Oregon Precision Mower Blade Balancer, Balances Blades After Sharpening, Universal Quality Metal/Zinc Cone Design, for All Lawn Mower Blades, Fits Stihl, Troy, Husqvarna and More (42-100)

Worked very well and was easy to use. Price was great. Made of good quality metal. Fit good to balance blades. Able to sharpen our lawnmower blades now and don’t have to wait weeks for it to get done!

This is a simple, but very effective tool. I used this after sharpening the blade on my Toro mower, removed a significant imbalance, to really smooth out the operation. BIG improvement!!!

As a relatively new homeowner, I'm now cutting my own grass. I grew up cutting my parents grass, but my Dad always handled the blade sharpening duties, and while I watched from time to time, I never knew much about balancing it after sharpening. I did a little research and found that this type of balancer is a good type, and it was inexpensive enough. I've heard of guys just hammering a nail into a board or wall or something, and after using this, yeah you could probably rig something up like that which would work fine, but for the price, I would just buy this guy. It is easy enough to use, but my problem that made me remove a star is the same as another review I read, that it's not as accurate as I'd like. It seems to allow the blade to be slightly out of balance and still claim it to be balanced. Would this really matter? I don't know. I ended up doing what the other reviewer did, which is to sharpen the point on the base to be a sharper point, which makes the top move to balance,easier and with less friction, which means that it is more accurate, and any blade that is on it will show more imperfections in balance, which is what I wanted to achieve. If you're curious how this "mod" works, it's simple and I'll explain it here so you know more before you buy. This unit is two pieces. There is the top stepped "cone" piece that the blades sit on, and then there is the bottom piece that has the flat base you see, and what you can't see, is that coming out of this base is a thin rod ending in a point on which the cone sits. The cone can rock and floats on this single point, so if you put an out of balance blade on it, it will just rock and show that it's out of balance. The problem is that the tip of this thing rod is not very "pointy" or sharp from the factory, probably for safety reasons. When it has a bigger point like this, the cone does not rock quite as easily due to increased friction, which can mean that a slightly out of balance blade can show that it is fine, because the balance is not off enough to overcome the friction of the cone to thick point. To fix this, all you need to do is take a file to the point, and widdle/sharpen it to a finer point, and voila, it has less surface area and less friction and will have more accuracy. Easy peasy. If you can sharpen your own lawnmower blade, you can do this "mod" in a minute. It will make perfect sense when you see it, but I wanted to describe it as best as I could, for people who don't know what this device is or what the mod entails. I would recommend this unit to a friend, and it does its job just fine. It appears to be made of cast aluminum or something, not terribly rugged, but will last a while, providing that you don't accidentally snap off the rod from the base, which looks all too possible if you're not careful in how you store or take care of it.

After taking the factory edge off my new mower blade I used this balancer to help me trim off additional metal so that thw blade is perfectly balanced. Th8s is a "must have" for DIY lawn mower maintenance !!!

The Oregon Precision Mower Blade Balancer is an absolutely essential tool for anyone who sharpens their own mower blades. I was skeptical that a simple device could make such a difference, but I am now a total convert. After sharpening my blades, I used this balancer, and it was perfect for balancing my blades! It quickly and clearly showed me exactly where the heavy spots were, allowing me to take off just the right amount of metal until the blade was perfectly level. The difference in the quality of the cut and the overall feel of the mower is night and day. There is far less vibration when cutting, leading to a much smoother operation and a cleaner look on the lawn. It is extremely well-made, easy to use, and accurate. If you maintain your own blades, stop guessing and get this tool. It's a small investment that yields professional results.

Still the best way to be sure blades are balanced

Barely better than the plastic one I already had. Machine work, fit and finish is atrocious. Save yourself the hassle, the plastic version is wayyyy better

Works great for sharpening blades at home with no vibration once installed back on the mower

Very Good, well Made, use to reduce Vibration when Sharpening Lawnmower Blades.

Muito bom, parece ser feito com uma liga de zinco. Melhor que os plásticos que encontrei antes

Empfehlenswert! Im Privat oder Gewerbeschein Bereich. Praktische für Zuhause oder unterwegs. Konnte jedes Rasenmähermesser damit optimal Ausbalancieren.

Looks and feels flimsy but does the job. Amazing how well it balances the lawnmower blades to achieve an even cut.

I didn't like it because I ordered metal but got plastic, I got fooled