At my request, for some gift-receiving holiday, my sister got me a corded string trimmer. I had a battery operated one, but it went to my ex. Besides, it didn't have a lot of power.
She got me a Weed Eater Twist-N-Edge Electric String Trimmer. I've never told her, but I hated it.
Every time I tried to use it, the string would break after only a couple of minutes. This was a bona fide Weed Eater brand trimmer spool. And I couldn't trim 10 feet without having to remove the spool cover, which was a pain, and put the string back through the outlet hole.
The instruction manual said the plastic string was probably spooled incorrectly. Since I bought it already spooled, I figured that wasn't likely.
So I quit using the string trimmer and used my hand trimmers all last year.
Recently, I decided to research a replacement trimmer. Consumer Reports didn't give mine very high marks, but I didn't want to replace it if I didn't have to. I searched on-line to see if other people had problems with my trimmer and, possibly, a solution.
And found one, in a review on Amazon. J. Meyers recommended titanium replacement string. J. Meyers review
I debated purchasing the titanium string. I could only find it in a 360' spool for $14. But string is necessary for any trimmer. If this didn't work, I would just make sure my next trimmer took the same size trimmer string.
Today I wound my spool with the new titanium string. Then tried
the trimmer out on the yard. The trimmer
string worked great.
I only had to
remove the spool twice and I think both times it was a flaw in my winding. I trimmed for half an hour, hitting the patio posts, trimming against the curb, edging against the concrete. And it worked great.
I'm very
pleased that I don’t have to buy a new trimmer.
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