Got new little digger today and sharpened the blade. Then sharpened the teeth. Tried cutting a 2x4 and couldn't even make a 1/8 inch cut in it. Is there a special way to sharpen the teeth because I never could do good trying to saw at roots. I'm going to use a pruning knife from now on.
How do you sharpen digger teeth?
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Big Treble
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Hand file, would be your best option with your digger. Those teeth are pretty tight together so it will be some work.
bowwinkles
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Three cornered file works great.
IDXMonster
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Basic straight cut teeth and actual SAW teeth are different...staggered for the kerf on a saw,so it won’t hardly touch that 2x4. Smaller wet roots shouldn’t be an issue,a Hori Hori knife will get you through the rest!
I cheat I use a grinder. lol
IDXMonster
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Yeah,once you apply power through the use of your foot it’s hard to think about ever using a hand digger again!
ohiochris
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To me , saw teeth cause more friction going in and out of the ground and get hung up more roots than they actually cut. And they grab , rip and tear at GRASS roots ,....where a smooth blade cuts through them and pushes into the ground easier. Think about it , the difference between digging with a smooth blade vs. a rough jagged edge........ Saw teeth look cool but if roots are thick enough that you have to saw at them I have found that " chopping " through is usually just as effective.
I took the hand held pruner along today in brushy terrain. It made short work of the roots up to a half inch. Also very useful for cutting briars and a couple of small grapevines out of the way.
The MD manufacturers need to market a pruning tool for metal detecting, charge twice as much, and give it a catchy name. Like the root snipper. No,
maybe something like the root wrecker, or root devastator
The MD manufacturers need to market a pruning tool for metal detecting, charge twice as much, and give it a catchy name. Like the root snipper. No,
maybe something like the root wrecker, or root devastator
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