I have made several blades for mowers out of 3.0mm thick spring steel, and never have I ground an edge of them. They have, and still are, cutting fine!

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How Sharp should the blades be?	gcv	21/01/12 07:05 PM
Re: How Sharp should the blades be?	Anonymous	21/01/12 07:39 PM
Re: How Sharp should the blades be?	Greg Holmes	21/01/12 08:06 PM
Re: How Sharp should the blades be?	grumpy	21/01/12 09:21 PM
Re: How Sharp should the blades be?	Rodeobob	21/01/12 11:35 PM
Re: How Sharp should the blades be?	grumpy	22/01/12 12:13 AM
Re: How Sharp should the blades be?	Greg Holmes	22/01/12 05:22 AM
Re: How Sharp should the blades be?	Greg Holmes	22/01/12 05:30 AM
Re: How Sharp should the blades be?	Greg Holmes	22/01/12 07:04 AM
Re: How Sharp should the blades be?	grumpy	22/01/12 08:37 AM
Re: How Sharp should the blades be?	Mr Davis	22/01/12 10:23 AM
Re: How Sharp should the blades be?	gcv	23/01/12 12:19 AM
Re: How Sharp should the blades be?	David L	23/01/12 12:26 AM
Re: How Sharp should the blades be?	Mr Davis	23/01/12 06:34 AM
Re: How Sharp should the blades be?	gcv	11/06/12 02:04 AM
Re: How Sharp should the blades be?	FAST GRASS	11/06/12 09:33 AM
Re: How Sharp should the blades be?	K-balm	11/06/12 05:01 PM
Re: How Sharp should the blades be?	gcv	29/06/12 11:30 AM
Re: How Sharp should the blades be?	Bert	03/07/14 02:24 AM

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