Educational Blog

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 … read more

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 … read more

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 … read more

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 … read more

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 … read more

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 … read more

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 … read more

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 … read more

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 … read more

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 … read more

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 … read more

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 … read more

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 … read more

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 … read more

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 … read more