OK, the Craftsman Electric Trimmer I got at the tag sale for cheap is
so old they don't even list the replacement blade for it. (It's a sort
of three sided item). But they do stock a blade that fits, that's one
of the simple two edged (i.e. rectangular) kind, with the correct size
center hole, the correct length.... I of course invested in it and
tried it out, works fine, did the whole lawn.... Any reason that I
might be missing why I can't go with this item?

It would deprive Sears of selling a new trimmer. That's all that comes
to mind. You don't want all those starving factory workers in China to
starve?

Other than that, it sounds like you are successful. How about sharpen
and balance the old blade? Why replace the blade at all?

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OK, the Craftsman Electric Trimmer I got at the tag sale for cheap is
so old they don't even list the replacement blade for it. (It's a sort
of three sided item). But they do stock a blade that fits, that's one
of the simple two edged (i.e. rectangular) kind, with the correct
size
center hole, the correct length.... I of course invested in it and
tried it out, works fine, did the whole lawn.... Any reason that I
might be missing why I can't go with this item?

Stormin Mormon wrote:
It would deprive Sears of selling a new trimmer. That's all that comes
to mind. You don't want all those starving factory workers in China to
starve?

Other than that, it sounds like you are successful. How about sharpen
and balance the old blade? Why replace the blade at all?

Yeah, I was wondering about that myself....