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what angle does everyone sharpen there blades to? the new ones I bought seem to have about a 60 degree angle but they loose that edge very rapidly. John deere blades if that matters.
 
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60° from where?

If you check the hardness with a file and it files about like a common 6d nail you've found the answer why they dull so fast.
 
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Oregon blade angles are 30 degrees, I have seen new JD blades at almost 50 degrees. I sharp all push mower and lawn tractor blades a about 30 degrees and rough cut mower blades about 25.
 
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I keep whatever angle the blade comes with. The blade dulled when you hit wet grass or anything that's not normal dry grass
 
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SeniorCitizen said:
60ｰ from where?

If you check the hardness with a file and it files about like a common 6d nail you've found the answer why they dull so fast.
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looking at the end of the blade, just guessing on the angle, however it is more than a 45
 
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Rivets said:
Oregon blade angles are 30 degrees, I have seen new JD blades at almost 50 degrees. I sharp all push mower and lawn tractor blades a about 30 degrees and rough cut mower blades about 25.
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Thanks Rivets, I will give that a try as that's kinda what I was thinking but not sure.
 
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Oregon has a saying called 30-30 which means sharpen the blades at a 30 degree angle and leave a .030 thick dull edge.
 
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ILENGINE said:
Oregon has a saying called 30-30 which means sharpen the blades at a 30 degree angle and leave a .030 thick dull edge.
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There may be more behind this theory than Oregon is telling. Like if it has a .030 dull edge the odds of anyone cutting themselves and Oregon being sued is less likely.

Not me, may as well mount weed whacker string under the deck.
 
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SeniorCitizen said:
There may be more behind this theory than Oregon is telling. Like if it has a .030 dull edge the odds of anyone cutting themselves and Oregon being sued is less likely.

Not me, may as well mount weed whacker string under the deck.
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I don't think that's why they do that. :)
 
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