DIY bubble balancer for lawnmower blades

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Threw this concoction together tonight and thought I'd share. Victor torch tip, bicycle brake cable, 5/16 flat washer, uni strut clamp and a level vile.  EnjoyThermal arc 211iCk flex-loc 150 & 130Clamps, saws & grindersHarbor freight 80 amp inverter
Reply:I've been looking for a way to balance lawnmower blades.  I saw one that used a large ball bearing and you placed the blade onto the ball bearing.  Then put the bearing onto a polished level piece of steel plate. Your way looks great. Thanks for sharing.Lincoln Precision TIG 185.Flex-Loc 150 torch.Super-Flex hose.Lincoln MIG 180.Victor Oxy/Act torch set.DeWalt Bandsaw with SWAG stand
Reply:This is what I use http://www.magna-matic.com/mag-1000.html only mine is a bazillion years old.Everlast PowerPro 256, Everlast W300 Cooler, Everlast Cart 250Millermatic 211, Spoolgun 100, Miller HD CartJackson W60 Truesight Digital Auto Darkening, Victor 315 Torch sitting on a Harper 830-86 cart
Reply:I like the simplicity of your homemade balancer. Grandslam99, I had a look at the Magna-Matic an that is really slick. I couldn't see how it worked until I watched the video. I imagine you'd need to be doing a fair number of blades to justify the cost.
Reply:Thanks. I filled some pretty I knarley nicks so balancing was needed. Not many places open at 3 am so I used what I had.
Reply:Ahh... nice to see the label "USA."
Reply:Assembled in usa, with foreign and domestic components.
Reply:The guy in the video is such a geek!Lab coat and heavy work gloves and safety glasses? Gimme a break....Yaknow now a days it seems everyone on youtube is wearing those blue medical gloves.Your simple blade balancer looks like a great idea. Sure beats my usual method where I clamp a nail in the vice
Reply:Originally Posted by wornoutoldwelderThe guy in the video is such a geek!Lab coat and heavy work gloves and safety glasses? Gimme a break....Yaknow now a days it seems everyone on youtube is wearing those blue medical gloves.Your simple blade balancer looks like a great idea. Sure beats my usual method where I clamp a nail in the vice
Reply:Ive used a cone type balancer for over 50 years now.It will check grinding wheels for balance.Not talking about out of round.Out of balance wheels run rough.It would be hard to fix a knife that was way out as you have to grind and recheck several times.Cone balancer is fast and costs little.Mine is die cast, new ones come in plastic.
Reply:Gloves and safety glasses are needed when grinding knives.You can get cut putting knives back on the mower.
Reply:Originally Posted by Grandslam99This is what I use http://www.magna-matic.com/mag-1000.html only mine is a bazillion years old.
Reply:All I ever do is measure, scribe a line and grind to the mark.  Has worked for me for over 30 yearsGordie -- "I believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant."
Reply:Originally Posted by NiteskyAll I ever do is measure, scribe a line and grind to the mark.  Has worked for me for over 30 years
Reply:Originally Posted by Austin BennettAssembled in usa, with foreign and domestic components.
Reply:I mounted a ball bearing to a horizontal shaft bolted to my workbench (bearing same diameter as center hole of mower blade), and place the blade on the ball bearing. Quick and cheap, and sensitive to out-of balance..
Reply:Originally Posted by OldendumSo are my two kids.
Reply:My dad always just rested the center of the blade on the edge of his knife and ground the heavy side until it sat level.
Reply:Originally Posted by Austin BennettThanks. I filled some pretty I knarley nicks so balancing was needed. Not many places open at 3 am so I used what I had.