine a scrub with water first,gets the sap off.

[@RJLgardens]

Thanks 👍

[@andrewsparksnz]

A 70/30 mix of methylated spirits / water in a spray bottle is a really cheap & effective way to dissolve the sap & gunk (the water stops the meths evaporating too quickly) so you can wipe it off. I favour the Dremel or stones as a angle grinder can make a real mess of the blade in a flash if you’re not careful.

[@RJLgardens]

Will have to try that mixture 👍. Angle grinder with flappy sanding disc is actually quite forgivable but yeh in the wrong hands can make a mess 😀

[@ScratchyBaws]

Thanks for the tip Andrew, appreciate it and going to try that mix.

[@eddieblakely2941]

Haven’t been this excited in a while. A home-brew recipe for cleaning funky gunky blades. Cheers

[@falconsinput2226]

Great Video mate.👍

[@RJLgardens]

Cheers 👍

[@rikiwikeepa4684]

Done ready to go 👍🏾

[@RJLgardens]

👌

[@peterperigrino1403]

Yeah man got to take it real easy on those ones where the wheel is spinning up into the teeth. It can grab real hard on the flappy disk sanders. I just did my 24in cutters and il tell you it took hrs with a damn file and im really good at it but the time it took. Yeah im looking to use the disk sanding wheel on a small angle airtool. Thanks for the video. I used penatrating fluid and a wire brush then a wire cup on my angle grinder.

[@RJLgardens]

Yeh a file takes far too long, Cheers, all the best

[@johanvandeputte846]

Great video! I always use a Dremel, but I can believe it goes a lot faster with a grinder.

[@RJLgardens]

Thanks, yeh speed is a must when i have a lot of blades to do 👍

[@ScratchyBaws]

Just ordered some stones for the dremel, picked up some grease from screwfix today and have a new Bosch battery arriving tomorrow for my long reach cutters but i'm going to use your razor/stanley blade method this time around when i maintain the cutter blades. Great thorough video and appreciate your upload and tips here. Great job by the way and many thanks.

[@RJLgardens]

Thanks, and good luck with yours 👍

[@HouseMastersTools]

Good Tool 🍻

[@RJLgardens]

👍 Thanks for watching.

[@DAVEHARSTON]

Cheers I use a powerfile sander works a dream

[@RJLgardens]

👌👍

[@angus96elliot]

where did you get the orange protective thing ontop of the blade? thats a great little safety feature!

[@RJLgardens]

It comes with the trimmer 👍

[@mattseymour8637]

Useful video! How do you go about using the angle grinder when not taking the blades off?

[@RJLgardens]

Watch this vid for leaving the blades on. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJ-bhZyJnqt4hac I will be doing a shorter quicker video on blade sharpening soon 👍

[@7magicful]

Great video sir. What are the specs of the flap disc, please. They are different. Where did you buy it.. link if possible..or similar if not. Cheers.

[@RJLgardens]

Thanks, I would say start with around an 80 grit disc, just search online for the correct size for your grinder 👍

[@Enonymouse_]

An ultrasonic bath with a mild detergent works ok

[@RJLgardens]

Would have to be a huge cleaner to fit blades in 🤣👍

[@billjoseph8512]

can the bottom piece be flipped to makebuo for being worn down or will you still have to much space away from the cutting blade??

[@RJLgardens]

Not sure i follow, do you mean the washers after the screw heads?

[@GazCle]

What disc is on the angle grinder? top vid I use an angle grinder bladed installed but got tip on clean faces I must do it properly outta season lol

[@RJLgardens]

Its a 60 or 80 grit flappy sanding disc i use 👍

[@mistercycy2471]

Sffg​@@RJLgardens

[@peterpipe9015]

Not quite as heavily engineered compared to the hs82 . How much does it usually cost to have blades sharpened ? Thank you

[@RJLgardens]

Yeh defo not a pro set of blades that's for sure. I have no idea what shops charge these days, i have never once taken my blades to get sharpened, always done it myself. From what i have seen some shops do though it is not pretty 😂, all depends how good and thorough they are, most shops are average at best though imo.

[@peterpipe9015]

@@RJLgardens you done a cracking job there m8 . Them blades look razer sharp

[@gtoddwilliams]

A grinder requires great skill to not damage. Use a Dremel instead.

[@7magicful]

@@gtoddwilliams How would you make a straight edge with Dremel? It will stay convex, not good. And Dremel stone gets out of shape fast. better to practice with the grinder and get your skill soon.

[@MrLONELYDRIFTER]

A Dremel with a wand is the best way to get a better result with a cutting blade on it as a grinder.

[@RJLgardens]

Na still to slow

[@boyse69]

The gearbox box clean should have been done before replacing blades and fresh grease on all parts really let you done that part Sir . Well done for doing your own service engine degreaser on blades works well and is cheap dry then oil blades in the open position after each use .

[@RJLgardens]

If it was an old neglected gearbox i would certainly fully clean out the old crud but as said in the video this wasnt too bad so opted to just add some fresher grease, but i get what your saying.

[@MrSparkums]

A high grit flap disk makes this a 20 min job...

[@7magicful]

What number the grit should be?

[@MrSparkums]

@@7magicful At least 120 or higher if it's your first time, a used one with a rounded edge makes getting into the corners easier.... Be careful, get the angle just right and just barely touch it up or you can take too much off and the heat treatment will be damaged, you'll see the color change. They will dull much faster if you do.. Easiest to clam the blades to a workbench too.. It's easy with a little practice but, careful..lol

[@freeagent8225]

Doesn't anyone use a hand file anymore?😅

[@RJLgardens]

I certainly haven't got that sort of time to waste 😂

[@gts5443]

If I wanted to read how to do it I'd be on a freaking search engine

[@RJLgardens]

What you on about? Those little bits of txt? they are just add on thoughts i forgot to mention. Plenty of shorter videos to watch elsewhere buddy.

[@tontobb8956]

Wire brush 5 inch grinder for the clean and then I use 3 mm thick cutting disc and gently sharpen I’m an ex trady so it’s all fine for me but for those that haven’t used grinders before. Don’t use this method as the disc can explode spinning at 5k

[@RJLgardens]

Flap discs are generally safer than grinding discs and also wont heat the metal up as much. Harder to do the radius with a solid disc as well.