Stainless steel rotary cutter blades

[jca57jd]

I hope every body is having a great Labor Day weekend! I just finished up my first big job with my blue diamond rotary cutter on my mini on Friday (30 hours). The blades took some very hard abuse do to the fact that rocks wear every wear on this job. I plan on sharpening the blades and continuing to use them but I want to go ahead and buy a spare set. Does anybody know of a good source or way of getting stainless steel replacement blades for rotary cutters? What's your opinions on stainless vs the standard blades?

Thanks,
John

 

[jeff9366]

Stainless steel does not hold an edge like carbon steel, nor is it as tough as carbon steel.

No one manufactures stainless steel rotary cutter blades that I know of.

 

[ROWmulcher]

Your gonna drop some coin to make SS blades. If your looking to make them more durable buy a new set and have the edges hard faced then put an edge on it. That is allot of money and time for little reward. I would just sharpen and replace as needed.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Rocks are evil. They kill my blades too. Make sure you have chains.

 

[mikehaugen]

I agree that stainless blades would be worth the extra vost, nor would there be any increase in durability.

 

[jca57jd]

Thank you gentleman! I guess I will just buy some more standard blades for backup. Many thanks on the advice!