Wouldn't two sets accomplish what you are doing?I buy 3 sets of blades at once. When I install set #3, set 1 & 2 get sharpened and balanced. I balance my blades by hanging them on a piece of solid shaft, driven like a nail into a vertical post.
Wouldn't two sets accomplish what you are doing?I buy 3 sets of blades at once. When I install set #3, set 1 & 2 get sharpened and balanced. I balance my blades by hanging them on a piece of solid shaft, driven like a nail into a vertical post.
It does in my worldWouldn't two sets accomplish what you are doing?
Nice!Wife works for a major tool manufacturer here in Rockford so I have the luxury of simply giving her my blades, she takes them there and the guys who do final sharpening and "tuning" (and balancing) on the tools they make. So I have a second set here and she takes the first. I simply swap them out. I am definitely not good at sharpening my own.
FWIW I buy Predator Blades and they're incredibly tough.
Yup, that’s my system too! Hardest thing is getting the mower up in the air but I do have a “MoJack” for that!All american Sharpener and Oregon blade balancer, super quick and easy. I do my Scag blades every 20 or so hours, makes a big difference and only takes a few min to do. Found the All American Sharpener on Marketplace but there's now knock offs all over Amazon.
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Why wouldn’t it?While speaking to a friend about my buying a machine for grinding the blades, he told me that he used a bastard file to sharpen his brush hog blades. Not sure if it works as well as he said it does.
Didn't think of it, but I always sharpened my own chainsaw chains. Always did them by hand with a file and guide. Always got good ones.Kubota and Honda replacement blades are worth sharpening to me, so I sharpen them. Same with chainsaw chain. If I were running cheap equipment I'd buy cheap replacement blades and not bother salvaging them, but I like reliability. Buy quality, buy once.
(Equipment I used is listed on my profile.)
Of course. When they're found on sale, I jump while the gettins good. Things sure as heck aren't getting cheaper.Wouldn't two sets accomplish what you are doing?
I used to. But for some reason I can't sharpen them evenly. Then the saw wants to walk in one direction. I pay the guy $15 to sharpen 2 chains at a time.Didn't think of it, but I always sharpened my own chainsaw chains. Always did them by hand with a file and guide. Always got good ones.
Don't need to do them as often anymore, but still my modus operandi.
That's a good price. I put wayyyy too much into a chainsaw chain hand-filing setup, wayyy too much.I used to. But for some reason I can't sharpen them evenly. Then the saw wants to walk in one direction. I pay the guy $15 to sharpen 2 chains at a time.
$15 for 2 is probably $$ well spent.I used to. But for some reason I can't sharpen them evenly. Then the saw wants to walk in one direction. I pay the guy $15 to sharpen 2 chains at a time.
Yeah, I think it's when I file the blades on the left side that I'm not getting a good bite/ cut/ angle. The saw wants to walk to the right. I may take an old chain and play with sharpening one side at a time to see how it reacts. Could be something as simple as making an extra pass or two with the file.$15 for 2 is probably $$ well spent.
I can’t say I’m good at it; lucky is probably the better description.
There was a time I cut a lot of wood and was in better practice. That’s a big part also.
Often if they run you can see a buildup on the teeth on one side need additional file passes. Not hard to do to file one side more than the other.
I've seen them like that on mowers that had 20 hours on them (sandy soil and cutting a lot of leaves). No lie, customer says "don't sharpen them, just flip them over". So we did. Back at 50 hours needing blades. There was literally very little left. Original blades are 18" long, these were not 10" long at the most. At least he was a good sport about it. A lot of people just gripe "I paid X amount of dollars for this thing and these blades don't last no longer than that? That's ridiculous and I want a refund and a free set of blades and free extended warranty and free pickup & delivery and you people are crooks". BTDT and certainly do not miss it any!really ? You're supposed to sharpen mower blades ??? Had a new neighbour bring me his rider 'doesn't cut too good'..... The back side was SHARPER than the 'cutting edge'......
I personally (unintentionally) sharpen LH cutters differently than RH cutters since I'm not ambidextrous and have to be careful of that when free-hand filing in the field. In the shop I have Granberg jigs set up* so filing is even and precise, and unless a chain hits a rock or nail it's as fast as an electric grinder.Yeah, I think it's when I file the blades on the left side that I'm not getting a good bite/ cut/ angle. The saw wants to walk to the right. I may take an old chain and play with sharpening one side at a time to see how it reacts. Could be something as simple as making an extra pass or two with the file.
As it sits now, I swap chains and flip the bar every 5 gallons of fuel. That makes it easy to remember.
Silly question- couldn't I use a vernier caliper for the same task?I personally (unintentionally) sharpen LH cutters differently than RH cutters since I'm not ambidextrous and have to be careful of that when free-hand filing in the field. In the shop I have Granberg jigs set up* so filing is even and precise, and unless a chain hits a rock or nail it's as fast as an electric grinder.
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If you use a very affordable Granberg Pitch Gauge there's a window on the bottom right for measuring tooth length, which at this point your chains may need. If things are "reasonably in balance" left-to-right your chains will cut straight again.
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*The Granberg jigs I use are no longer made, but they have an updated model that's all metal and works far better than plastic Oregon Made-In-China jigs.
You might be able to, but with the multiple angles on a cutter and my ginormous hands I'm not able to do so repeatably--at least not last time I tried, and maybe I was being too picky. It seems like such a simple task...Silly question- couldn't I use a vernier caliper for the same task?