Pull saw blades

[GB]

We have a Draper pull saw, and the blade is now blunt.

It's under £7 for the whole thing, but I would prefer to buy just the blade as the handle is still good, and I'm on a mission to save the planet! Any ideas where to find a replacement blade, please?

[invalid]

Probably doesn't fit but maybe..

[GB]

Those Tajima saws look classy!

[Mark]

Why dont you try sharpening it

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[nothanks]

A little bit tougher on the pocket, but Dozuki saws are the dog's danglies.

[AJH]

Even I wouldn't bother sharpening a blade that costs less than seven quid, I do sharpen Silky blades as they can be over £60 and I use a cheap diamond feather edge file.

AJH

[Mark]

and i just like making thinks work again rather then throwing them in the bin

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[Fredxx]

It can be less time to sharpen a blade than the travelling time to buy a new one.

[AJH]

Fine, so do I but that one is not one I would do.

If the OP wants to try it then as I said he will need a diamond file as these saws are induction hardened. The hardening is not very deep so you cannot do much.

Many moons ago I enquired here about DIY induction hardening and got some pointers to cheap MOSFET devices but decided against building one because I doubted I could control the uniformity as I pulled the teeh through the heating zone.

AJH

[Mark]

all you need is a dremel and small grinding cutoff wheel, and good eye sight the cheaper ones are not hardened to any great degree

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[tabbypurr]

A quick sharpen is easy & quick. Why spend time getting a new one?

NT