Re sharpening band saw blades, a question

[Bob Glenn]

I've watched a few youtube videos about do it yourself band saw blade sharpening. In most cases, the blade is removed then the outside tip of each tooth is ground a bit to put a new point on it. The gullets were never touched. I am wondering if the same affect could be had if you put the blade back on the machine with the teeth pointing up instead of down. Then turn the machine on a hone the tips with a stone. Anyone have any thoughts on this?

[Richard Coers]

Sounds like a plan to win the Darwin award. What you will do with your plan would take the point off the tooth and make it flat. Much different than sharpening it.

[Bob Glenn]

From the videos I've seen, it looks like that is exactly what they are doing, one one tooth at a time. One method claims it will only work for three or four times, before the blade can no longer cut, but in his tests, he found a sharpened blade cut faster that a new one. I guess I'll just have to do some experimenting. I'll post the results.

[HANK METZ]

That used to be a time- honored tip long ago; stoning a radius on the back at the same time was also advised to decrease the cut radius.

[Gus Dundon]

When I resharpened my band saw blades, I just followed the direction of the tooth and swipe the sharpening stone in and out on each teeth. Didn't really work for me.