Saw blade sharpening

[Shawn Siegrist]

I have three Forrest WWII saw blades to sharpen, is there a local sharpening service that someone can recommend near Lancaster PA or am I better off sending them back to forrest?

Thanks,
Shawn

[Steve Eure]

I use Dynamic Saw in buffalo NY. Great folks. Great CS.
https://www.dynamicsaw.com/index.html

[dennis thompson]

I used Dynamic saw too, very happy with the results

[Robyn Horton]

I'm another Dynamic user. Nice guys there that do a Good job. My Forrest blade came back as good as it was when new.

[John Lanciani]

Dynamic for the win. Great service, top quality work, and way cheaper than Forrest.

[Vince Shriver]

I have three Forrest WWII saw blades to sharpen, is there a local sharpening service that someone can recommend near Lancaster PA or am I better off sending them back to forrest?

Thanks,
Shawn

Just sent 5 blades and a hand full of router bits to them from Santa Barbara.

[Chris Sherwood]

I was just about to ask about jointer knives. But I’ll still ask a few questions.

Are jointer knives always installed so the bottom edge is in contact with the cutterhead surface?
Is there a life on knives, so that the number of sharpening times is limited?
What determines if you choose to have miter saw or table saw blades sharpened or replaced?
Thanks

[Dave Sabo]

Are jointer knives always installed so the bottom edge is in contact with the cutterhead surface?

Nope. depends on the jointer how they're installed. Mine rest on springs.


Is there a life on knives, so that the number of sharpening times is limited?

Yes, but it's not a strict number of times that you can write down. Again, it depends on your knives.


What determines if you choose to have miter saw or table saw blades sharpened or replaced?

For me it's all about cost. Even on my 'premium" blades that are designed to be resharpened. An 80 -100 tooth blades is pretty costly to have sharpened. If I can find a good blade for about what a sharpening costs, then I buy it. I generally cant find a quality 40t tablesaw blade for less than the sharpening cost though.

[Bruce Wrenn]

I was just about to ask about jointer knives. But I’ll still ask a few questions.

Are jointer knives always installed so the bottom edge is in contact with the cutterhead surface?
Is there a life on knives, so that the number of sharpening times is limited?
What determines if you choose to have miter saw or table saw blades sharpened or replaced?
Thanks

Installing jointer knives is both. a science and an art. Check out some you tube videos. As for number of sharpenings, it depends upon amount of carbide that was originally on blades, and how heavy sharpeners hand is, plus over all damage. Usually as to replace, or sharpen depends upon original cost of blades. + on Dynamic Saw!

[Chris Sherwood]

Thanks guys. My knives also are supported by springs and I think there is plenty of life left. I’m rebuilding this machine and am just coming up to speed.

[Shawn Siegrist]

Thanks everyone, I’ll check Dynamic out!

[Harry Niemann]

I was disappointed with Forrest. I sent in a WWII and it came back with run out which was not there before. They said they don't check for that.