Where to get planer knives sharpened

If you want nice clean, fresh oats, you must pay a fair price. However, if you can be satisfied with oats that have already been through the horse, that comes at a lower price. We had a feeling they would be throw aways. We might take and old set and give it a go for the heck of it like Rick is going to do.

Trust me, we will be practicing on some old stuff to get past the learning curve. These guys on youtube make it all look so easy, but I'm sure it's going to take practice to get the hang of the Tormek. A fellow at a Tegs store here in Canada told us that you could offset a nicked blade and apparently the blade closet to it will correct the nick to get more life out of the planer blade.

Not really sure if I understand how that is possible, but he says it is. When the blades are good we love the Dewalt Planer. Only wish the blades lasted longer WoodCrazyLady Michele. WCL, I wish you and Rick every success in attempting to sharpen your planer blades.

In the meantime There are ways to stretch the life of your planer blades. You can do much of the work with other tools, reserving your planer for the lighter duty finish cuts. A bandsaw can resaw boards close to final thickness. The SE square edge jig which came with your T8 has the capability of adding controlled camber to plane blades. A jack or smoothing plane with a blade ground to maximum camber can serve as a roughing plane.

With a second blade, it can do double duty. The camber reduces the cutting area, reducing the workload on the planer you.

Roughing planes were traditionally smaller. If budget is not a constraint, there is always the deluxe option of a Lie-Nielsen or Veritas roughing plane. If you are using rough lumber which may have nails, a metal detector will pay for itself.

I like the idea of sliding one of the blades slightly to misalign the nicks. Not ideal, but practical. You will want to follow good standard practice of finishing your boards with a few light smoothing cuts with a very sharp, delicately set smooth plane.

Whisper thin shavings. Look at the Tips and techniques topic locked into the top of the Tormek General heading. They are good tools at a very reasonable cost. Do not brush your body or hands up against them. When removing material from the back of the knives, you will find the blades get narrower. Check that you have properly secured the blades.

Carefully read the instructions that are provided with the tool to ensure that you have clamped the blades in place correctly. Double check once you have set everything up. Setting the Honing Guide After placing the honing guide on a smooth and flat surface, put your Planer blade into the honing guide to check that the guide will hold the blade securely in a bevel-side down placement. Oil the Whetstone Oil your whetstone using tapping oil. Removing the Blade Nicks If there are nicks in the blade, they need to be removed using the coarse side of the whetstone using a pushing motion unlike hand planer.

Flattening the Back Start by flattening and polishing the back of the Planer blade. Sharpening the Bevel Take your honing guide and Planer blade and use them to rub the bevel on the coarsest grit. Related Posts. Click Here to Leave a Comment Below. Leave a Comment: Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Leave this field empty. All who have used him speak highly of his work.

I sent them a set of 20inch planer knives and 3 10 inch blades. I'll use them again. Forrest does sharpen planer knives but they wanted. That was approaching the cost of a new set of knives so I went with Claremoretool at. I do use Forrest sharpening for my Forrest blades though.

I'm funny that way I have all my saw blades and knives done locally and have been very happy with the results. I'm sure there is a local saw sharpening company in your area, most are set up to sharpen just about anything. The local service in my area can and will sharpen and balance router bits or anything else I bring him. But with that said, don't just walk in and tell the guy to sharpen your tools and walk out, talk with him about his methods, what angles to expect when completed, and any other topic that you are concerned about.

For planner and joiner knives your best bet is to purchase a Makita slow speed sharpener. You can then sharpen your knives yourself, save all the postage and I guarentee your knives will be sharper and last longer. Owning your own sharpener generally allows you to sharpen your knives as soon as they start to get a bit on the dull side instead of trying to get every inch of lumber you can machined before you have to remove and ship them off to be sharpened.

I have had my Makita sharpener for at least 12 years and it has paid for itself many times. I'll second what Keith has just said. In addition go to Highland Hardware and get the green stone and download the instructions that are on their web site.

Honing a carbide-tipped knife follows the same process as with high-speed steel knives: Just a couple of light passes with a diamond hone over the back and bevel are all that's needed. The moral of the story is just like any other machine in your shop — it's important to show your joiner and planer knives a little love from time to time and keep them clean and sharp.

To hone non-indexed knives on jointers and planers with traditional-style cutterheads, check out the Diamond Knife Hone. This tool allows you to hone the knives while still mounted in the cutterhead. With just a little effort, your old knives work like new and your new knives work better than new. For a more detailed look at maintaining jointer and planer knives, check out this blog post and video. Share this: Tweet.

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