If the owner of your lawn mower is anything like the owner of mine, they sometimes neglect the blade for way too long. What can I say? If it still cuts, sharpening tends to slip my mind. But if you use your lawn mower the blade will get dull. And performance will drop off over time. Today we’ll show you how to safely remove and sharpen a lawn mower blade, for a faster, cleaner cut that requires less effort and less gas (or electric power). Let’s get busy; that lawn isn’t going to mow itself! Read More
Gardening
The 20v Max DeWalt Folding String Trimmer – The New String Theory
The new DeWalt folding string trimmer model DCST922B arrived at this branch of Home Fixated about the same time as the new Dewalt 20v Max pole hedge trimmer (review coming very soon). These tools represent a step forward in the outdoor cordless tool category. Both tools arrived in the depths of an Upstate NY winter, so it was some time before I got the opportunity to give the DeWalt folding string trimmer a good workout. Join me as I put this tool through some torture testing on the farm. Read More
