Mail in Saw Sharpening Service

[orren countin]

Circular saw sharpening.......Its gotten expensive here in Orange County, Calif to have my blades sharpened. Do you know of places in OC that are reasonable or a mail in service? I found familyhardware.com ..have you ever used them?

[Lee Schierer]

The Freud website has a feature that lets you search for blade sharpening companies by state.

[Nick Decker]

Dynamic Saw in NY. I have two blades there right now, $8.50 per blade for a 40 tooth blade. The shipping is actually more than the sharpening, in my case, probably a bit more for you in Calif.

[Chris Fairbanks]

Orren, living outside of San Francisco I know the feeling on everything being expensive. I wanted to second Nicks recommendation on Dynamic Saw. Quick service, reasonable price and super sharp blades. I had a few questions before I sent off a bunch of blades and they were super helpful on the phone and answered all of them. Good luck.

[Robyn Horton]

I live close enough to Dynamic to drop my blades off . They have always done a Great job at a very reasonable price .

[orren countin]

Thank you. Ill look into Dynamic. What did it cost you for shipping from San Francisco?

[Dan Cameron]

I recommend Anderson Saw in Hawthorne, Ca.

[orren countin]

The Freud website has a feature that lets you search for blade sharpening companies by state.

Good tip. When checking the only offer 2 shops in all of California. I guess they have to especially certified by Freud.

[Bruce Wrenn]

Thank you. Ill look into Dynamic. What did it cost you for shipping from San Francisco?

The current price of a large flat rate box from the post office. With the flat rate box, your blades will be there in 2-3 business days. Unfortunately Dynamic return ships using UPS, which means over a week to your location.

[Bill McNiel]

Thank you. Ill look into Dynamic. What did it cost you for shipping from San Francisco?

Orren,
When my local sharpener retired I sent a couple of blades to Dynamic, the result was superior to any previous experience. I now regularly send them my blades and Jointer/Planner knives. Please accept this as the highest recommendation I can give to a business.
Regards - Bill

[CPeter James]

They aren't cheap, but they do an excellent job- Ridge Carbide in NJ. Also, their blades are really great, better than some of the more highly advertised brands, one of which is also in NJ. I send a whole bunch in one medium sized flat rate Priority mail box.
CPeter

[Scott Bernstein]

Here's a second recommendation for Ridge Carbide in New Jersey. I have tried Freud and Forrest blades and they very good, but are not even close to the Ridge Carbide blades in quality. They do a great job sharpening their own blades and other brands as well. Recently I was looking to make very large mortises and tenons on my Hybrid Pantorouter. I couldn't find a straight cut or spiral 3" long 3/4" cutting diameter plunge-cut router bit (looked for end mills, too)...so I had Ridge Carbide make me one. In about 3 days I got back a huge monster of a bit that works great.

[John Blazy]

Order a 400 or 600 grit diamond blade from North Jersey Diamond Wheel co, or similar company. Mount the diamond wheel in your T-saw and sharpen your own carbide blades by making my jig below and honing the inside faces of each tooth. I can do a 60 tooth blade in about a minute and half. I haven't sent blades out to be sharpened since 2002 when I happened upon a few of these diamond wheels, then made the sliding 5/8" DIA centering base that has magnetic hold down onto cast iron T-saw top. You can adjust for any hook angle, as all blades have perpendicular face grind. I even sharpen my negative hook XL4000 blades with it, and get zero bottom tearout on melamines, veneer ply etc.
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