DeWalt DCMW220X2 - Blade Sharpening

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Blade Sharpening
KEEP BLADE SHARP FOR BEST MOWER PERFORMANCE. A
DULL BLADE DOES NOT CUT GRASSCLEANLY.
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WARNING: Use gloves and proper eye protection
while removing, sharpening, and installing blade.
Ensure that safety key and battery packs are removed.
Sharpening the blade twice during a mowing season is
usually sufficient under normal circumstances. Sand causes
the blade to dull quickly. If your lawn has sandy soil, more
frequent sharpening may berequired. REPLACE BENT OR
DAMAGED BLADEIMMEDIATELY.
When Sharpening the Blade:
• Make sure blade remainsbalanced.
• Sharpen blade at the original cuttingangle.
• Sharpen cutting edges on both ends of blade, removing
equal amounts of material from bothends.
To Sharpen Blade in a Vise: (Fig. R)
1. Be sure the bail handle is released, the blade has
stopped and safety key and battery packs are removed
before removing theblade.
2. Remove blade from mower. See instructions for
Removing and InstallingBlade.
3. Secure blade
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in a vise
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4. Wear proper eye protection and gloves and be careful
not to cutyourself.
5. Carefully file the cutting edges of the blade with a fine
tooth file
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or sharpening stone, maintaining the
angle of the original cuttingedge.
6. Check balance of blade. See instructions for
BladeBalancing.
7. Replace blade on mower and tightensecurely.
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Blade Balancing (Fig. S)
Check balance of the blade
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by placing center hole in
the blade over a nail or round screwdriver
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, clamped
horizontally in a vise
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. If either end of the blade rotates
downward, file along the sharp edge of that dropping end.
Blade is properly balanced when neither enddrops.
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