Members stiffbackjack Posted February 16, 2018 Members Report Posted February 16, 2018 (edited) I need to get a american 6" splitter blade sharpened. Anyone recommend a good place? Anyone recommend some 0ne.Thanks Jack Edited February 16, 2018 by Northmount removed excess white space Quote
bikermutt07 Posted February 16, 2018 Report Posted February 16, 2018 @bruce johnson Quote I'm not paying 80 bucks for a belt!!! It's a strip of leather. How hard could it be? 4 years and 3 grand later.... I have a belt I can finally live with. Stitching is like gravy, it's only great if you make it every day. From Texas but in Bossier City, Louisiana.
Members Webicons Posted February 16, 2018 Members Report Posted February 16, 2018 Are you sure that it’s at the point where you need to send it out? What does the blade look like? Quote
Members brmax Posted February 16, 2018 Members Report Posted February 16, 2018 You could in check your local saw and scissor sharpening service. Many of these places are capable and have some pro machinery. Although doing a lot of buffing and stroping may need your touch. Good day Floyd Quote
Moderator bruce johnson Posted February 17, 2018 Moderator Report Posted February 17, 2018 If you REALLY trust your local general sharpening service, or even the local knife sharpening service try them. Also have a back up blade just in case. I have seen some real basket case pictures from shops that don't understand these. There are a few of us that do them. Art Van Hecke does blades. Right now I am getting ready for the Prescott show and wont't have a slot open until I am back after March 8th. Once I am back, I ask people to contact me first but I can usually do them on an overnight turnaround. Unless a blade is really bad - I am at $15-20 average plus $8 return shipping by small flat rate box priority mail. Quote Bruce Johnson Malachi 4:2 "the windshield's bigger than the mirror, somewhere west of Laramie" - Dave Stamey Vintage Refurbished And Selected New Leather Tools For Sale - www.brucejohnsonleather.com
bikermutt07 Posted February 17, 2018 Report Posted February 17, 2018 (edited) 8 hours ago, bruce johnson said: If you REALLY trust your local general sharpening service, or even the local knife sharpening service try them. Also have a back up blade just in case. I have seen some real basket case pictures from shops that don't understand these. There are a few of us that do them. Art Van Hecke does blades. Right now I am getting ready for the Prescott show and wont't have a slot open until I am back after March 8th. Once I am back, I ask people to contact me first but I can usually do them on an overnight turnaround. Unless a blade is really bad - I am at $15-20 average plus $8 return shipping by small flat rate box priority mail. Hope ya didn't mind me throwing your name out there... I haven't seen Art on here in awhile. Edited February 17, 2018 by bikermutt07 Quote I'm not paying 80 bucks for a belt!!! It's a strip of leather. How hard could it be? 4 years and 3 grand later.... I have a belt I can finally live with. Stitching is like gravy, it's only great if you make it every day. From Texas but in Bossier City, Louisiana.
Members YinTx Posted February 17, 2018 Members Report Posted February 17, 2018 10 hours ago, bruce johnson said: I have seen some real basket case pictures from shops that don't understand these. Do you mind mentioning what I should be looking at to see if mine is currently a "basket case," and what someone might have done to it to cause that? thanks, YinTx Quote YinTx https://www.instagram.com/lanasia_2017/ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK6HvLWuZTzjt3MbR0Yhcj_WIQIvchezo
Moderator bruce johnson Posted February 18, 2018 Moderator Report Posted February 18, 2018 I have had people send pictures of blades or blades themselves done by professional shops with deep wavey edges and divots. some have severe grit marks - they never got past about 80 grit. some are longer front to back one end vs the other by a large amount. A few of these don't have enough material left to salvage the blade. The best options for a local service would be one who is proficient with doing wood plane blades. Things to check on an as-found blade are fairly straight edge and minimal chips at the cutting edge area (chips at the very tips don't concern me as much) Quote Bruce Johnson Malachi 4:2 "the windshield's bigger than the mirror, somewhere west of Laramie" - Dave Stamey Vintage Refurbished And Selected New Leather Tools For Sale - www.brucejohnsonleather.com
Members Webicons Posted February 18, 2018 Members Report Posted February 18, 2018 FYI - I had ordered a new blade for my American LS440 from Pilgrim (if my memory serves me). It came in hollow ground and sharp as could be. I did have to adjust the blade a bit to fit my machine as the blade was made for a Landis. I just had to shave a mm or two from the far edges to bring it closer to the roller’s edge nothing big. Quote
Members Sonydaze Posted February 18, 2018 Members Report Posted February 18, 2018 I think taking your blade to someone that does scissors and knives is risky unless they have experience with splitter blades. I agree with Bruce, someone that is good at sharpening planer blades would be a better choice to try. End of the day, I would sent it to someone that is known to be able to correctly sharpen my splitter blade, getting back a poorly sharpened blade can be much worse than a dull blade, especially if you end up having to replace your blade. I have a Tormek sharpening system and was able to adapt their planer blade jig to sharpen my splitter blades. However knowing how long it takes me to sharpen a blade, I think Bruce's offer of $15-20 to sharpen your blade is a very reasonable cost. If I wasn't in a different country, I would likely use his service and use the time saved to work on other things. Quote http://www.bound2please.com Sewing machines: 3 - Sunstar 590BL, Artisan Toro 3200, Juki LK-1900HS, Juki DDL-8500-7, Juki DDL-5550N, Pfaff 138-6/21, Pfaff 546-H3, Pfaff 335-H3, Adler 221-76, Singer 144WVS33, Singer 29K-51, Siruba 747B
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