Sharpening blades

[skeets]

This may not be the best place to put this,, but has any of our really smart guys in here cume up with some kind of a jig the would hold the blades at the right angle so they can be sharpend with a grinder,,, when I sharpen blades,,,, well they aint pretty so Im looking for some kind of a jig,,, here ya go guys a money makin deal!!

 

[handyman]

Skeets what kind of grinder do you use bench or side. I use bench never used jig and it is a trick to it. Most people round ends off without even knowing it until they leave that one strip of grass in the center of 2 or 3 blades. Tell me if you use a bench grinder.handy

 

[skeets]

Yeah I have an old Baldor bench grinder and an angle grinder too,, When I do it they never quite look the same again,,lol.. What i was thinking was something that would hold the blade so you could grind across it at a 90 and the jig would already have it tilted to the right angle,,, any hints are always welcome

 

[Sam427]

Yeah I have an old Baldor bench grinder and an angle grinder too,, When I do it they never quite look the same again,,lol.. What i was thinking was something that would hold the blade so you could grind across it at a 90 and the jig would already have it tilted to the right angle,,, any hints are always welcome

You might attach a magnetic protractor to the head of your angle grinder to get the proper angle? I'm a machinist, so it's just second nature to me. Always helps to have a fresh rock on the grinder, when they get rounded off it makes it harder to maintain a certain angle.

Make sure they are balanced, otherwise they will vibrate.

 

[Bulldog]

I clamp mine in a vise and use a die grinder to sharpen them. A flap wheel or a surphase prep pad seems to work just fine and doesn't eat the blades up at all. It is easy to keep the edge at the right angle to.

 

[Will In Tx]

Could come up with a metal holder welded together but you need a angle finder which is about $8.99 at Lowes or Home Depot.

Check what degree it is with it.

Just would have to set back and make a ruff sketch.

 

[eserv]

Oregon make a blade grinder. Here is a youtube of the instruction video for it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWI-108BvMk&feature=related
I'd like to get one for the shop, but really, I'd rather just sell new blades!
Ed

 

[handyman]

eserv I have to say you are a honest man from your answer and I DO NOT mean any disrespect at all. handy

 

[Orange in WI]

I use a bench top belt sander. Have two of them one three inch wide and a one inch wide, Been using these for years. Don't use a grinder any more at all.

 

[Will In Tx]

We are speaking of blades on a bush hog???!!????