Anyone try sharpening bush hog blades with flap discs?

   / Anyone try sharpening bush hog blades with flap discs? #1  

Hay Dude

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I usually use a typical abrasive wheel, but tried a flap disc on my CX-15 blades for the first time and thought it worked well.
 
   / Anyone try sharpening bush hog blades with flap discs? #2  
I use flap discs to sharpen all my blades.
Finish mowers blades, brush mower.
 
   / Anyone try sharpening bush hog blades with flap discs? #3  
I think flap discs will work but they will harder to control the angle than a grinding disc
 
   / Anyone try sharpening bush hog blades with flap discs?
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#4  
I think flap discs will work but they will harder to control the angle than a grinding disc
They were, but did a nice job
 
   / Anyone try sharpening bush hog blades with flap discs? #6  
I use flap disks for all my mower blades. I save my old, mostly used-up disks to use on mower blades because it helps keep me from removing too much material.
 
   / Anyone try sharpening bush hog blades with flap discs? #7  
Another vote for flap disks.

Flap Disk 2024!
 
   / Anyone try sharpening bush hog blades with flap discs? #8  
For finish mower blades I use a 40g flap disk on a jig, then finish it off by hand with a 60g to take the burrs off.
 
   / Anyone try sharpening bush hog blades with flap discs? #9  
I use 40 or 80 grit flap discs all the time...work great and fast
 
   / Anyone try sharpening bush hog blades with flap discs? #10  
I finally smartened up and use flap disks to sharpen mower blades after years of bench grinders and files. There are jigs to hold mower blades at the proper angle but free hand works well for me and doesn't take too much material off too quickly.
 

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