Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Badger on January 21, 2014, 02:13:45 pm
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Was wondering how many guys sharpen their blades. I use a little 1/8 chainsaw grinding bit in my dremmel tool. I just hit the bottom edge for maybe 1 second on each tooth. It seems once I sharpen them they last much longer than the original sharpening. The don't always sound quite as smooth but cut very well and faster.
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Done it a couple of times ,but not worth the little bit of time I have to spare. New blade $15,........ time spent making bows and shooting them.............Priceless! ;) The blades I get are very well made for a reasonable price so I can't complain. If I had to rely on the big box stores or specialty woodworking stores, I'd loose my mind. I get them from a place called Busy Bee here in town ,but there are usually blade sharpening places as well in the bigger towns and cities that will make the blades up on site to your length. These are the guys to get to know. They can tell you anything you need to know about steel/carbide quality tooth paterns etc., etc., and what your best bang for the buck is. They also know all of the other guys in town that work wood and what they are up to (including sawmills). Good resource all around!
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I have tried sharpening my blades with my dremel with very little luck for some reason. If you got pictures Steve how you do it would really like to see them. Dean
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Bandsaw blades are so cheap I don't bother.
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I don't sharpen mine. I have a saw shop nearby that gets blade material in large rolls. They cut and weld them to my size. The blade stock is good quality. Every-so-often, I'll get a blade which was welded "between" the teeth in a manner that makes a tick-tick-tick-tick sound when I'm cutting. I've taken a file and dressed the weld up a bit which solves the problem.
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I don't sharpen mine. I have a saw shop nearby that gets blade material in large rolls. They cut and weld them to my size. The blade stock is good quality. Every-so-often, I'll get a blade which was welded "between" the teeth in a manner that makes a tick-tick-tick-tick sound when I'm cutting. I've taken a file and dressed the weld up a bit which solves the problem.
I always get blades like that. :) I tried sharpening a woodslicer a bit ago, and went a bit crazy I think, as I made a dull blade cut worse somehow. haha
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Did it once when I didn't have a replacement blade... it got the job finished...
Now I make sure I have spare blades.
It's a great job if you are a masochist, or maybe if you have an apprentice you don't like >:D
Del