A Good Sharpening Service Near You?

[Woodstock]

Unisaw A100 <

Atlantic Carbide, Somerville, MA.

[mttt]

But what about (IIRC) the original question - are their objective measures of a sharpening shops ability? Or do you just send in a trial blade and see what comes back?

[Nova]

V R I Sharpening Service

51 North America Dr. West Seneca, NY 14220 Phone: [phone]

-- Jack Novak Buffalo, NY - USA (Remove "SPAM" from email address to reply)

[NJ Wood Guy]

As near as yer postoffice. forrest. period.

NJWG

[Unisaw A100]

Actually, the original question was:

"If you know of a good local sharpening service respond by giving the name of the service and where they are located (city and state please)."

The whole point of the thread was/is for people to tell other people where they can get good service. That should at least eliminate the trial and error.

Now go and start a thread on "When Will I Know My Saw Needs To Be Sharpened". It's OK, people start threads all the time.

UA100

[patriarch]

Bay Area Carbide Concord, CA I'd be surprised if they have a web site. They don't look like that kind of place

They helped me, a relative newbie to precision woodworking, get the right products and services, and at a fair price.

The are good supporters of the local woodworking club, as well as the adult education woodworking classes.

People who know a heck of a lot more about cutting edges than I do recommend their serices.

I'm satisfied.

Patriarch

[mttt]

Fair bust! And I'm benefiting from your original question!

Ok! Again, I plan on using one of these folks.

:) OK - but I was asking "How Do I Know That Acme Sharpening Inc, is

*Good*?"

Admittedly, (and as you proll'y suspected) I don't know my back-side from a carbide tip in this area! Acme could hand me back a big a$$, 10" washer, with Black Sharpie marks and I probably would leave the store happy until I tried to mount it.

You guys are smart! Just wondering if the proof is in the cutting, or if you have *another* secret handshake with Sharpening Services that avoids 10" washers coming back. You know - that Cabal thing...

Now 'scuse me while I start another thread. Got a question about Anteaters that's been bothering me.

[Tom Watson]

I hope that you get some good results from this thread, Keith - 'cause I've had terrible luck with sharpening services. Had a couple of nice Leuco CC blades that had the hooked configuration to the tooth and one guy sharpened the hook clean away.

I've taken to keeping the blades real clean and tuning them up with those little DMT diamond abrasiv files. Haven't sent a blade out in about four years.

Of course, using this method, you may wind up with a pile of saw blades that looks like:

well...

Thomas J. Watson-Cabinetmaker (ret) Real Email is: tjwatson1ATcomcastDOTnet Website:

[kb8qlr]

How do you know when something needs sharpening? Duh! When it won't cut worth a damn.

I take my sawblades to Randy Gittinger in Melmore, Ohio.

Good luck. Joe kb8qlr

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[Bridger]

dang! he's on to us....

[Dan Valleskey]

Accurate Cutting Technologies

1248 S Tibbs Ave Indianapolis, IN [phone]

I thought a bit slow, but they made my well worn dado set better than new.

-Dan V.

[Unisaw A100]

in the part that gets skanked out in the electrolysis bath. Of course I didn't take the time to make such a nice holder for mine.

Indeed.

UA100

[Greg]

You beat me to this one. They do a good job and the price is good. They're also the only place in town to get Whiteside router bits as far as I know.

Greg

[Montyhp]

Sure Set Chesapeake VA

Not the fastest, but apparently the only game in town.

Montyhp

[David Hall]

C'mon, somebody out there has a Pittsbugh sharpening service don't they?

Dave Hall

[Allen Moyer]

I got tired of lookng for a good reliable service and bought a Foley

1055 Sharp-All and a Delta 710, and do my own sharpening.

Allen

[Gary Greenberg]

Southeast Sharpening Service, Inc. Gainesville, FL

Additionally: They make custom Bandsaw blades Stock Whiteside and Amana products at good prices Have fast turnaround times and good service I think they also make custom TS blades for industrial use. Oh yeah, the owner is a nice guy ;-)

My only affiliation: One completely satisfied customer.

Cheers, gary

[Prometheus]

Chippewa Carbide Tool & Supply Chippewa Falls, WI

Extra good because my cousin owns it :)

[Prometheus]

Here's are a few things to look for:

Inspect each blade visually to make sure that there aren't any chips on the face, sides or top of any teeth, and that there are not any cracks in the carbide. (To make sure the sharpener checked them and didn't just run the sucker)

If you get teeth replaced, check the weld to make sure it is solid, and that the steel behind the carbide is not discolored. If it is blued, the tooth in question may have lost it's temper, and you could lose the tip right away. It might be ok, but why risk it if you have a choice? You can also look at the bottom of the face where there is usually a small bevel, and make sure it is perpendicular to the blade itself. Carbide is only strong in one direction, and it should be oriented properly. Even if the orientation is good enough to work, a sloppy mounting is not a good sign.

Get a micrometer and measure each tooth to make sure that the teeth are consistant. If you get a dial mic with a post, you can mount your blade on a spindle and turn it to check for consistancy- a decent sharpening should stay within a range of 1-2 mils on the top and sides, or else your teeth will wear unevenly. New blades are generally not this precise, but if you're having them professionally done, you should expect better specs. Be advised that some blade styles have different tooth heights to increase performance: for example- a miter blade has teeth in groups of 5, four of them alternately bevel and should be the same height, but the fifth is flat and should be 10-15 mils lower, since it's only funtion is to knock off the v-shaped tip inside the cut. If it is the same height, it will be doing far too much of the work, and will chip quickly. A triple-chip blade alternates between a tooth with beveled corners and flat teeth. The beveled teeth should be 10-15 mils higher than the flat teeth.

And of course, it may seem obvious, but make sure it isn't just cheaper to buy a new blade- sometimes sharpening is just too expensive, especially if you need teeth replaced or the blade is warped.

Good luck!