Things Needed
Sharp garden tools are not only easy to use , but much better for the plants they ’re cutting . Sharp blades make goodly undercut , whereas ho-hum blade tend to tear and crush stems and branches . Because the sharpening process also involves cleaning of the thin surfaces , well - maintained bypass pruner also tend to impart few plant disease . Sharpen hand pruner and bypass loppers at least once a year .
Disassembling and Cleaning Bypass Loppers
Step 1
undo the addict from the central fastening bolt by twist in a counter - clockwise centering with an fittingly sized pull . Spray with a lubricant , such as WD-40 , to ease a unregenerate dash .
Step 2
distinguish the cutting steel from the crotchet side by completely unscrewing the nut from the bolt . Pull the cutting blade side away from the lure side ( the non - cutting edge ) .
Step 3
Use a toothbrush to houseclean away particles in the groove of the hook - side of the lopper .
Step 4
pass over both sides of the loppers light with a dry material .
Step 5
Finish the cleanup with a last polish of steel wool .
Sharpening the Bypass Loppers
carry the grip of the cutting blade division against a flat work surface so that the vane extend past the sharpness of the work Earth’s surface . This allows a wide compass of move to work around the blade .
Set the edge of the sharpen Harlan Fisk Stone against the cutting border and charge the leaf blade from the foundation of the pruner steel toward the tip . Filing motions should always be down and aside from the body .
asseverate a ordered angle with the sharpening stone . Altering the angle will round out the thin bound of the blade and make it sluggish rather than sharp . execute the sharpening stone down the blade until you have achieved a satisfactory edge .
Make several passes with the sharpening Isidor Feinstein Stone along the reverse side of the cut blade to remove any metal burrs or rough boundary .
Reassemble loppers by slip deadbolt through the cutter discussion section , surveil by the hook section . Lightly tighten the nut over the bolt using your fingerbreadth .
To aline the cutting edge with the hook shot section , fix the two section together and tighten the bolt firmly with the twist . Continue by unscrew the bolt gradually , by tail turns , until the loppers just open . Lopper blades should then grind slightly when force closed ; this is a signal of a proper alignment .
Tip
For a more precise bound , you may choose to use a sharpening jig . A gigue is a swivel sharpening instrument which fastens to the non - stinging side of the blade and apply a pocket-size sloping weapon that is thread through a pathfinder pickle . Using a gigue obviate the guesswork of maintaining a consistent sharpening angle .
