Need mason's chisel sharpened

[Ian Pilcher]

Any ideas how I can find a store that will sharpen a mason's chisel? The local Home Depot is useless, as usual, and Google isn't helping either.

I'm in the north end of Irving, TX, (Valley Ranch) if anyone reading this is local.

Thanks!

[Doug Miller]

Is there some reason you can't sharpen it yourself? A bench grinder is the best tool for that job, but it can be done with a file too (if you're patient).

[Ian Pilcher]

Doug Miller wrote: > Is there some reason you can't sharpen it yourself? A bench grinder is the

I don't have a bench grinder, and I'm certainly not going to purchase one just for a one-time task. I did give it a go with a file, but I found that I can't keep the file at the right angle for the *extended* period of time that it takes to make any progress.

[SQLit]

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Try a grinder with a cut off wheel. Got a black smith or welding shop around? They will have the proper tools.

[David Martel]

Ian,

SQlit has the right idea. Any machine shop will have a bench grinder. Any place that sharpens lawn mowers will have a bench grinder. I would bet that there are sharpening services listed in your phonebook.

Dave M.

[Doug Miller]

It might be cheaper to buy a bench grinder than to pay someone else to sharpen the chisel for you...

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"Ian Pilcher" wrote

You probably have a saw sharpening shop or shop that sharpens lawn mower blades close by. I would be willing to bet they'll gladly accept a new customer for a reasonable fee.

[dadiOH]

Or just buy a new chisel.

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[3rd eye]

Starting to sound as if the original poster is too tight to buy a new chisel for a one-time task as well.

What ten bucks? Or thirty for a cheap grinder.?

Or.... this is a troll.

[default]

How sharp is a masonry chisel supposed to be, anyway? Aren't you cutting bricks with it?

[ameijers]

As a kid cleaning bricks, I always kept the very edge at 45-degree faces, but the chisel itself had a flat side and a tapered, almost curving one. Once you get the hang of it, a brick hammer is a lot faster for most tasks.

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