Mine weighs around fifty pounds, sets on the work-bench, and all i have to do is plug it in, turn it on, and run the blades against the wheel! Works great!

Your Pictured sharpener is fine for the occasional user. I prefer to hand sharpen with both Carborundum and Arkansas stones . I hunt and fish avidly so a 17 Degree bevel is what I like . Any angle between 10-30 degrees is ok . There are many bench sharpeners on the market along with honing rods and stones also. For the average user with less expensive knives a five dollar sharpener will keep them happy. I don't like sharpening other than by hand due to the potential for damaging the non-cutting surface. I also only cold water soak my stones , no Oil Stones for me lol !

Ha, all this talk about sharpeners and angles, and the hassle of using a knife sharpener for a lawn mower blade is crazy.

I just use a 4 1/2 inch Sears angle grinder and use a 40 grit angled sanding/flapper head and just grind it smooth.

I get both blades sharpened (razor sharp) at least 4 or 5 times for the $5 the sanding attachment costs at Home Depot.

It's fast, cheap and reasonably accurate (it's not like you are slicing Fillet Mignon wafer thin, right?) and gets the leading edge dings out fast.

I just leave a small bit of the blades leading edge near the center as a reference for the angle I'm grinding.

The "hassle of using a knife sharpner"???

You are obviously mistaken. I have a feeling you are thinking about a metal file?

It takes me 5sec to sharpen each side and I am sure they sharpen a lot better than your 'angled sander' AND leave of the blade intact. HEH! =)

Archange : Hell stay away from my Hunting Camp . Dudes like you run around with Stil 066 cutting Kindling ! Roflmbo !
The Dude was Talking Buck Folding Blade Knifes Bro !

I sharpen mine with medium grit toilet paper and then use toothpaste to buff out the rough spots.

I use one of these and whatever is handy to hold the blade.

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Hey guys, just an update...

It seems mower blades can't be too sharp otherwise it will get dull fast. I had to go buy a new blade and the one I had was only a month old. Next season I will probably use a metal file as I don't have a grinder.

Sounds like you got hoodwinked. Hope you kept the "old" blade, you can use it as a spare.

Rainbowss: Are telling us that you seriously were attempting to sharpen lawnmower blades with the May 7th Pictured Utility Hand Knife Sharpener ? Roflmbo... Please tell me I'am mistaken . A lawnmower blade only need to be as sharp as a butter knife to cut effectively Bro . To acute of angle will certainly dul very quickly considering the debris and dirt with the lawn grass . Like metal said hopefully you did not dispose of the original blade use it as a template for proper file or grinder sharpening in the future .

Yup ewalk and I blame the internet for putting this idea of a very sharp blade in my head! Boy, do those articles 'over' exaggerate things. lol

And I also blame home depot for telling me this would work fine. They owe me a blade. =]

Don't lose an sleep over the small stuff friend !

Bliss =]