Hi Guys, I have had no experience of backlapping with my Scotty 45, though I have heard about the procedure being carried out by greens keepers with a specialized backlapping machine. I don't possess a heavy duty drill that would be suitable anyway....
I prefer to dress the front edge of the bedknife blade with a gadget that a lot of greens keepers are now using, called the "BMS Bedknife Buddy" shown here; [Linked Image]
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This dresses the edge and keeps it square and sharp, so as the front edge of the reel can do its job, even if a little dull in itself.
It is quick to do, and if used correctly, removes very little metal.

A better solution is one employed by the professional greens mowers; Scott Bonnar Queen, Winsuttle and others, in that the cylinder reel can be removed, turned end for end, and replaced, the sharp edge on the back of the blade becoming the new sharp front edge....Pity we can't do that with a Scotty 45. wink
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