Educational Blog
Turf Nerd's Podcast about the MAG-6000 Hedge Trimmer Blade Sharpener
Posted by Gerd F. Bauer II on Apr 21st 2025
In this episode of the Turf Nerds podcast Evan and Greg interview Gerd Bauer II of Magna-Matic about the all new MAG-6000 Hedge Trimmer Blade Sharpener.
Here is the full YouTube video of the fu
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Video with Brian's Lawn Maintenance
Posted by Gerd F. Bauer II on Apr 21st 2025
February of 2025 Brian from Brian's Lawn Maintenace decided to upgrade his lawn mower blade service process with Magna-Matic equipment. Gerd Bauer II visits Brian Fullerton at his shop and goes throug
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Podcast about Lawn Mower Blade Service with Brian Fullerton and Gerd Bauer II from Magna-Matic
Posted by Gerd F. Bauer II on Mar 3rd 2025
We were invited to the Fullerton Unfiltered Podcast with Brian Fullerton of Brian's Lawn Maintenance where we discussed lawn mower blade maintenance and other topics. Learn more about the art and scie
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How to Install the Integrated LED Task Light in a MAG-8200 Lawn Mower Blade Sharpener
Posted by Gerd F. Bauer II on Jun 14th 2023
First check to see if you have a 1 HP or 1/2 HP MAG-8200 Lawn Mower Blade Sharpener.The 1 HP, MAG-8200 Sharpeners only require you to purchase the 8200-125 Integrated Task Light. The installation is v
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What is the best angle for a lawn mower blade cutting edge?
Posted by Gerd F. Bauer II on Jun 14th 2023
What is the best angle for a lawn mower blade cutting edge? We should first establish what is the industry average or what angle do the vast majority of lawn mower blade have for a cutting edge a
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Equip Expo 2022 Panel Questions Video
Posted by Gerd F. Bauer II on Dec 6th 2022
Click here to watch the video that was taken at the Equip Expo in Louisville KY in October of 2022, during a panel called Influencer LIVE. A person in the crowd asked about charging higher price
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How to test a capacitor.
Posted by Gerd F. Bauer II on Jan 26th 2022
Capacitors aid in the starting and or running of AC electric motors, over time they do degrade and will need to be replaced. In this article we will show you how to test a capacitor with a multi-meter
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MAG-1000 Lawn Mower Blade Balancer Model Generations
Posted by Gerd F. Bauer II on Jan 19th 2022
In this article we will provide you with the information to be able to roughly date when your Magna-Matic MAG-1000 Blade Balancer was manufactured. Magna-Matic invented the first rotary lawn mower bla
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MAG-9000 Lawn Mower Blade Sharpener Model Generations
Posted by Gerd F. Bauer II on Jan 7th 2021
In this article we will provide model changes of the MAG-9000 sharpener from its first production run in 1989 to the current model. This will be helpful to identify your MAG-9000 determine what parts
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MAG-8000 Universal Lawn Mower Blade Sharpener Model Generations
Posted by Gerd F. Bauer II on Nov 16th 2020
In this article we will provide the model changes of the MAG-8000 sharpener from its first production run in 1999 to the current model. This will be helpful to identify your MAG-8000 to determine what
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Unbalance Educational Bulletin
Posted by Gerd F. Bauer & Erik F. Bauer on May 23rd 2019
What is unbalance?Too much unbalance causes damaging vibration when the blade is at its operating speed. The following diagrams and information will provide the basics of understanding unbalance so th
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Lawn Mower Blades 101
Posted by Gerd F. Bauer II on May 15th 2019
This is seminar we conducted for Lawn & Landscape Magazine, it covers a lot of information about the process of servicing a rotary lawn mower blade. From blade wear to to how a lawn mower blade cuts
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Lawn Mower Blade Service Safety
Posted by Gerd F. Bauer II on Feb 19th 2019
TECHNICIAN SAFETYWhen servicing a lawn mower blade respect the tools you are using, read all the manuals and understand their operation. Ensure you are using all the proper safety equipment such as ey
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Blade Sharpening Q&A with Gerd Bauer II
Posted by Gerd F. Bauer II on Apr 2nd 2018
Originally published April 2018 in Lawn & Landscape MagazineBlade Sharpening Q&A withGerd Bauer II, Vice President, Magna-Matic Corporation1.Why should mower blade
maintenance be done in-house by all
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Lawn Mower Blade Service Flow Chart
Posted by Gerd F. Bauer on Jan 13th 2016
Use this simple flow chart to ensure you cover all the necessary steps when servicing your rotary lawn mower blades.1. Pre-Clean InspectionInspect the blade to see if there is enough material to re-sh
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Understanding Balance. Why a "nail in the wall" is not a useful measure of balance.
Posted by Gerd F. Bauer on Sep 3rd 2013
Unbalance, what is it?Only rotors in motion (bodies that are connected to a shaft) have the unique physical property called unbalance. There are three types of unbalance known today they are as follow
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Lawn Mower Blade Tip Geometry
Posted by Gerd F. Bauer II on Nov 2nd 2011
A common question is "What part of a lawn mower blade cuts the grass?"It is a common misconception that rotary lawn mower blades have dimensions of a length, width, and thickness. A rotary lawn mower
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Consumer Alert - MAG-1000 Balancer Imitations
Posted by Gerd F. Bauer II on Mar 12th 2008
Since approximately the late 1980's a few companies have attempted to copy the originality, quality, and precision of the MAG-1000 blade balancing instrument. None of them have succeeded.For over 60 y
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Ask the Grinding Doc (Column)
Mar 1st 2001
The following article is from CUTTING TOOL ENGINEERING MAGAZINE. While the article is mainly about the application of grinding metal in a machine shop setting there is a lot of good general informatio
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Burn Awareness
Dec 1st 2000
The following article is from CUTTING TOOL ENGINEERING MAGAZINE. While this article deals more with grinding and thermal damage caused by improper grinding in a machine shop setting, it is still good
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