Are you serious? Did you do a lab test of the carbide?ERLover wrote: Why sharpen? you can get blades from Harbor Freight for less then sharpening, and better steel/carbide then the SS steel blades then you have.
older SS blades worth sharpening?
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Re: older SS blades worth sharpening?
Octogenarian's have an earned right to be a curmudgeon.
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Re: older SS blades worth sharpening?
Save them, but why use a corded rotary phone when you can go wireless?dlbristol wrote:You are right, I just hate to discard stuff if it is functional.
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Greenie, Grayling, SS stand alone BS and BS SPT, jointer and belt sander, 3 Ers with Speed Changers. I think those 3 cover my ER needs, and space for them.
Re: older SS blades worth sharpening?
Why BUY? When ya can sharpen them yourself.ERLover wrote:Why sharpen? you can get blades from Harbor Freight for less then sharpening.
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Re: older SS blades worth sharpening?
I have all of the Shopsmith blades. Carbide rip, crosscut, and combination. Steel combination, crosscut, hollow ground planer, and plywood. I use them all at different times. Nothing beats using a sharp steel hollow ground planer blade for miters. Also, nothing beats a sharp steel plywood blade with zero clearance insert for getting splinter free plywood crosscuts. I find all the blades useful and I am glad I have them all. Also, I get just as clean of a cut using a sharp Shopsmith steel crosscut blade as I do using the Shopsmith carbide crosscut blade. Steel blades sharpened properly actually are sharper than carbide blades. However, carbide blades hold their sharpness longer than steel ones.