Makita Round Line 2.0mm
A fine 2.0mm round trimmer line for light electric and cordless strimmers, best suited to lawn edging and soft grass.
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Pros
- Thin gauge feeds smoothly and quietly through small bump-feed heads without straining the motor
- Cuts cleanly on lawn edges and soft grass without leaving a ragged finish
- Cheap and widely stocked, so it's an easy line to keep spares of
Cons
- Snaps quickly against stones, fence wire, or anything tougher than soft grass
- Too light for petrol brush cutters or thick weeds, where it wears down almost immediately
- Round profile is less efficient than shaped line, so it needs replacing more often
What it is
This is a 2.0mm round nylon trimmer line, one of the thinnest gauges commonly sold for domestic strimmers. It’s aimed at the everyday job of keeping lawn edges neat and cutting fine grass around borders, paths, and flowerbeds, rather than anything approaching brush-cutting work. Round profile line like this is the simplest and most forgiving type to load: it threads easily into small eyelets and spools without kinking, which matters on the compact bump-feed heads fitted to most light-duty trimmers.
What to fit it to
A 2.0mm line is matched to low-power machines: corded electric strimmers and cordless models in the smaller battery classes (roughly 18V up to 36V), where the motor doesn’t have the torque to spin anything thicker efficiently. Before buying, check the maximum line diameter stated for your trimmer head, usually printed on the head housing or in the manual, and the size of the eyelets the line feeds through. Line this thin will fit almost any head designed for household strimmers, but going the other way — trying to run 2.0mm line in a head built for 3mm-plus — usually means poor feed and a wobbly cut, since the line has too little mass to sit properly in a larger eyelet.
Honest limitations
The trade-off for smooth, quiet running is durability. At 2.0mm this line has very little reserve strength, so it snaps quickly against gravel, kerb edges, fence wire, or anything with real resistance, and you’ll get through more of it than a thicker gauge in the same session. It’s not intended for weeds with thick or woody stems, brambles, or rough scrubby ground; pushing it into that kind of growth just means constant re-feeding and wasted line. If your trimmer is a mid-size or petrol machine, or you’re regularly cutting anything beyond soft lawn grass, a 2.4-2.7mm line will hold up far better. As with any bulk spool, the exact length included varies by retailer listing, so check the specific product page for the metreage before ordering.