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@dpz9872

4 жыл бұрын

@@iainohalloran42 And you probably have a lot more common sense and a better sharpener not made in a country killing us all with their filth. If anyone ever brings ANYTHING made in China to my house out is coming the 12 gauge ahead of the 22's my children will have fun finishing up with. Yupp. 🇺🇸 🗽 Now quick, some bleeding heart troller go report me.

@davidpenland5981

4 жыл бұрын

Looks like another Harbor Freight nightmare to me!

@stlalways6715

4 жыл бұрын

Blade didn’t need sharpening bud. You should do a video on cleaning your blades. You can do that a couple times before you need to sharpen it. Go to an auto parts shop and pick up a gallon of Super Clean. Set your blades in it for maybe 5 minutes and you will be amazed. It will strip off all the labeling but who cares. Suggest a good wash off afterwards and then protect them from moisture with whatever you like to use on blades that get wet. Wax, dry silicone, or just the water displacement 40 we all have a can of. Also. Your blades would have cut faster and stayed sharp longer with a slight angle to the sharpening. Check out a new blade the next time you buy one. If you get real bored during quarantine see what some 1,000-3000 grit paper does to improve them by polishing the sides as well. Packs are about $5.00 from Lowe’s/Home Depot and last a while.

@dpz9872

4 жыл бұрын

@@stlalways6715 💘 It. Another Real Fucking American 🇺🇸 🗽 Who actually knows how to work and make shit last, after buying the right shit the first time. There's Indeed a future for Us 🇺🇸 yet. And I ain't sellin ya hopeless faith. Just git a Real J-O-B. 🍺👍😎

@stephenwhittaker9544

3 жыл бұрын

I think you should have done every other because they are sharpened on an left and right angle.

Retired journeyman carpenter here. Years ago, on a job site, the sharpening service was unable to come due to truck problems. We had a tech who decided to sharpen the blade himself, sharpening each tooth carefully. The blade didn't cut afterwards. So one of the carpenter's tried it, same result. I asked them to give me 15 minutes with the blade. It cut perfectly when I was done. The focus is NOT on each tooth, it is on the PERFECT centricity of the blade. Your individual teeth can be as sharp as can be, but if your blade is not circular, you'll be cutting with only one tooth; the highest one.

@mardyfisher693

5 ай бұрын

Yea I was wondering why there was a circle blade jointer in my Uncles stuff.

@drakewoods5335

Ай бұрын

That makes a lot of sense.

Use a Red Felt Tip marker to mark your first tooth...it helps you to know where you started and how m any more teeth you need to sharpen..

@darrinjones9387

3 жыл бұрын

That goes without saying. Or every other on for the blades with alternating teeth

@wim0104

2 жыл бұрын

errr... you really should be able to tell by looking at the tooth if it's sharpened or not.

@SuperNineFingers

2 жыл бұрын

Please stop giving him new ideas

@kyote1r77

2 жыл бұрын

👏🙂

@martinmclaughlin9316

2 жыл бұрын

Can I use a black marker?

This was mentioned yesterday. "The lock dog should be adjusted to enter the tooth root at more of an angle...not straight in. Move the post away from the sharpener", and at a tight angle to the blade tooth. When it clicks in the blade, it should not be able to move back wards at all. Used this clicker as a jam tool to aim, and lock your blade for every tooth. Yes, it was also too close to the sharpener and that was moving it over every time you moved the sharpener forward. I also agree every other cutting tooth should be at a opposite angle, to remove your cut out of the way.

Working in a professional cabinet shop, I was tasked with getting our blades sharpened on a regular basis. We had a man that was a professional blade sharpener/repairer. He not only did our saw blades, but he also did our drill bits and router bits, and any other cutting tool we had. This saved the company tens of thousands of dollars a year. As new blades and bits were quite expensive, having our old ones sharpened was the smart thing to do. As I had a home shop also, our company allowed me to include my own blades with theirs to be sharpened. This is because I provided a service to my bosses and the CEO with my own skills building things they needed. There was a mutual respect between us that you rarely see in business.

@hootinouts

3 жыл бұрын

It is almost impossible to find any tool sharpening service here in Southern NJ. I was looking for a local service yo sharpen my end mill that I use in mu milling machine and there's nothing anywhere around. Same with saw sharpening. Nobody has carried on these businesses and they're long gone.

@justinvargas9639

3 жыл бұрын

@@hootinouts send them to me. I'm a professional sharpener. I'm in California.

@AS-ug2vq

3 жыл бұрын

Take note boys, service is a codeword for blowjob.

@John33gfed

3 жыл бұрын

@@hootinouts my friend there are plenty of mail in sharpening services. just google them. you might need to send 3 or 4 blades to make it worth the shipping however.

I own a professional sharpening center and witnessed many accidents when people run dull blades. If your location doesn't offer a sharpening service this machine will help . Thanks for sharing 👍

@garbo8962

2 жыл бұрын

Worked at a large slaughterhouse back in the 1970's. They had a sharpener for some of the long straight blades. All round blades were sent out every week. Think be cause we sent out over 150 blades a month only charged around $5" a blade to resharpen. Nice vid. I'm a retired sparky and only use my circular saw a few times a year but always purchase car nice tipped circular saw blades. Saw sharpener company told me that the extra cheap blades that come with a new circular saw are throw away and should not be reshatoened.

Yes definite learning curve. I've had the same one for 3 or 4 years. All the adjusters on this unit are really too imprecise. Here's the trick. Set the bade with the black handle pulled all the way in towards you -- don't touch it again. Wear leather gloves! Now what you do is free hand all the carbide sharpening. I set the blade around 10 degrees bevel and sharpen every other tooth, once complete I reset the bevel for the blade around 10 degrees opposite pitch. I practiced on a few and within an hour I was whizzing through em. Has saved me probably a $1000 or more in new purchases and sending them out for re-sharpening.

@squarenailco1747

3 жыл бұрын

I did same thing 10 years ago, had an odd 9" miter saw I couldn't find blades for. Only problem was I only had one blade, you can only sharpen it so many times. Lol

@probuilder961

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for addressing that. That's doing it right.

@scottdowney4318

2 жыл бұрын

I just got this and not used it yet, I do think that could be better to free hand the blade onto the cutting wheel rather than use the blade tooth lock

@JonHammond81

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah this is what I ended up doing with it, the whole thing is just too flimsy otherwise.

@drakewoods5335

Ай бұрын

It cost $35 at my Harbor Freight. I'll get it just to see what it can do.

Just by cleaning the gunk off the blade improves the cut a LOT, I was actually amazed how much improves, I do it just with a simple file, not sure if you can recover a blade but you definitely improve the cut by doing some maintenance to it.

@airtightindustries

2 жыл бұрын

Easy off oven cleaner will clean the gunk, no file required.

@markthompson1330

2 жыл бұрын

I sharpen professionally and find simple green the go to cleaner, a pair of cut resistant gloves and a magnet to handle the blade if needed. If the blades are scrubbed they need some type of rust proofing and use dry spray lubricant after.

@atlantajunglepythons1744

2 жыл бұрын

@@markthompson1330 that's a good topic: what do you recommend for 'rustproofing'? I've heard wax, but it doesn't last or even do it well enough; oils of vaious kinds, but not generally suitable for this application; paint isn't right for a sawblade; always looking out for a better idea.

@markthompson1330

2 жыл бұрын

@@atlantajunglepythons1744 I only use DuPont Non-Stick Dry-Film Lubricant, any wax will burn when using the blade and make a mess to clean off, so far the dry film lube from DuPont works. I use it on many types of blades I sharpen since it stops rust and provides protection if the tool or blade is stored or shipped.

@atlantajunglepythons1744

2 жыл бұрын

@@markthompson1330 I just boughtba can of that, thks for the info. Looks similar to one I used to use, 'Dri-Coat'. Spray, dry, wipe in the excess.

Lol, my Dad used to make "let" me sharpen his saw blades with a file... took forever but I learned a valuable skill!

Just noticed the blade shroud catching on ratchet post when you bring blade forward to trim, move ratchet post away, should sort out alignment.

Hey , I am a retired Woodworker with over 25 years professional years behind me and over35 years of Woodworking as a hobby it sounds like you are grinding way more than you need to on Carbide tipped saw blades I like the machine set up you are using but maybe your wheel is too coarse or the blade needs to be readjusted usually I just basically dress the cutting face up as compared to grinding a brand new surface I actually have some Blades that are as old as the 1950s and were my Fathers those are just HSS not the preferred Carbide tipped I’ve even used 800grit wet/dry sandpaper glued to a flat surface to make just a few passes onthe Carbide and that will give me many more good cuts on the blade

@haroldhicks571

Жыл бұрын

Yep I agree. With 46 years of woodworking experience I have learned a lot about tooling. With carbide teeth you want to use the finest grit possible.....assuming that the carbide isn't chipped badly. And set grinder to only "kiss" the face surface of the tooth. Also the indexer should be adjusted to go into the gullet at the base of the tooth in lieu of the place it was catching. You can't possibly secure the blade to repeat repositioning precisely enough without a lot of slop.

I have one. Took the cover off and use it as a mini bench grinder for small shit like chisels etc. I use it at least every other day for one thing or another thats other than its intended use. I'm surprised it's become so handy.

Thanks to this video I just find out that I can use a grinder to do that. Taking my time one by one. Thanks for your time and effort in this video.

@seanissofresh

2 жыл бұрын

Any sort of instructional video on doing so?

@luispulido5173

Ай бұрын

Yes, me too got the idea of using a regular grinder and doing it by hand, of course the accuracy of that sharpening machine it's going to be a lot better but hey for doing your own projects I think it will work, greetings my friend ! 😊

@joelee2371

Ай бұрын

Good luck sharpening carbide blades with a regular grinder; there is a reason that carbide grinding has to be done with a diamond coated wheel.

I like mine . Works real good. Take your time , figure it out , sharpens blades very well. I've even bought blades at junk stores garage sales and such. And brought them back to life.

It's a great concept. I've designed and built my own sharpening tools for my shop, and am constantly asked to build more for friends, relatives, and coworkers. I've designed and built more tooling, workholding, locating, locking, fixturing, stuff that needs to be precise, accurate, repeatable - and due to 20% of my crew everywhere I've worked - and idiot resistant (because just as there is nothing completely bullet "proof" there is nothing completely idiot "proof" ... some idiots are just amazing). Blade sharpening, on blades meant to be resharpened, is so helpful, saves money, reduces scrap, and improves safety of blades in use. There are definitely improvements to be made to that thing. I would want to improve its rigidity, its locating and positive stop functions, and replace that crappy wheel. I would use a different abrasive, likely a superabrasive, but not diamond. Diamond structurally is a crystalline lattice of carbon, carbide structurally is a crystalline lattice composed of significant percentages of carbon. Consider the phrase, "like dissolves like," and you'll see why. Diamond abrasives service life is significantly reduced by using it on carbide. I know I'll get responses of, " I use my diamond on my blah blah blah blah." Don't bother. I didn't post this as a conversation. It's a comment. Agree or disagree, I don't care, that's your choice. I helped design tooling, based on physics, chemistry, thermodynamics determined by actually DOING things again and again and again and measuring the outcome, then DOING things and again measuring the results. So this isn't guesswork or opinion I base my COMMENT on. If you want to use this and see how things work for you, great. If you want to argue because you use this in your shop and ... Great. Happy for you. Have a wonderful life. Time for me to go, I've got a 106" resaw blade that needs resharpening and fifteen minutes before bedtime, and I still need to shower. Take care, build something useful, and stay safe!

@Hillbilly-Bob

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info! Since you wouldn't use diamond, what would you use, and is it readily available in the retail market?

@allenl3727

3 жыл бұрын

No body cares about how "busy" you are. Everyone hates ramblers. Just as you said its a comment. You should have left your opinion as a comment and not a ramble of random crap and what you "have to do before bed" like your life is so much more important than the rest of us or we should feel pity. Although its funny to know you have a "bed time" like a child. In the country we don't have a "bed time" until the job is finished.

@bradleyroon7639

2 жыл бұрын

While growing up a common phrase we used (3rd grade - 1963!) was 'Don't make anything idiot proof. Someone will just build a better idiot.'

@napolitanotile2919

2 жыл бұрын

Great feedback 👍

I admire your enthusiasm and perseverance and you handle frustration very calmly. It clearly doesn't work the way it should, just like the Chain Saw Sharpener that now sits idle in my shed. The difference between handyman and commercial is 10 times the price. The concept is good but the execution falls well short. Like other cheap stuff though, (eg; the Harbor Freight Sand Blast Cabinet) there is some good info out there on how to modify this unit to make it work. Out of box is always a gamble but it is a cheap way to buy the things needed to make something half decent if you are inclined and have the ability. I think I'll put the US $59 towards a new blade. Thanks for sharing. Edit: After just watching a few other videos of this product it is clear you weren't using it correctly. You don't put the stop pawl in the gully behind each tooth but into the actual tooth gully

I was a machinist with TRW Wendt-Sonis 16 years. When starting a sharpening set up, one would use a black marker to color area to be ground. Coming in slowly to the darkened area with the grinding wheel, you could tell when the ground area was at "clean up", as the color was erased and the carbide was shined, ready to be ground to tolerance

@blakeahoover4355

Жыл бұрын

This procedure at set up allows minimal carbide to be removed in the sharpening process

I take my blades and hand saws too my local lumber store. they send them out, get sharpened, pinned balanced and teeth off set again.

@peterkleiner9114

3 жыл бұрын

What do they typically charge, if you don't mind my asking? Is it based on the number of teeth?

@umahunter

3 жыл бұрын

My local blade sharpener gave me the price for my blades and they literally came out like 2-3 dollars cheaper than buying a new blade. so I said screw it and got one of these it's finicky and does a lil better with a finer blade but there's some videos etc on mods and getting it set up right. once you tinker with it a bit and get it set up right it does great. the biggest problem is getting the angles set if you have teeth that aren't set 90 degrees. it takes a lil patience but it's also 59 bucks instead of the 4-500 for a lil bit better unit or thousands for a commercial unit as for blade resharpening at least where I'm at it's not worth the cost unless you have blades that cost 2-300 dollars or more

@paedahe4975

3 жыл бұрын

@@umahunter How about the carbide teeth caps? They fall off of some teeth and the rest remain. What do you do then?

Interesting, I would have never thought to sharpen circular saw blades. Cool stuff Clint!

@CaseAgainstFaith1

4 жыл бұрын

Dont bother.

I've had one of those for 4 years evidently your blades are square cut ,the ones I have because of the curf I have to set the motor and 10 degree angle both directions for opposing teeth

I have one of those and it works awesome. I also modified it to sharpen 15" planer blades with a vernier adjustment. Some day I may make a video and add it to my channel. Also you have to set the angle for every other tooth and then reset the angle for the ones you skipped.

I've never sharpened circular saw blades, but with this said I've sharpened professionally for years. Suggestion: find the right angle of every other blade tip and sharpen on slightly different angles for each other tip (as the blades come from the factory). This will increase the overall sharpness of the finished product. A little bit like sharpening chain saw blades. Great video I learned what really needed. Thanks.

@garyjohnson4575

2 жыл бұрын

Rat tail files!!

@peterford9369

2 жыл бұрын

Plus the tool does nothing to adjust set. And that's a really big factor when it comes to kerf. When blades get hot and spin the set is straightened up and kerf is reduced, which allows for pinch. Maybe the carbide blades don't have as much set, because the teeth are a bit larger than the blade. All I know is my dad used to sharpen our steel blades and though they do cut better, they still pinch and burn.

@DrHarryT

Жыл бұрын

@@peterford9369 Yes, on these blades the carbide tooth is wide enough to make clearance for the blade.

@peterford9369

Жыл бұрын

@@DrHarryT I do know carbide blades can be sharpened. Have used carbides for years. Found out most of the time carbide blades get unusable, is because a tooth is chipped badly or knocked off totally. But in 40 plus years of carpenter ing, I've always bought new. I thought about investing in a sharpening machine, but I always remember my dad, sitting for 20 minutes, sharpening steel blades and they work for about 10 cuts and still pinch and burn. Then I learned about set. And yes, pro sharpeners will set,set. I never had any sharpened. Thanks for the update.

I might be able to do that with a die grinder, w/ a steady hand - very steady... I never throw them away, they just pile up so I have nothing to lose.

@davidvickers8425

3 жыл бұрын

put your hand grinder in a vice, save $50, this tool made me just as nervous looked like it could take off a whole cutting edge with one mistake.

@woodworkerroyer8497

3 жыл бұрын

I mean, you COULD, but I'd look up if there is a little mount you could make to hold it.

@rtoguidver3651

3 жыл бұрын

@richard mccann DIAMOND SAW BLADES don't cut wood.

@KeninRichfield

3 жыл бұрын

What a piece of junk

@thetruebatman4632

3 жыл бұрын

Kinda what I was thinking... I’ve got some half dead cut off wheels that are too slow for cutting pipe anymore but I reckon they could take slivers off of old saw blades.

Excellent! We go through a lot of blades in our Fabrication shop. I will present this to the owner. Awesome tutorial

@meme5887

3 жыл бұрын

Any updates? Curious about what he said.

About as precise as sewing an ant's ass shut with boxing gloves on

@dpz9872

4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful, you should be writing daily captions for a calendar company or maybe Hallmark cards, I'd buy one, seriously, but then again I'm over 50 and not "correct" in any form.

@SeemsFutileNow

4 жыл бұрын

😂

@kicknsystm

4 жыл бұрын

Never heard that one, gonna have to share it with my son who's 31 & always cracking me up.

@hauntedhose

4 жыл бұрын

kicknsystm are you sure he’s 31?

@kicknsystm

4 жыл бұрын

@@hauntedhose He'd better be or I'm going senile.

move your stop so it points straight into the tooth without flexing

My father has an old Fey Belsaw blade sharpener. He used to sharpen blades back in the 1980s for people. This was when many people still used the blades without the carbides, so he would sharpen and reset the teeth on those blades. One of the local blueberry farms would drop off their brush cutting blades.

2:25 “I am not trying say i am cheap but I am cheap” 👈🤣😂😅

@mgonsalves03

3 жыл бұрын

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@mgonsalves03

3 жыл бұрын

Wow. 10x funnier after reading your post. Bless mon!

@woodser1765

3 жыл бұрын

As he dips the most expensive snuff!

Your pawl to index with needs to index on the actual tooth of the blade, your indexing in a radius relief and sliding around. As a machinist who has sharpened many types of cutters on professional factory type equipment you always located from the cutting edge of an existing tooth for accuracy.

@CarlosTorres-ow9qr

2 жыл бұрын

WHAT!

Actually would think the clicker stop should be stopping against the next TOOTH instead of the rounded spacer gap. Would give a more positive stopping point. That would also move the stop support out away from the blade guard so it wouldn't bump when the blade comes in. Actually this is a good video, which along with the various comments would allow one to get it set up and used correctly. I'm betting it's not a bad piece of equipment once set up and I didn't even know they had this. So thanks. Floor laminate is a killer on saw blades.

There's a landfill in the back of my shed dedicated to thousands of those awesome blades that slowly become good for only a sharpening future that never came.

@krustysurfer

3 жыл бұрын

You can make nice knife blades from them btw

@Eugwel

3 жыл бұрын

@@krustysurfer I procrastinate sharpening these blades and you want me to stoke up the furnace? Yeah!

@krustysurfer

3 жыл бұрын

@@Eugwel yep! Make some nice knifes

The lock dog should be adjusted to enter the tooth root at more of an angle...not straight in. Move the post away from the sharpener

@chasechaffins4256

3 жыл бұрын

He needed to just turn the blade over then it would click into the appropriate notch the right way.

@milehigh3054

3 жыл бұрын

@@chasechaffins4256 thats what I was thinking. Could save a man some money.. if you do alot of cutting everyday. For the average homeowner meh. Id use a grinder for a quick touch up.

@johncoops6897

3 жыл бұрын

Yep - he has the blade upside down. Supposed to be a "reviewer" yet is totally clueless and doesn't even read the fucking INSTRUCTIONS.

@Rat-Builder

3 жыл бұрын

@@milehigh3054 On carbine tip, a grinder will do nothing. I tried to sharpen a carbide earth auger tooth one time, and all it did to the tooth was polish it. It made a grove the grinder wheel.

@louf7178

3 жыл бұрын

Tooth "gullet".

I have this sharpener. The stop arm is inconsistent so I just set the blade in place and rotated the tooth by hand against the sharpening blade. It's quicker and I just hold each one for a few seconds. Does just fine without the frustration.

I think the spring action on the ratchet catch is so once the blade is in position you actually spin the blade into the stone instead of the stone into the blade.

@Bulldogg408

Жыл бұрын

This is the secret! This is what all of the videos get wrong! You don't bring the stone into the blade, you bring the blade into the stone.

I use to work in a place going this with old blade. Our blade where however 2" round. I would spend a day in the tool shop just sharping blades about twice a month.

the part that is spring loaded is hitting the grider cover. I dont think its suppose to do that thats why there is inconsistincy in the sharpening. some how you should be able to adjust the spring post over some so it wont hit into the grinding wheel guard

Your Ratchet Post is too close the Cutting Head. The Shroud keeps Hitting it and pushing it out of alignment.

@alexanderj.mendez3815

4 жыл бұрын

Yup and he can adjust it to line up on the other tooth that has been sharpened.

@stephanieray6587

4 жыл бұрын

I don't even bother with the ratchet post... just turn it by hand as well as move in & out.

@manuelaguilar6892

4 жыл бұрын

It's should be every other tooth. Then, I'm guessing he needs to flip the blade over and probably needs more angle. Guess it didn't come with instructions but then again, who reads them anyways.

@sheilamclaughlin963

4 жыл бұрын

Typical china crap work on it constantly for it to work right

@robertwillis9705

3 жыл бұрын

Yes is that notch tower able to be adjusted away from that cover that moves it?

Hate to be a stick in the mud here but I would recommend using a good quality respirator when sharpening carbide blades. Breathing carbide dust is extremely hazardous to your lungs. We had a guy at work whose only job was to sharpen all kinds of tools and blades. After years of doing so, he was no longer allowed to sharpen carbide toothed saw blades, bits or machinery knives because of the hazard. That probably wouldn't stop me from doing it at home with a respirator, though. It's a free country, for now, at least. Do what you think is right in this case, but be mindful of anyone who may enter your workspace and be exposed and keep making stuff!

@crossgrainwoodproductsltd9230

4 жыл бұрын

I agree. If you are going to show how a machine works you really should adhere to all of the safety steps. In addition to a respirator, safety glasses should be worn most definitely when grinding any kind of metal.

@gregohare2406

3 жыл бұрын

Gil I commend you for pointing out the danger of grinding carbide. So many KZread videos do a real disservice to the novice who has no clue. That is how we all start out. Some learn the hard way. Ironic, I will never forget a fellow who sold sheets of asbestos boards. He would also cut them for you. No mask. Wonder how that worked out.

@merckling56

3 жыл бұрын

@@crossgrainwoodproductsltd9230 Or use the tool how you see fit and expect people to use common sense when they are using them. I bet yall are the people telling everyone they better wear masks or die from covid.

@crossgrainwoodproductsltd9230

3 жыл бұрын

@@merckling56 Yall??? whatever that means, is not a word in the dictionary- I don't have to tell anyone to wear a mask. Everyone I know and see in public is wearing a mask, because it is COMMON SENCE

@merckling56

3 жыл бұрын

@@crossgrainwoodproductsltd9230 Here is our first tiggered snowflake, y'all is in the Merriam Webster dictionary, it is a contraction of you-all which is used in addressing two or more people. Common sense driving at night with your headlights on, common sense isn't conforming to what the government tells you to do when Covid deaths/cases are being highly inflated for political and monetary gains especially when the CDC just came out saying that 6% of reported "Covid deaths" were actually do to Covid and not just a contributing factor. Maybe you should just stick to whittling wood, hopefully you are better at that tan life facts.

i love how EVERY video off this machine is done with the cheap blades. makes me want to buy 10 of them.

@bodeandigs

4 жыл бұрын

That would be because most people buying this are tight azzes like me.

Question for you: Do you think that premium blades (like Diablo) are worth the extra cost? I have Irwin (marathon, not marples) and they seem quite good. I replaced my Dewalt OEM that came with my table saw with an Irwin, but I don't know if there is much difference at all.

Thanks for the review. I might get one of these. My hesitation is not about the cost, its about having another tool taking up space when I could MAYBE use my cut off tool and make a jig to hold the blade... maybe. Just FYI, I think you were cutting too much tooth material because the lock dog wasn't set up right... or if you prefer... I could keep my unasked for opinions to myself! Thanks again,

I usually run blades till the tips fall off or burn off. My chopsaw would love for me to purchase one of these 😝

@therealbigfoot3076

3 жыл бұрын

Bet those burn marks on the wood look cool af

I didn’t know any better. Bought the same red blade, put in on my Harbor Freight chop saw, and still cutting great. I do stand aside, but so far, so good.

Not wanting to sound critical ...but I notice as in your first blade dressing example that the vertical index stop is pushing against the grinding wheel cover, while the blade is being introduced into the dressing wheel... setup is 80%. Old Tech Instructor .

your post with the spring loaded flipper stop nees moved to the outer slot on the base so themotor doesnt hit the post when moving it forwards. that is what is changing the location of the cut

@stevieravon

4 жыл бұрын

Also there should have been a bushing to hold blade centered. That was the rest of the problem

@billray8865

4 жыл бұрын

I would have thought the blade needed to be reversed so that the stop device would rest on the cutting tip of the saw blade and then the post would not catch the motor, if that makes sense.

@davidsturtz1731

4 жыл бұрын

@@stevieravon havent used mine for a while but i believe th blade locates on a cone to center it

@johncoops6897

3 жыл бұрын

@@stevieravon - watch the video, idiot. There is a centre bush in the blade, dumbass.

It would probably help if you at least clamp the thing to the table. Also you might get better with the setup after using it a few times.

Been Sharpining for years a few suggestions. Foley-Belsaw rip off. It's called facing. You should rub the tooth face not cut it. Set your angle by just touching the face, to the wheel on the first tooth. look for the shine, adjust the angle. Never mind the feedpawl. Turn, tap the blade into it with gentle pressure with back and forward motion. You save your carbide and diamond wheels.

Thanks Clint, I appreciate your time and effort in helping us all. Stay safe my Friend 😊😁 Rodney

I grind my old blades into throwing ninja stars for the kids to play with.

@calvin4875

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds smart!

@nathanduckeorth806

3 жыл бұрын

I just give my kids a box of matches on a week🔥

@WeldingForJesus

3 жыл бұрын

Am I the only one who had fun toys when I was a kid? 😳 Nowadays everything is considered so dangerous that adults and children alike aren't allowed anything, at least not without a hazmat suit, a helmet, safety boots and a written work order with complementary risk analysis...

@glenncalzada1707

3 жыл бұрын

@@calvin4875 sounds more like child abuse. I hope he has a good medical plan.

@glenncalzada1707

3 жыл бұрын

Do you make lawn darts out of your old screwdrivers too??

You have to adjust the part to catch the next blade section. It was way to close to the sharpening wheel it was getting moved which was causing it to move

@davidsturtz1731

4 жыл бұрын

yes it needs moved to the outer slot on the base

Have it..love it..paid for itself several times over...once you get it set up properly, works great..

Looks like a good start for a little bit of re-engineering. I would make a better stop to locate the teeth. That one looked a bit wobbly.

After sharpening blades for a living for 40 years I can assure you that this machine needs lots of work to make it usable

@AWARHERO

3 жыл бұрын

I've never sharpened anything but pencils and i see that myself... ;)

@johncoops6897

3 жыл бұрын

The reviewer is not USING it correctly. He has the blade on upside down, and it using the indexing thingie wrongly.

I use my " cut-off wheel " and sharpen them by hand but I must admit having everything stable would be cleaner. Maybe remake some of the machines cheaper parts .

@travisnorton9288

3 жыл бұрын

Please get them sharpened at a actual company and not just reface them, my company does the od along with facing and you get about 10 more sharpening with them, but if insist on doing it yourself do it with a diamond grinding wheel and some type of lubricant even if it’s pouring water on it you’ll get a much cleaner grind than a cut off wheel

My favorite intro. Like ever! 🤘🏼

I don't know about tool, but the chuckle ya gave me about ,,,how many times can you mow your grass in one day....well worth hitting the subscribe button

@ToolReviewZone

4 жыл бұрын

Hahaha, thanks bro and welcome to the channel 👊👊👊

Harbor Freight is constantly finding ways to get me into their store lol.

@bvictory5698

3 жыл бұрын

Wish they would send out the coupons again, ain’t scared of no flu.

I have this unit. I took the cover off the wheel and adjust the blade so it is right. Ignore the clicker arm I then bring the wheel to the blade and move the blade into the wheel. It’s quicker and easier

@TwoTall1988

4 жыл бұрын

and probably takes a consistent amount of material off of each tooth.

@parksmitchell

4 жыл бұрын

I do the same thing with mine. Works great.

@RickaramaTrama-lc1ys

4 жыл бұрын

Yes rely on the eyes better~!

@tomlucas8011

4 жыл бұрын

faultroy I haven’t had to deal with alternate angles, but of the blades I have sharpened it works real well. Cheaper then sending them out

@need100k

3 жыл бұрын

My thought exactly. Throw away that spring loaded arm. It's worthless.

I was just looking at one of these in the store today! The only blade sharpener in my area (that I know of) is retiring, plus he charged almost as much as the machine costs. So this sharpener is definitely on my list. The first blade you demonstrated looked like a skip-tooth design - maybe that requres a different technique?

@danl.4743

Жыл бұрын

So go buy his sharpener if he's retiring. Quick, before somebody else will get it.

LOL.."It's too noisy out here" says the guy running loud power tools... Good Video, thanks

@ToolReviewZone

4 жыл бұрын

Haha

@RickaramaTrama-lc1ys

4 жыл бұрын

Don't matter where you live==People are People which means they are the Worst~!!

@jimmyschmidt14

4 жыл бұрын

he is trying to make a video out there. have some understanding.

@tundrasr5709

4 жыл бұрын

@@jimmyschmidt14 the neighborhood doesn't shut down because someone wants to make a video.

@tundrasr5709

4 жыл бұрын

I mowed my lawn three times last week, and I'll mow it three times this week. Lol

A buddy of mine has this tool, and we've sharpened a couple of my blades. They worked fine for my needs. I guess if you're a woodworker into fine, precision work this sharpener won't do it for you, but for my work they did great.

@slchang01

Жыл бұрын

A real fine wood worker wonn't touch power tools...

@PawOfRizzo

Жыл бұрын

​@@slchang01 Doesn't mean the "real fine woodworker" is doing work of any more quality than I do, just because they refuse to use power tools.

After using that tool, I have a new nickname, "3 Finger Jack". :-)

This is a great tool for the shop. Since I bought one 4 years ago, I have not bought another blade. I sharpen 8", 10" and 12" blades with it. Working on a jig which will sharpen bandsaw blades.

@charlescarabott7692

3 жыл бұрын

I see some saying this machine is total crap. You say its good. Guess its some dont really know how to use it because if it was really that bad then it would be bad for everyone

I did notice that you were rotating the blade to adjust the contact point a lot. Question: Does the grinder create a burr on the side of each tooth that should be filed off?

To be honest I think blade manufacturers would like this. The tool seems inconsistent in its cutting

@darkiee69

3 жыл бұрын

It's all in the set up.

@BlcokedAccount

3 жыл бұрын

@@darkiee69 you can polish a turd, but it's still a turd.

@bobbyjuice3935

3 жыл бұрын

@@BlcokedAccount HAAAAAAA!

@bobbyjuice3935

3 жыл бұрын

Right ! If you are home owner you'll just buy new ones because you won't be going through them like a carpenter, If you'er a contractor, then you add them on the price of job. No time to be sharpening.

@larryrobinson08

3 жыл бұрын

What did you expect, it came from Harbor Freight. Don’t they sell tools by the pound?

Growing up back in the 60s & 70s we had a neighbour who mad a good living with a saw sharpening business in his garage. Hand and circular a chain saws. But by the 90s the disposable society put him out of business. Shoe repair use to be a good trade too.

cool tool good for recycling and cost effective for DIY users who leave tools unused for long periods

Thanks for the video. I had the same problem getting that spring arm to work. I ended up not using it all at.

The indexing pin needs to be set up so that it indexes directly on the teeth.

@GSXRMVDUCRD

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed, the indexing pawl is not set up right. It might never be precise enough to use without adjusting each cut by hand. But what can we expect at that price. It probably would revitalize a lot of blades satisfactorily.

I leave this under every video I watched, it helps the algorithm

Another problem with a dull saw blade is the sticky resin that winds up splintering the edge of the wood being cut. Either heat it up in the sun or some other mild heat source and spray oven spray meant for warm ovens (not hot) let sit and clean off. Or you can use some acetone with a rag to clean the sides of the carbide tip and the side of the blade itself. I have found that this works but usually wont last as long a a brand new blade. Another thing is that if you havent hit metal or stones with the blade often the acetone is enough to get you through the job.

Dear friend, watching your video reveals that the index mechanism on the right side of the device is coming into contact with the cover of the grinding disc cover! It flexes to the right every time you move the grinding wheel forward and thus causing the problem of it not properly indexing and aligning ;-)

So having been trained in saw sharpening, you likely need to do every other tooth paying attention to the actual angle and then switch the angle to sharpen the opposite angle teeth!

@-AirMan-

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly...

I have one of these HF sharpeners, and ran into the same problem with the spring dog, and tooth misalignment. I ended up taking the dog off, and rotating the blade in the opposite direction, and manually aligning the saw tooth. I also tightened up the spring load clamp holding the blade down until I could barely turn it. You need to check a blade closely and see if the face angle is the same for adjacent teeth. Knowing the tooth geometry before you start grinding on a blade is very important. The other thing is, bolt/clamp down the thing. It will work much, much better. It CAN save you some money, but what you save in price, you have to invest in making improvements to the thing.

@meangreen7389

Жыл бұрын

Your comment was well written and articulate. Good English grammar skills.

@georgedennison3338

Жыл бұрын

@@meangreen7389 Thanks... I had an 8th grade English teacher who was hell on wheels. Other than loudly making sure we knew she was from St Louie, & NOT St Louis, she repeatedly shouted at us 'The primary purpose of the written word is communication. If you cannot write well, you cannot communicate.' I guess it stuck...

@meangreen7389

Жыл бұрын

@@georgedennison3338 It shows. 👍

Looks like a good idea but needs to be clamped down to the table first and then adjust the stop to go in the cutting tooth. I think like some others you need to grind every other tooth to keep the angle correct. Will check these out to see if they can be used correctly. I have a blade collection that need this.

You should also clean your blades. They can build up varnish, and not necessarily be dull. Simply cleaning the blade and teeth can do the trick.

Great video. After you sharpen a blade,a quick coat of automotive paste wax will keep sap from making the blade grab, which is what burns

@78kawasaki650

3 жыл бұрын

Spray with Oven cleaner. Blades get gunked with pitch. Spray and let sit for a few minutes,wipe off. Good as new.

@a..d5518

3 жыл бұрын

78kawasaki650 aha, oven cleaner... nice, thanks!

He needs to sharpen every other tooth, flip and repeat. They are set on angles to provide kerf.

@kennnva551

3 жыл бұрын

I can't speak to that Ridgid blade, but the tooth faces on all my 10" and 12" DeWalt blades are set at 90° ... not angled. The teeth on my DeWalt dado stack are also set at 90°. Since the faces are perpendicular to the blade, they can all be sharpened in one set-up. The width of the carbide tips determines kerf width.

@ridgerunner106

3 жыл бұрын

@@kennnva551 Must be why when my blade got junk on it, plastic, sap, whatever. I just put a sharp chisel on side of blade and hit the trigger and clean it off. Cuts good again.

@joelee2371

Ай бұрын

The kerf width is set by the width of the cutters on carbide blades. What the opposing angles do is keep the cut from "drifting" sideways and making a curved or crooked cut. That way, each pass of a left cutter is compensated for by the immediate following of a right cutter.

i bought one about a year ago. i know it's Harbor Freight but it has sharpened my blades very sharp. It does a great job.

I was just coming down here to the comments to help him. I can see that others have done the same… but I want to add to it, and hopefully it will help clarify things for those who are newer to the industry, or just newer to this specific style of blade, sharpening machine. You have to adjust this machine so that the stopper flips flat against the next carbide tooth! This type of sawblade has half of the carbide teeth that “normal” 40-60 tooth plywood blades would have so that it hits the gullet, where other blades would have another carbide tooth for the a ATDPAD to stop against. Also, you need to tighten the ATDPAD so that it doesn’t flex at all! It’s called a “Adjacent Tooth Dependent Precise Advancing Detent” for good reason. 😉👍🏼

Oooooo WAH AH AH AHHH best intro song I’ve heard on a KZread video

@mgonsalves03

3 жыл бұрын

Down with the sickness!

@angemarie12

3 жыл бұрын

I hadn't even heard it yet, but somehow "Oooooo WAH AH AH AHHH" sounds exactly how it looks. I knew exactly what you were talking about. Lol

Surely you should be sharpening every second tooth before turning the blade over and repeating the process?

@jtaylor3557

4 жыл бұрын

Yea I was wondering how he would sharpen a triple chip blade with this.

@BESHYSBEES

4 жыл бұрын

thomas 971 yeah so many things could have been done better, he wrecked the chisel point on so many of those teeth 😂 I feel the tool in the right persons hands may produce a lot better results even though it’s a cheap piece of crap

@BESHYSBEES

4 жыл бұрын

Michael Grace yeah I did see I was being polite, some people aren’t too sharp

It appears you do not have the locater assembly set right . Every time you engage the sharpening disc the guard is pushing the locater post to the right. Not sure if you noticed this, you need to make an adjustment to get better results.

The rod on which the trap catch was fixed, was 'bending' (or moving in the base) when the grinding wheel was cutting the teeth. That might be part of the reason for all the adjustment problems? Interesting video, thanks.

Shouldn’t you have to go with the angle every other tooth then the other teeth the opposite angle on the other teeth ?

@I_ammm_mojojojo

4 жыл бұрын

correct.. but that still doesn't fix a worn kerf, which is there for clearance and side surface contact area reduction. The validity of re-sharpening depends on first assessing the condition of the cutting edges. More times than none, it makes more sense to replace "simple" blades like these. I typically only re-sharpen drill bits (some) and lathe and Mill cutters.

@oleanderson3693

4 жыл бұрын

Not on most blades, it is the top grind that varies on some blades, not the front face grind. I have used it on alternate bevel, rip and triple chip blades.

@tunafish3216

4 жыл бұрын

Ole Anderson thanks just asking.

@garybaris139

4 жыл бұрын

@@oleanderson3693 Firstly his blade is already angled as you can see if you watched him set it up. Secondly, every single blade I own has alternating angles on the faces of the teeth.

@kylesmith1673

4 жыл бұрын

the machine does the angles. i think he should have used it a few times before making the video. user errors are the most common reason for poor sharpening of any equipment. i can't count how many times I've seen people "sharpen" chainsaw blades that were pretty much destroyed by improper use of the machine

You need a mic, on your person, when recording. Because, half the time you were speaking, you were further away from the mic, and your voice faded. =/

@robertmoore2307

3 жыл бұрын

Junk junk junk

I think you should try flipping the blade over! By the way the spring loaded blade alignment piece is designed and the angle of the slot it goes into it move the pull handle to the left and flip the blade over. I would have tried it but it may be immediately obvious whether it will work or not!

You also got to clean the gum off the side of the blade. The dirty blade causes a lot of friction

The tooth locator on the first blade was hitting the dome of the plastic cutter gard .....swing the tooth locator out 2 or 3 teeth ...watching you try your best was agonizing. ..saw the problem straight away ( I'm just saying ).

@johncoops6897

3 жыл бұрын

Agonizing is a good word for it. He also has no chance of making it work because he has the saw blade fitted on there upside down.

The Blade Butcher by Hazard Fraught. Before you throw your blades out make SURE they are ruined completely.

@arubaguy2733

3 жыл бұрын

My muscle memory is much more accurate than this disaster. Your comment is right on.

That saw is a beast......

I think it would work much better if you follow more closely the angles of the existing teeth and try to recreate the same. Every other tooth is the opposite angle of the one next to it. Of course it cuts because the teeth have an edge after you grind it back a little but the edge is sqware so it is pushing and not clearing the chips effectively, so it needs an angle to achieve this. The blade will track a straight line better and cut the edges neater with less heat too. Thanks for vid. 👍

You should look more closely at a "new/good" blade every other tooth is cutting the same side, tapering down and away from the highest point, alternating like a chainsaw chain. Good blades are easy to keep sharp. Buy blades with more teeth. Each tooth takes less material and therefore less wear, also try letting your saw get up to full speed before yanking it through the board. Let it chew it's way through the board, slowly, this will prevent too big of a bite with each cut of the tooth. Thereby reducing heat buildup. Simple good shop maintenance and good sharp tools will go a long way to making your projects faster and less stressful.

@BradsWorkbench

4 жыл бұрын

Taff Daddy there are many different types of grinds for blades not all are ATB. More teeth also doesn’t mean a blade is going to last longer. Using the proper rip or crosscut blade is going to help longevity more than anything

This thing looks like garbage. You said, "man this is frustrating" way too many times for it to be useful for me. Save yourself some time and money by buying blades with better quality carbide. All of the blades you show buy bulk carbide from China. Diablo is the only company that makes their own. Also, all of those blades are stamped out with a press. That will cause the final product to have a lot more vibration, and as a result, burn up quicker. Diablo costs the same, if not less than those blades and every one of their blades are laser cut because of the higher quality steel they use. Save money by buying a quality blade to begin with.

@shirothehero0609

4 жыл бұрын

Diablo blades kick serious ass. Their carbide metal cutting blades are the most impressive that I've ever seen - I was trying to find it's match and it cut through 3/8" 17-4 stainless solid bar with relative ease - that was shocking to me. I'll normally use the bandsaw for that, but it was fast and CLEAN. You're spot on - DeWilt, milfuckee and other big box blades are all the same crap.

@davidduchesne4981

4 жыл бұрын

Diablo blades are my go to , hands down.

@BrentRoberts01

4 жыл бұрын

@WalterRamjet HeroOfOurNation hahaha, I'm just going to leave this here. Diablo will solve that problem. instagram.com/tv/B9KM2xrn8hX/?igshid=vuoz3r827t55

@saltysteel3996

4 жыл бұрын

My DeWALT blades always last longer than the Diablo blades.

@2checkchki

4 жыл бұрын

Brent Roberts . Diablo is not the company name. Freud is

The way he said Koo too.." I'm in...from texas' 🤘

So here's my 2 cents. The neighborhood pitches in and buys one for a meticulous retired gentleman (needing a hobby). He'll prefect the technique and charge everyone a reasonable fee to sharpen blades. It a win-win. He'll enjoy the company and exchanging tales from the good ole days while providing a valuable resource for the neighborhood. What yall think?

You act like you are the first to ever discover a blade sharpener well they have been around for many years

My local guy charges 25 cents/tooth. Its worth it for my finish blades, especially when it comes to preserving the bevel.

Interesting, thanks for sharing.

I have used this sharpener for several years. I adjust the grinder to match the original angle of the tooth then sharpen every other one then readjust for the other teeth. I do not use the dog. Instead I rotated the blade so I can move the grinder into the gullet and then rotate the blade and touch the carbide against the diamond wheel. This way you can get the teeth sharp without removing excess carbide. I use carbide blades on a brush cutter to cut cedar trees in my pasture and the blade hits the dirt a lot. This sharpener has helped me get more use out of each blade.