Blade Touch up

[MasterBlaster]

I've never know anyone that sharpened their own blades, not in over thirty years. It's SOP to send them off to a pro.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Sux because I live in the stix MB .. If some one had done them local... My time is definitely worth more money having them done at 22.00 or so a set that Steve told me about. I will still have to send them out to have them done, or drive 1.5 - 2 hours.

 

[MasterBlaster]

When a pro does it they stay sharp longer plus you get more life outta the knife.

But I hear ya.

 

[Al Smith]

I don't think most machine shops charge that much to run them through a surface grinder . Of course if you run a saw through a chipper the price might be more .

 

[CurSedVoyce]

The price Steve got his done for is pretty good I think.. Figure mine are two sided X 4 knives. My wet grinder only takes 20 minutes a set of four. Not bad. MB I take less material off them in between machining. I am just touching them up.. so to speak. But I get them plenty sharp

 

[No_Bivy]

I've never know anyone that sharpened their own blades, not in over thirty years. It's SOP to send them off to a pro.

I tkae mine to a pro, cost 48 bucks for four double sided 10 in knives. Those gizmos are more for a MINOR touch up, thats bout it

 

[MasterBlaster]

For sure! They are NOT for sharpening, and if you use them as such they won't last very long.

 

[sotc]

i havent put sharpened knives on my chipper yet, i have a set but i just keep slapping new ones on it. i hate adjusting the anvil and by putting the same size knives on every time i end up flipping the anvil once a year. i know its bad but i run my knives till they are pretty dull

 

[MasterBlaster]

That's way hard on the chipper, mate.

 

[Mr. Sir]

How so?

 

[sotc]

makes the chipper work harder and puts more torque on all the parts

 

[MasterBlaster]

Dull blades overwork everything, just like in almost every situation.

I ain't no mechanic. It beats the hell outta the transmission and engine n shit.

 

[Mr. Sir]

I thought he meant he puts NEW knives on, rather than using SHARPENED knives. I've done that myself, so I don't have to mess with the anvil adjustment. Sharpened knives are shorter than new ones.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Uhhhhhhhh.....

 

[sotc]

and i run my knives till they are pretty dull

 

[MasterBlaster]

Yea, I caught that the first time - hence my response.

 

[sotc]

i was responding to him responding to you responding to me. i knew you were on board

 

[Mr. Sir]

I fell off somewhere. Can you turn around and get me?

 

[squisher]

Damn it man keep up would ya!

 

[Mr. Sir]

Sorry man, I slipped.

 

[squisher]

We be pirates up here!

Those that fall behind, stay behind.

 

[No_Bivy]

15 mins to flip knives.......aint worth vibrating the hell outta everyting having dull knives.

 

[Mr. Sir]

We be pirates up here!

Those that fall behind, stay behind.

To hell with ye then! I never liked this silly eye patch anyway!

 

[sotc]

keeps ya from getting your eye poked out

 

[No_Bivy]

To hell with ye then! I never liked this silly eye patch anyway!

your in trouble now....you cussed