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American Lawn Mower Company SK-1 Reel Mower Sharpening Kit

Brand: American Lawn
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Feature

* Reel mower sharpening kit keeps reel blades in top cutting form
* Cuts down on mowing time; environmentally-friendly
* Do-it-yourself kit allows users to sharpen their own mowers at home
* Includes grinding compound, application brush, and back-lapping crank
* Designed for use with 1705-16 and 1815-18 push mowers

Product Description
The American Lawn Mower Company reel mower sharpening kit is an easy way to keep reel blades in top cutting form. This do-it-yourself kit allows users to sharpen their own mowers at home. The kit contains everything you need for safe and effective sharpening, including a detailed instruction manual, grinding compound, application brush, and a special back-lapping crank. The kits is designed for use with 1705-16 and 1815-18 push mowers. Cutting down on mowing time, this sharpening kits gives you an environmentally-friendly, perfectly cut lawn.

American Lawn SK-1 Review
It showed up fast. Didn’t take long at all. It was packaged good and came in great condition. The sharpening kit performed great. I sharpened the mower in no time. The directions were easy and to the point. I am very pleased with this product and would recommend it to anyone who has a mower and wants to sharpen it the easy way instead of a file or taking it in and paying a lot of money to have it done.

I wasn’t too sure about this product before I ordered it. It seemed goofy to paint my blades to sharpen them but lo and behold it worked. My mower works a ton better now and makes for a very good cut. I was also unsure of whether this kit would work for my Sears Reel Mower (would the handle fit and the blade adjusting instructions work?) and it did. However, since the kit didn’t jump out of the box and sharpen the mower for me, I can only give it 4 stars.

This sharpening kit is a definite necessity for reel mower users. The directions are easy to follow, and it makes sharpening the blades easy and convenient. I was brand new to reel mowers, and had never seen a anyone sharpen or use one before, but I had no problems with this kit at all. Using this kit, I have been getting a great cut.

I have a Craftsman reel mower thats about 30 years old. It wasn’t used for 18 years and the blade needed sharpened. I came across this sharpening kit and even though its for American Lawn Mower brand reel mowers it worked fantastic for mine. The handle to spin the blade backwards didn’t work like it would for American Lawn Mower brand ones, but with a little modification it worked great. The blade is now extremely sharp and shiny. Cuts the grass cleanly and smoothly. It will last you several sharpenings. For the few times you need to sharpen your blades, I would guess it will last me more than 5 years.

The description of this product really should include a paragraph about how it actually works because the picture gives you absolutely no indication of what it does. The crank lets you turn the blades backwards and the “sharpening compound” which you “paint” on to the cutting edges of the blades turns the mower frame into a grinding stone. It really works well. But wait, there’s more… The instructions are excellent and they also tell you how to adjust the blades. Sending the mower out to a professional (if you can find one who works on reel mowers) will cost you about 75% of what you’ll pay for a new machine. This kit is worth it. A lot of the negative reviews about the reel mowers here on Amazon.com probably come from people who haven’t adjusted their machines correctly. My mower is working better than ever after making just a few simple adjustments.

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