Re: (ET) cordless string trimmers & mower blade balancing

["Doug McCorkle" <dmccorkl sover net>]

Last year we replaced our almost 20 yr old (on it's second battery) Black &
Decker 12V sealed battery type with: Black & Decker LST220R 20V MAX 
Cordless
Lithium-Ion 12 in. Straight Shaft Electric String Trimmer / Edger.  I can't
believe how much lighter it is (the 20V lithium battery is just slightly
bigger than a pack of cards!), and good run time - two batteries so it's
just enough (maybe 15' on each battery) that if you don't stop when the
batteries go down you'll end up with tennis elbow symptoms!  When we got it
and felt how light it was and easy to use, we both said, "why didn't we get
one of these before now?"

For balancing the blades I just use an old RC model prop balancing rig -
basically a horizontal dowel and you just spin the blade until it doesn't
settle one side low.  It's a little cumbersome, but incredibly cheap!
Doug McCorkle
E15 Alltraxed

-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Welch [mailto:oneoldbird icloud com] 
Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2014 5:14 PM
To: et elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu
Subject: (ET) cordless string trimmers & mower blade balancing

Hope y'all are enjoying this long-awaited spring!

I would welcome advice on two things:

1.  Anyone have good success with the current crop of cordless string
trimmers?  I'm thinking of getting one...  I know there was a Black & 
Decker
model that folks liked, but I think it was discontinued.  I see Home Depot
is selling a 56 volt lithium ion EGo unit for $200...

2.  What's your favorite method of balancing your deck blades?  After
sharpening mine this spring I have a bit more vibration than I'd like.  

Thanks in advance!

Steve


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