Members Spyros Posted August 18, 2020 Members Report Posted August 18, 2020 Yeah very jealous... I'd rather shovel shit than having to sharpen a diamond shaped needle Quote
Members Matt S Posted August 18, 2020 Members Report Posted August 18, 2020 4 minutes ago, Spyros said: Yeah very jealous... I'd rather shovel shit than having to sharpen a diamond shaped needle Having done plenty of both, I far prefer my hands to smell of kerosene when I get home so I'll take you up on your proposed exchange! Quote
CFM chuck123wapati Posted August 18, 2020 CFM Report Posted August 18, 2020 1 hour ago, Matt S said: Having done plenty of both, I far prefer my hands to smell of kerosene when I get home so I'll take you up on your proposed exchange! LOL Ditto just made a couple diamond blades from bare stock, was very easy on the back and didn't stink a bit. Quote Worked in a prison for 30 years if I aint shiny every time I comment its no big deal, I just don't wave pompoms. “I won’t be wronged, I won’t be insulted, and I won’t be laid a hand on. I don’t do these things to other people, and I require the same from them.” THE DUKE!
Members Spyros Posted August 18, 2020 Members Report Posted August 18, 2020 Yeah well, and I push things with my hands against spinning blades every day without freaking out about it, like millions do. Table saw, band saw, circular saw... Big spinning blades LOL Quote
Members SheltathaLore Posted August 19, 2020 Author Members Report Posted August 19, 2020 All right, sounds like sharpening it myself is a Big Nope. I'll probably go check out Shoe Systems, and possibly call a local sharpening service to see how they feel about sharpening it (although they mostly do knives, so it may be out of their wheelhouse.) Thanks for the advice, everyone! Quote
Members slipangle Posted October 23, 2020 Members Report Posted October 23, 2020 Realizing this thread is old and that, hopefully, you've purchased a new blade, but if you wanted to keep the old blade as a spare and get it fixed up, I would try to find a service in your area that sharpens carbide tools, like saw blades, router bits, etc. They may have the fixture necessary, or could rig one up, to hold this blade, and rotate it, against the rapidly spinning grinding wheel. My second choice would be a well outfitted machine shop. One that has a surface grinding machine. It's likely this blade was made on a surface grinder and if there are nicks in the edge, the primary bevel needs to be re-ground and then a secondary bevel ground onto it to sharpen it. With an ultra fine stone, polished, etc. Could or would a machine shop do this? Unknown. But it's worth checking out, I think, given the price of replacement blades. The only way I would try to do this at home would be to rotate the blade slowly, held somehow in the headstock of a metal lathe, which I have, and ground using a tool post mounted grinder, which I don't. Quote
CFM Frodo Posted October 23, 2020 CFM Report Posted October 23, 2020 (edited) do you have access to a belt sander? tilt the table on the sander that your work sits on up in the front, the degree of the bevel mount the blade on a piece of angle iron with a bolt in the center holding it to the angle iron slide the angle iron with blade attached against belt sander WHY??? a brass closet bolt??? the head is flat, will not impede the blade Edited October 23, 2020 by Frodo Quote Singer 66, Chi Chi Patcher, Rex 26-188, singer 29k62 , 2-needles D.C.F.M
CFM Frodo Posted October 23, 2020 CFM Report Posted October 23, 2020 On 8/18/2020 at 8:54 AM, Spyros said: Yeah well, and I push things with my hands against spinning blades every day without freaking out about it, like millions do. Table saw, band saw, circular saw... Big spinning blades LOL LOL LOL.ME TOO or #metoo and i have a thumb 1/4'' shorter than the other thumb and a index fingger with the tip missing. I know the ER guys by first name and have added them to my Christmas card list. Quote Singer 66, Chi Chi Patcher, Rex 26-188, singer 29k62 , 2-needles D.C.F.M
Members Matt S Posted October 23, 2020 Members Report Posted October 23, 2020 2 hours ago, slipangle said: Realizing this thread is old and that, hopefully, you've purchased a new blade, but if you wanted to keep the old blade as a spare and get it fixed up, I would try to find a service in your area that sharpens carbide tools, like saw blades, router bits, etc. They may have the fixture necessary, or could rig one up, to hold this blade, and rotate it, against the rapidly spinning grinding wheel. My second choice would be a well outfitted machine shop. One that has a surface grinding machine. It's likely this blade was made on a surface grinder and if there are nicks in the edge, the primary bevel needs to be re-ground and then a secondary bevel ground onto it to sharpen it. With an ultra fine stone, polished, etc. Could or would a machine shop do this? Unknown. But it's worth checking out, I think, given the price of replacement blades. The only way I would try to do this at home would be to rotate the blade slowly, held somehow in the headstock of a metal lathe, which I have, and ground using a tool post mounted grinder, which I don't. What about a tool cutter grinder, with the blade in a mandrel in the toolholder? I've never used one but they seem pretty ubiquitous in machine shops. Quote
Members Spyros Posted October 23, 2020 Members Report Posted October 23, 2020 Frodo, maybe stick to leatherworking. Quote
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