just got a quote on sharpening the reel and bottom blade assembly, should be no more the $75 bucks, but will take a couple of weeks.

In the mean time ive stripped off all the paint from the frame and am gonna prime it this week for painting on the weekend.

To stop the frame rusting in the meantime, ive got a small piece of magnesium from and old pencil sharpener and taped that to the frame, the idea being that the magnesium will rust instead of the metal. apparently this works, and im gonna find out soon wenough if it doesnt