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Scissors for cutting bushes, types of garden shears, electric scissors
Any owner of a private house sooner or later is faced with the need to choose garden shears. They are necessary for trimming trees or decorative bushes to give them a well-groomed appearance. In this case, it is very important not to get confused by the variety of choices and to stop exactly that version of garden shears, which is most suitable in your case. In this article we will consider all possible options for garden shears and tell you what tasks this or that type is most suitable for.
Content
- Types of Garden Shears
- Shearing mechanical shears
- Electric shears for cutting bushes video
- Gas brush cutter video
- Shrub Trimming Tips
Types of Garden Shears
The market currently has the richest selection of mechanical, gasoline and electric garden shears.
The mechanical types include both the garden shears themselves, and secateurs and delimbers. Mechanically, garden shears are suitable for trimming foliage, needles and young thin branches.
Secateurs, in turn, are also divided into two types of persistent and two-blade.
Two-blade secateurs can be used for trimming branches with a diameter of not more than two centimeters; thrust pruners are suitable for trimming thicker branches, the diameter of which can reach four centimeters. When choosing this tool, pay attention to the presence of a shock absorber on the upper handle, which will greatly facilitate the cutting process.
For cutting branches with a diameter of up to five centimeters, special delimbers are used. The main part of this tool is the handles, or rather their length the longer, the better.
In general, any of these types of mechanical shears will perfectly cope with small areas of plants, but to care for large areas it is best to give preference to electric or gasoline garden shears. Electrically, models of brush cutters, in turn, are divided into network and battery.
Shearing mechanical shears
Today, the market of garden tools presents a wide variety of river scissors for cutting bushes. They differ in long handles, shape and long cutting edge, material of handles and coating and type of blades. So, there are mechanical scissors for cutting bushes with a wavy or toothed edge.
If you want to buy universal scissors that are suitable for cutting various types of bushes, we recommend that you pay attention to a brush cutter with straight sharpened sharpened long blades, for example gardena garden shears. Also, this type of scissors is perfect for curly trimming bushes. Pay attention to the presence of an additional notch near the hinge - its presence is not necessary at all, but garden shears for cutting bushes with a hinge can cut dry branches and thick rods without sliding off the branch.
For trimming large-leaved bushes, brush cutters with a supporting blade are best suited, where only one of the two blades is sharpened sharply, and the bottom is a kind of bar with a clearly defined angle on the cutting blade and a wide upper plane. Such a construction of scissors will allow you not to crumple the leaves, but carefully trim them. This is due to the fact that the lower blade with the frontal surface will hold the branches and stems, while the upper blade will cut them cleanly.
Scissors with serrated blades can maintain blade sharpening for a long time. They are also suitable for most types of bushes. But, if you need to cut bushes that differ in relatively open structure, it is best to choose scissors with wavy blades. In such brush cutters, both the upper and lower blades are perfectly sharpened, which allows you to quickly cut branches, while the wavy profile will not allow them to slip along the blades. Scissors for cutting bushes with wavy blades trim plants more evenly and accurately.
When choosing a brush cutter, you should also pay attention to the ratio of the length of the blades and the handle; the higher this ratio, the less effort you will need to make when cutting bushes. It is also worth noting that with curly trimming it will be most convenient to use scissors with short blades.
Electric shears for cutting bushes
Much faster to tidy up your plants with electric brush cutters. They are much more convenient to use than mechanical soda scissors, but at the same time, they do not require as much attention as gasoline ones. Moreover, they cost much less than gasoline-powered models. True, it is worth noting here that their power is slightly less than that of gasoline brush cutters.
Electric brush cutters are divided into battery and network. When choosing the latter, it is necessary to rely on the distance from the network to the plants, since the cord length of the electric brush cutter does not exceed 30 meters. However, not only a certain cord length is a minus of this type of brush cutter, but also the fact that it is unsafe to use electric garden shears with power from the network.
This is due to the fact that you can catch on a long cord with your feet, or you can accidentally catch on a cord by the brush cutter itself. Work with an electric brush cutter will always be associated with the danger of contact with the current, and in case of rain, working with this tool is undesirable.
Another thing is battery powered electric garden shears. They are convenient and with their help it is possible to cut plants located far from the house and the mains. Battery-operated scissors for cutting bushes are perfect if there are few plants that require such care. This is primarily due to the fact that the battery lasts only 40 minutes of operation, and this is subject to a completely clean cutting part of the brush cutter. If the blades are clogged, then the battery will discharge faster.
But working with cordless clippers, for example, bosch is easy, simple and fast. But most importantly, with the help of such a lawn mower, you can easily bypass plants. And garden shears on a long handle will still allow this to be done quickly. By the way, such a long handle in cordless garden shears can be used as needed, as it is removable.
some tips for working with cordless clippers:
- It is better to buy several batteries at once, since they run out rather quickly. The larger the capacity of the batteries you have purchased, the longer the tool will last. So, battery-powered garden shears with a capacity of 12Ah will be able to serve you faithfully all day, cutting the grass, but a 24Ah battery will be enough for continuous work for 2-3 days;
- When choosing a battery, it is recommended that you opt for a lithium-ion battery, as it can later be used with other garden tools that use battery power.
- It is more convenient to cut grass in hard-to-reach places with blades that rotate 90 degrees;
- If you work with garden shears without a long telescopic handle, you must hold the shears slightly at an angle, slightly lifting the part of the tool where there are no scissors.
Gas brush cutter
Gasoline brush cutters are the most powerful, but at the same time the noisiest.
The power of such a tool will be enough to cut branches 3-4 cm thick. It makes sense to acquire such brush cutters only if you have to work with a large number of hedges.
When choosing a gasoline brush cutter, you should first pay attention to such parameters as:
- the presence and class of anti-vibration system, since the health of your hands will depend on its presence;
- exhaust filtration system. Not paying attention to this parameter, when working with a brush cutter, you will be forced to breathe not in normal air, but in exhaust;
- type of work for which a brush cutter was created. This can be the design of topiary figures, a haircut of tall green hedges, etc.
Shrub Trimming Tips
At the end of our review, I would like to give some useful tips for those who want to pick up garden shears in order to try to decorate their site with a beautiful green figure.
Creating a beautiful garden figure begins at the stage of choosing a bush. For these purposes, plants that are resistant to frost, grow quickly and tolerate regular pruning are suitable for you. Also, the size of the leaves, the structure and the maximum height of the shrub should be taken into account. So, for tall figures, erect bushes, like ordinary juniper, are most suitable.
The tool to choose should also be a high-quality electric trimmer, as well as garden shears.
We recommend starting with simple shapes, such as balls or columns. At the same time, do not be afraid to use stretch cords, frames and templates that will help to make shrub pruning more professionally.
When cutting the movement of the hands should go from the inside out and from top to bottom. It is recommended to remove greens in small parts.
