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Fig.24
Maintenance
Blades can cause injury. Do not press the safety lock of the shear during maintenance
work.
Note: To ensure long and reliable service, regularly carry out the following maintenance:
Check for obvious defects such as a damaged/ loose blade, fixings or components.
If the tool should stop working properly, repair should be carried out by your local
hardware store.
Blade Maintenance
Blades can cause injury. Do not press the safety lock of the shear during maintenance
work.
Never clean the trimming shears in water (especially running water), as there is a risk of
personal injury and damage to the shears.
To obtain good cutting results, always make sure the blades are sharp, and clean
them from time to time with a soft dry cloth.
For easier operation and longer blade life, use light machine oil to lubricate the
trimming and grass shear blades before and after each use.
Check the condition of the cutting edges of the blades, and always immediately
remove notches and burrs caused by stones etc.
Re-sharpening the trimming blade (Fig.25):
1) Allow the trimming blade to stop completely.
2) Clamp the blade assembly in a vice and file the exposed cutting surface of each blade
tooth, making sure the original angle of the tooth is maintained (Fig.25).
3) Remove the trimming blade from the vice, start and stop the shear so that the
unsharpened edges of the blade teeth are exposed.
4) Repeat the sharpening procedure as described above.
