I've been buying replacements.
I buy new replacements
I get them sharpened
I sharpen them myself
I've been buying replacements.
I have bought new jointer blades but my planer is 20" and when those blades are ready I think I will try to have them sharpened.
replacement blades cost $49 for my 8" Jointer
12 bucks to sharpen
Bought 1 set of spare blades so I can still joint while the blades are resharpened...
Ditto on what Phil said. I probably could get by with just one set but I like the comfort of having that second set, just in case.
The only place I know near me has been a well known woodworking supplies store, and the price is $1 per inch. So for my 15" planer times three blades this would be $45, and for the 8" jointer it would be $24. Plus tax.
Cheaper than buying a new set of blades, but not by a lot. I still havent figured out a way to sharpen myself (and right now every blade in my shop is nicked.... two sets of jointer blades, and two sets of planer blades - time to by a metal wand!! but that is another story).
If anyone has an economical resharpening service please let me know!! (I am looking at about $150 to get these all back in shape).
Resharpening gets the blades like new, and it is more economical. Totally worth it as long as your sharpener is reputable.
Mine are disposable so I dispose of them,,,,,,,,,,Rod.
I resharpen them myself with a Tormek and planer blade fixture. Works beautifully. I buy a second set of blades up front so that I exchange knives immediately, and resharpen when time permits to minimize down time on the tools.
Dick Mahany.
+1 for Phil's response.
Just measure the blades each time before sharpening to insure you don't sharpen a blade that then will be too narrow. We did that on our Mikata 2040; $22 for sharpening but couldn't use the very sharp but too narrow blades.
Look into getting Dispoz-a Blades,sold by Grizzly,or by the company mentioned. It costs a bit to get the holders and first blades. After that,the blades being double sided,it costs less to buy new blades than sharpening costs per edge. and,blade changing is extremely quick and easy.
Thanks to a post by Chip on here some time back, referencing a FWW #30 article on sharpening your knives by putting a friable grinding wheel on the tablesaw.
Instead of a piece of hardwood, I clamped my incra jig down as a guide. It has a micro-screw adjustment so I could take very light increments while grinding (very little heating and stayed cool enough to touch).
The grinding wheel I got from Rockler for $18.
In 30 minutes, I had sharpened two sets of jointer knives and a set of planer knives.
Then taking off the edge off with some fine sandpaper on plate glass.
It worked great.