Originally Posted By: esshup
I bought a set of stainless swing blades for my weed wacker. My nephew was using it and one of the blades came off, hitting his foot. It cut thru the gym shoe, but not the sock. His toe was a pretty purple, yellow and blue for a while! As soon as the blade came off it self destructed the head as well, so I had to buy a whole new lower assy. Royobi 4-stroke, it sounds like a mini-harley!

We had aluminum blades for a while, until they were no longer available. The last 2-3 years, we have been using plastic blades with stainless steel tips. They have a lot less inertia when they come flying off and don't bruise your ankles through your boots - just sting a little.

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