Saw Supply Monrovia, CA - (Just East of Pasadena)
Their custom blades are IMHO, are better and have more carbide than any I
have ever used.
"Unisaw A100" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Here's the idea of the thread. If you know of a good local
> sharpening service respond by giving the name of the service
> and where they are located (city and state please).
>
> UA100
Sure Set
Chesapeake VA
Not the fastest, but apparently the only game in town.
Montyhp
"Unisaw A100" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Here's the idea of the thread. If you know of a good local
> sharpening service respond by giving the name of the service
> and where they are located (city and state please).
>
> UA100
Unisaw A100 <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> Here's the idea of the thread. If you know of a good local
> sharpening service respond by giving the name of the service
> and where they are located (city and state please).
>
> UA100
Eastside Saw And Sales
12880 Bellevue Redmond Rd
BELLEVUE, WA 98005 - 2695
(425) 454-7627
For potable water, turn your head toward the sky, open your
mouth--this is the Pacific Northwest.
Mike S. wrote:
> I'd like to find on around the St. Louis area. I'm south of St. Louis about
> 100 miles and there is nothing in this area that I've been able to find so
> since we drive to St. Louis about every month or so finding a good
> sharpening service up in that area would be great.
>
Supreme Saw and Grinding - St. Louis.
On Gravois, east of Jefferson
Accurate Cutting Technologies
1248 S Tibbs Ave
Indianapolis, IN
(317) 243-8415
I thought a bit slow, but they made my well worn dado set better than
new.
-Dan V.
On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 00:06:17 GMT, Unisaw A100 <[email protected]>
wrote:
>Here's the idea of the thread. If you know of a good local
>sharpening service respond by giving the name of the service
>and where they are located (city and state please).
>
>UA100
Unisaw A100 wrote:
> Here's the idea of the thread. If you know of a good local
> sharpening service respond by giving the name of the service
> and where they are located (city and state please).
>
> UA100
V R I Sharpening Service
51 North America Dr.
West Seneca, NY 14220
Phone: 716-674-0406
--
Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA
(Remove "SPAM" from email address to reply)
Accurate Cutting Technologies
1248 S Tibbs Ave
Indianapolis, IN
(317) 243-8415
I thought a bit slow, but they made my well worn dado set better than
new.
-Dan V.
On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 00:06:17 GMT, Unisaw A100 <[email protected]>
wrote:
>Here's the idea of the thread. If you know of a good local
>sharpening service respond by giving the name of the service
>and where they are located (city and state please).
>
>UA100
Unisaw A100 <[email protected]> wrote:
> Here's the idea of the thread. If you know of a good local
> sharpening service respond by giving the name of the service
> and where they are located (city and state please).
Southeast Sharpening Service, Inc.
Gainesville, FL
Additionally:
They make custom Bandsaw blades
Stock Whiteside and Amana products at good prices
Have fast turnaround times and good service
I think they also make custom TS blades for industrial use.
Oh yeah, the owner is a nice guy ;-)
My only affiliation: One completely satisfied customer.
Cheers,
gary
On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 00:06:17 GMT, Unisaw A100 <[email protected]>
wrote:
>Here's the idea of the thread. If you know of a good local
>sharpening service respond by giving the name of the service
>and where they are located (city and state please).
>
>UA100
You're supposed to sharpen those things? I've been throwing my saws
out and buying new ones.
tt
Good:
D&R Saw and Tool Dallas, TX
Bad
Precision Tool & Construction Tucson, AZ. I had planer and jointer
blades sharpened there last summer. a) They didn't remove the wire from
the blade, b) The blades weren't even placed in the fixture straight,
the machining was significantly crooked. I'm going to have to have
these things re-sharpened just to use them. Pointing out my concerns to
the guy at PT&C -- he didn't seem to see anything wrong.
[email protected] (Dan Valleskey) wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> Accurate Cutting Technologies
> 1248 S Tibbs Ave
> Indianapolis, IN
> (317) 243-8415
>
> I thought a bit slow, but they made my well worn dado set better than
> new.
>
> -Dan V.
>
> On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 00:06:17 GMT, Unisaw A100 <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> >Here's the idea of the thread. If you know of a good local
> >sharpening service respond by giving the name of the service
> >and where they are located (city and state please).
> >
> >UA100
I will second that Dan. I have used this service for the school and I
recommend ACT. Many know this as the old Leggitt Saw and Tool. They
have taken on new partners and purchased the latest sharpening
equipment and they do an exceptionally good job.
Mike from American Sycamore
I'd like to find on around the St. Louis area. I'm south of St. Louis about
100 miles and there is nothing in this area that I've been able to find so
since we drive to St. Louis about every month or so finding a good
sharpening service up in that area would be great.
--
Mike S.
[email protected]
"McQualude" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Raleigh Saw
> Raleigh, NC
> --
> McQualude
Unisaw A100 <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
> Here's the idea of the thread. If you know of a good local
> sharpening service respond by giving the name of the service
> and where they are located (city and state please).
I've used
A1 Saw Tool & Knife
4900 N Dixie Hwy
Oakland Pk Fl <-- suburb of Ft Lauderdale
954 776 6482
I don't know if they're good, not having a body of experience to
compare them with, but I've been satisfied. They do sawblades
and router bits. I suspect they'd be mystified by a handsaw.
John
Bay Area Carbide
Concord, CA
I'd be surprised if they have a web site. They don't look like that kind
of place
They helped me, a relative newbie to precision woodworking, get the right
products and services, and at a fair price.
The are good supporters of the local woodworking club, as well as the adult
education woodworking classes.
People who know a heck of a lot more about cutting edges than I do
recommend their serices.
I'm satisfied.
Patriarch
Unisaw A100 wrote:
> Here's the idea of the thread. If you know of a good local
> sharpening service respond by giving the name of the service
> and where they are located (city and state please).
IDAGS. How can I tell when I need a good sharpening service for my TS
carbide blades? Are there objective things to look for?
-- Mark
Tom Watson wrote:
>Of course, using this method, you may wind up with a pile of saw
>blades that looks like:
>http://home.comcast.net/~tjwatson1/page28.htm
I call my pile of crappy saw blades "sacrificial anodes" as
in the part that gets skanked out in the electrolysis bath.
Of course I didn't take the time to make such a nice holder
for mine.
>Ah, well...
Indeed.
UA100
WTF? Circle Saw of Tucson. Good water from the ground, augmented with Colorado
river water from a ditch. Tom
>Subject: Re: A Good Sharpening Service Near You?
>From: Unisaw A100 [email protected]
>Date: 01/13/2004 6:55 PM US Mountain Standard Time
>Message-id: <[email protected]>
>
>Mark Jerde wrote:
>>IDAGS. How can I tell when I need a good sharpening service for my TS
>>carbide blades? Are there objective things to look for?
>
>
>Yes, a good source of potable water.
>
>UA100
Someday, it'll all be over....
McQualude <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> Raleigh Saw
> Raleigh, NC
You beat me to this one. They do a good job and the price is good.
They're also the only place in town to get Whiteside router bits as
far as I know.
Greg
Unisaw A100 <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> Here's the idea of the thread. If you know of a good local
> sharpening service respond by giving the name of the service
> and where they are located (city and state please).
>
> UA100
Ridge Tool
Lyndhurst, NJ
You can send your stuff via the mail.
-Chris
mttt wrote:
>But what about (IIRC) the original question - are their objective measures
>of a sharpening shops ability? Or do you just send in a trial blade and see
>what comes back?
Actually, the original question was:
"If you know of a good local sharpening service respond by
giving the name of the service and where they are located
(city and state please)."
The whole point of the thread was/is for people to tell
other people where they can get good service. That should
at least eliminate the trial and error.
Now go and start a thread on "When Will I Know My Saw
Needs To Be Sharpened". It's OK, people start threads all
the time.
UA100
"Unisaw A100" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
>
>
> Actually, the original question was:
>
> "If you know of a good local sharpening service respond by
> giving the name of the service and where they are located
> (city and state please)."
Fair bust! And I'm benefiting from your original question!
>
> The whole point of the thread was/is for people to tell
> other people where they can get good service. That should
> at least eliminate the trial and error.
Ok! Again, I plan on using one of these folks.
>
> Now go and start a thread on "When Will I Know My Saw
> Needs To Be Sharpened". It's OK, people start threads all
> the time.
>
:) OK - but I was asking "How Do I Know That Acme Sharpening Inc, is
*Good*?"
Admittedly, (and as you proll'y suspected) I don't know my back-side from a
carbide tip in this area!
Acme could hand me back a big a$$, 10" washer, with Black Sharpie marks and
I probably would leave the store happy until I tried to mount it.
You guys are smart!
Just wondering if the proof is in the cutting, or if you have *another*
secret handshake with Sharpening Services that avoids 10" washers coming
back. You know - that Cabal thing...
Now 'scuse me while I start another thread.
Got a question about Anteaters that's been bothering me.
"Unisaw A100" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Here's the idea of the thread. If you know of a good local
> sharpening service respond by giving the name of the service
> and where they are located (city and state please).
*Preshers*
North Fort Myers, Florida
Been in existence for at least 30 years.
"Unisaw A100" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
>
> Mark Jerde wrote:
> >??? What does drinking water have to do with knowing whether or not it
is
> >time to have a saw blade sharpened?
>
>
> Sorry, I thought you were trying to take the thread off
> topic. :-)
>
> Wood burning and cuts becoming harder are good signs.
>
But what about (IIRC) the original question - are their objective measures
of a sharpening shops ability? Or do you just send in a trial blade and see
what comes back?
Chippewa Carbide Tool & Supply
Chippewa Falls, WI
Extra good because my cousin owns it :)
>"Unisaw A100" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> Here's the idea of the thread. If you know of a good local
>> sharpening service respond by giving the name of the service
>> and where they are located (city and state please).
>>
>> UA100
>
On Thu, 15 Jan 2004 01:18:50 GMT, "mttt" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>:) OK - but I was asking "How Do I Know That Acme Sharpening Inc, is
>*Good*?"
>
>Admittedly, (and as you proll'y suspected) I don't know my back-side from a
>carbide tip in this area!
>Acme could hand me back a big a$$, 10" washer, with Black Sharpie marks and
>I probably would leave the store happy until I tried to mount it.
>
>You guys are smart!
>Just wondering if the proof is in the cutting, or if you have *another*
>secret handshake with Sharpening Services that avoids 10" washers coming
>back. You know - that Cabal thing...
>
dang! he's on to us....
On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 00:06:17 GMT, Unisaw A100 <[email protected]>
wrote:
>Here's the idea of the thread. If you know of a good local
>sharpening service respond by giving the name of the service
>and where they are located (city and state please).
>
>UA100
I hope that you get some good results from this thread, Keith - 'cause
I've had terrible luck with sharpening services. Had a couple of nice
Leuco CC blades that had the hooked configuration to the tooth and one
guy sharpened the hook clean away.
I've taken to keeping the blades real clean and tuning them up with
those little DMT diamond abrasiv files. Haven't sent a blade out in
about four years.
Of course, using this method, you may wind up with a pile of saw
blades that looks like:
http://home.comcast.net/~tjwatson1/page28.htm
Ah, well...
Thomas J. Watson-Cabinetmaker (ret)
Real Email is: tjwatson1ATcomcastDOTnet
Website: http://home.comcast.net/~tjwatson1
On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 00:56:26 GMT, "Mark Jerde"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Unisaw A100 wrote:
>> Here's the idea of the thread. If you know of a good local
>> sharpening service respond by giving the name of the service
>> and where they are located (city and state please).
>
>IDAGS. How can I tell when I need a good sharpening service for my TS
>carbide blades? Are there objective things to look for?
Here's are a few things to look for:
Inspect each blade visually to make sure that there aren't any chips
on the face, sides or top of any teeth, and that there are not any
cracks in the carbide. (To make sure the sharpener checked them and
didn't just run the sucker)
If you get teeth replaced, check the weld to make sure it is solid,
and that the steel behind the carbide is not discolored. If it is
blued, the tooth in question may have lost it's temper, and you could
lose the tip right away. It might be ok, but why risk it if you have
a choice? You can also look at the bottom of the face where there is
usually a small bevel, and make sure it is perpendicular to the blade
itself. Carbide is only strong in one direction, and it should be
oriented properly. Even if the orientation is good enough to work, a
sloppy mounting is not a good sign.
Get a micrometer and measure each tooth to make sure that the teeth
are consistant. If you get a dial mic with a post, you can mount your
blade on a spindle and turn it to check for consistancy- a decent
sharpening should stay within a range of 1-2 mils on the top and
sides, or else your teeth will wear unevenly. New blades are
generally not this precise, but if you're having them professionally
done, you should expect better specs. Be advised that some blade
styles have different tooth heights to increase performance: for
example- a miter blade has teeth in groups of 5, four of them
alternately bevel and should be the same height, but the fifth is flat
and should be 10-15 mils lower, since it's only funtion is to knock
off the v-shaped tip inside the cut. If it is the same height, it
will be doing far too much of the work, and will chip quickly. A
triple-chip blade alternates between a tooth with beveled corners and
flat teeth. The beveled teeth should be 10-15 mils higher than the
flat teeth.
And of course, it may seem obvious, but make sure it isn't just
cheaper to buy a new blade- sometimes sharpening is just too
expensive, especially if you need teeth replaced or the blade is
warped.
Good luck!
Unisaw A100 wrote:
> Mark Jerde wrote:
>> IDAGS. How can I tell when I need a good sharpening service for my
>> TS carbide blades? Are there objective things to look for?
>
>
> Yes, a good source of potable water.
??? What does drinking water have to do with knowing whether or not it is
time to have a saw blade sharpened?
-- Mark