Sharpen your flipper magnet algae scraper

[chi]

I recently tried to sharpen this particular algae scraper and it was a great success. I hope this short article is helpful for you guys.


Things you will need:
- Whetstone
- flat surface
- elbow grease


This particular scraper has an angle that is set into the unit, so follow that angle. It is identical to sharpening a wood scraper.

First you sharpen the edge like shown below, with the scraper on the magnet still and run it across the stone as you would scraping the glass.
https://i.ibb.co/M7CN0Xs/alge1.jpg https://i.ibb.co/4p0QPmm/alge2.jpg
And now take off the blade and hone the side to get the burr back to that edge.
https://i.ibb.co/mTKxMbb/alge3.jpg

Then finally alternate pass on the edge and the side of the blade a total of 10-15 times.

As you can see in the picture, the edge is much bigger than when I got it, but it scrapes algae off like butter again.

https://i.ibb.co/ZzfyvvZ/alge4.jpg

Hope you guys enjoyed this tip and never to buy another scraper tip replacement again.

Cheers


p.s., I'm not able to resize the images using <IMG=100x50></IMG> Not sure what's going on here.

[LifeIsGreat]

Good advise. I used to work at a car dealership and I used a razor blade to clean stickers and stuff off the windows. A dull blade will scratch the glass, but a sharp one will not (unless the user really screws up).

[chi]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[Thanhk87]

Wouldn't it it leaves mark on your glass? I mean its like putting a knife to the glass. I mean u need it to be perfect. I know cause i sometime sharpen knife for my work and its never perfect. Even with 8000 grid

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