Electric reel mower in action (long cut) 

wow... what a great job building the manual reel to electric!!

Great job putting the whole thing together!

Great job its fantastic 👍.

I think the most efficient way to cut grass is with a rotary sickle. The curved part captures and parallel shears instead of perpendicular rips. The slice aspect too is beneficial. Shearing works with a mower like that one you use, but it requires more torque. The smoother action of a rotary sickle will require constant loading, instead of point loading. ALso, slicing is easier than chopping. So, i think, if you use a regular rotary mower, with a special blade, an s shaped deeply curved blade, like 2 sickles in an s configuration, you get the most efficient cutting that way. Blade speed and momentum are also important when cutting, I think friction is not increasing with increasing blade speed, but momentum stored energy is. Basically, I think the electric cordless mowers you can buy today need 2 upgrades, a hole in the front of the deck for grass intake, and a curved blade. It works like a sine wave, and slices instead of shears, which at the right speed is more efficient. It needs to catch and slice the grass somewhat fast to get the most efficient cutting action.

Great video can we have a parts list or a how to build?

Amazing creativity there friend , what kind of grass seed is this . Would love to try it out at my house. Cheers and wondering how long you can run the mower for with this setup?😎🤩

Understand the time frame from the last mowing, did a good job of cutting. Grass bag would be help, emptying

I am estimating your reel speed to be 535.71 RPM if running the single speed motor at its maximum 750 RPM and a 10:14 final drive ratio. Have you been happy with this reel speed or are you considering a different optimum speed for mowing a more manicured lawn?

Where's the how-to video??

What sprocket tooth ratio did you use? I'm doing the same thing and have a 12 tooth sprocket on the motor and am looking at either a 20 or 24 tooth one on the reel shaft.

Is the electric motor direct driving the chain or is it using the drills step down gears? I'm thinking about doing this to a fiskars mower with a milwaukee drill.

Any info on the parts you used to attach the drill to the reel blades ?

I imagine if you make another mow in another direction your cut will look great.

how many watts?

Please list of parts used for this project...thanks.

Tutorial please!

There's a manufacturer making this and charging over $250. You could sell plans and a video of how to do it for a lot cheaper.

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