Video: The First Thing I Do in an Edger Checkup

Jul 27, 2026

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What's the first thing I do when someone brings me an edger to fix? This is it:

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Video: Quick Stretch for Back and Hamstring Relief

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Video: Are the Edger Bearings OK? How Do You Know?

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Video: A Helpful One-Minute Stretch on the Job

What Happens When You Get a Footprint, a Sliver and a Business Card from 1999

Because a client saved my business card from 1999, I got another job—and a walk down memory lane in more ways than one.

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Video: Quick Stretch for Back and Hamstring Relief

Can you take a two-minute break to help your body feel better on the job? Here's a stretch that helps me.

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Video: Are the Edger Bearings OK? How Do You Know?

How do you know if your edger bearings are OK? Here are some things I do to check them.

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Video: A Helpful One-Minute Stretch on the Job

Can you take a one-minute break while you're on a job to feel better? This is a quick way to take care of your body in the middle of a busy jobsite.

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Video: What Catches My Attention During an Edger Repair

What catches my attention when I do an edger repair? Tape is a big one! In this video I explain why.

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Video: Back Relief From This Five-Minute Jobsite Break

I've been a wood floor pro my entire life, and yoga is what has kept me being able to still work on a wood flooring jobsite. Here's something I do when I take a break on a job that helps my back.

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Video: How to Know When Your Edger Brushes Are Bad

How are your edger brushes doing? Do they need to be replaced? Do you know? I explain how you can figure it out in this short video.

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Video: How I Ramp Up Voltage & Listen for Bad Bearings

In Part 3 of my series on edger checkups, I demonstrate how I can ramp up voltage with an edger and listen for bad bearings.

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Video: Being Safe With Electricity When Working on an Edger

In this video, I show you how I make sure I am safe with electricity every time I am working on an edger.

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An Edger After a Fire: Can It Be Saved?

Is this Galaxy edger worth salvaging after it's been in a fire? I take a look.

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I Don't Understand: What’s Wrong with Red Oak? And Where Is It?

“What’s wrong with red oak?” I ask myself. There’s a change about, and I’m noticing it now because it affects my clients and my business. Here’s a strange tale, and if anyone can add to my understanding, I’d be grateful.

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My Estimates Are Free (Within Reason)—But ‘Quotes’ Are Not

I have finally reached a conclusion about the difference between a quote and an estimate. It took a while, mostly because I (for the longest time) considered these two one and the same.

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