band saw

[Eric Harvey]

I`ve been having trouble with my band saw of late,thought it was knackered,wouldn`t cut kept going slow,changed to a bigger blade yesterday to do straight line cutting,found the problem,I put the blunt blade back on instead of the new one last time,luckely still have the new one in the bag as hadn`t got round to dumping it yet,so for circles,still have a sharp smaller blade phew,cheers,

Eric.

[julcle]

Yeah ! how many times have we all done that ? I take my old blades to Hamilton Beaverstock just up the road and ask them to replace and dispose of the old one. They tell me that they can't sharpen a bandsaw blade under 3" thick.  Julian

[The Bowler Hatted Turner]

I put a small grinding wheel in the Dremel and have 3.50 glasses from the £1 shop and stand and sharpen each tooth in turn. I can do this about 3-4 times before having to send them away. I take them to my local tool hire place and they get it sorted for me.

[burywoodturners]

Been there, done that Eric. Bin them as soon as you finally take them off. I have found the hard way that hanging them on the shed wall for six months does nothing to the teeth!

As for a Dremel and reading glasses life is too short, and I am the man who gets stick from his mates for resharpening Stanley knife blades. (A wooden block with a leather face charged with green soap works well!)
Ron

[The Bowler Hatted Turner]

Ron you are obviously a man after my own heart    Nothing wrong with sharpening Stanley blades, done it foe years.

[Eric Harvey]

I`ve always sharpened stanley knife blades,inherited an india iol stone from my dad that is very very fine,sharpens them a treat

[Graham]

All this puts me in mind of an old Andy Cap cartoon strip where he is cutting himself shaving.
Anyone else remember what he is  saying at the time ?

[burywoodturners]

*+!@~&+* probably

[Graham]

'If this razor blade was good enough for my Dad its good enough for me'