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McCormick-Deering sickle knife sharpening tool

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farmerjohn

05-06-2004 20:47:15




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I just paid $20 for what I am sure is a tool to sharpen knife sections on a cutter bar, but am not sure exactly how it is to be used. Made by McCormick-Deering, it has a crank which turn several cogs which turn a vee-shaped grindstone, and it has two setting-one to be stationary and one in which the grindstone moves up and down as it turns. The base appears to get clamped onto something, like the sickle bar maybe, but I tried it on my mower and there is no way to sharpen the knives in place as the knife guards prevent the stone from reaching the knives. Does anyone know how this works, are they rare? I never saw one before. I don't really plan on using it, got it more for a collector item, but would like to know how it works.

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Gary_N_WV

05-07-2004 19:30:46




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 Re: McCormick-Deering sickle knife sharpening tool in reply to farmerjohn, 05-06-2004 20:47:15  
farmerjohn, I have a mower manual that has the Knife and Tool Grinder in it.
It says they were built from 1900 to 1955.
There was a "hand powered" one that clamped on the horse drawn mower wheel as the other fellows said and then there was a "foot powered" one that had a leg that appears to fold out with a seat on it.
On the foot powered one, there is sprocket, chain and pedal that reminds you of a bicycle.
The illustration has the number A-21215 by the hand powered one....and A-21216 by the foot powered one.
I'll try the middle of next week to scan the page and post it on the board for all that are interested.

Gary

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Hugh MacKay

05-07-2004 17:39:49




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 Re: McCormick-Deering sickle knife sharpening tool in reply to farmerjohn, 05-06-2004 20:47:15  
john: I agree with some of the others on one point, you got your self a good buy as a collector item. Your decission not to use it is a good one. The foot long carburendum with a handle is faster and will do a better job of sharpening.



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Rudi

05-07-2004 13:38:22




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 Re: McCormick-Deering sickle knife sharpening tool in reply to farmerjohn, 05-06-2004 20:47:15  
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FJ:

I certainly would like to have it. Any chance of pics so I know what it looks like? I have a Cub-22 and a Frost & Woods New 8 sickle mowers and it would be nice to have! With a pic, I might be able to locate one!

Thanks

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Michael Soldan

05-07-2004 05:13:48




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 Re: McCormick-Deering sickle knife sharpening tool in reply to farmerjohn, 05-06-2004 20:47:15  
First , John you got a heck of a bargain at $20. I've had guys ask $300 for them. I managed to buy two of them, one for $35 and one for $17 at an auction sale. Someone has already given you the instructions, you clamped the sharpener onto the wheel of the horse drawn mower and then you removed the sickle bar from the mower and set it into place, there is a guide and a clamp to hold the bar. The mechanism then allowed the stone to roll up and down the sides of the two interfacing sections sharpening them, then you moved the bar down a space and did the next two section faces, until you had your sickle bar sharp and ready to continue, an amazing little device that you took to the field with you and set on the gate post until you needed it. Painted up and restored your sickle sharpener can bring you a lot of money more than you paid for it..... ..Mike in Exeter Ontario

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wolf

05-06-2004 23:31:27




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 Re: McCormick-Deering sickle knife sharpening tool in reply to farmerjohn, 05-06-2004 20:47:15  

these sharpening tools were made to clamp on the wheels of a horse drawn mower,take the knife out then sharpen it,slow go but it worked for years,thats my 2 cents worth Wolf



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Van in AR

05-06-2004 21:01:23




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 Re: McCormick-Deering sickle knife sharpening tool in reply to farmerjohn, 05-06-2004 20:47:15  
A little on the low tech side but yes they work, you have to remove the sickle bar first, you cant use it through the guards.
Van



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