Tim Quigley
08-02-2007, 11:27 PM
I've been woodworking long enough to think about getting some of my stuff sharpened. Over time I have upgraded to Freud sawblades and I have one I want to send out for sharpening. Sharpening a nice Freud carbide tipped blade seems like a no-brainer. $15 to get the $75-100 blade as good or perhaps better than new. What I am debating is the value of getting my cheaper blades sharpened.
I have teo Irwin Marathon blades (80 tooth and 40 tooth), a Dewalt 12" Construction miter saw blade (60 tooth) and a Mibro stacked dado set.
It will cost me $50- to 55 to get the dado sharpened...and I can probably buy the same set again for about $75. The other blades will cost 15 or so for sharpening and can be replaced for maybe 2-3 times that in the case of the Irwin's and 3-4 times that in the case of the Dewalt.
I plan to send the blades to Ridge Carbide in NJ, so my guess is they will come back better than new from what I've read about them here...so I guess that means I get a sharper blade for less cost than new. On the other hand, these are relativly cheap blades and maybe they should be used and tossed.
So my question...is it worth it to sharpen any or all of these blades or do I just toss them and look to buy new and/or upgrade over time?
Thoughts?
Thanks,
Tim
I have teo Irwin Marathon blades (80 tooth and 40 tooth), a Dewalt 12" Construction miter saw blade (60 tooth) and a Mibro stacked dado set.
It will cost me $50- to 55 to get the dado sharpened...and I can probably buy the same set again for about $75. The other blades will cost 15 or so for sharpening and can be replaced for maybe 2-3 times that in the case of the Irwin's and 3-4 times that in the case of the Dewalt.
I plan to send the blades to Ridge Carbide in NJ, so my guess is they will come back better than new from what I've read about them here...so I guess that means I get a sharper blade for less cost than new. On the other hand, these are relativly cheap blades and maybe they should be used and tossed.
So my question...is it worth it to sharpen any or all of these blades or do I just toss them and look to buy new and/or upgrade over time?
Thoughts?
Thanks,
Tim