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$100 saved is $100 earned in my book.
I sharpened 6 150" blades in 45 minutes this morning before i went on a saw job, comes out to $72 a hour at $9 per blade. I'll take that any day. I really can't see whats nit picky about running a sharpener, put a blade on, adjust the hieght and how much it hits the face and go do something else for 6 minutes. Steve
Terriffictimbers - what are you checking that takes so long? It takes me less time to set the blade than it does to sharpen one. I don't even check the actual set with a micrometer (only rarely) any more. Years of using the setter and just looking at the saw cut tells me if I need to run a touch more or less set. IF I'm running a bunch of oak I can run my set slightly smaller, and wide knotty pine, much wider. The concept of having a specific number on the micrometer is a great way to teach someone what the starting point or range of set should be. If I were sharpening for others I suppose I'd check my set so that I can quantify it to the customer but even then only a few seconds.
I hate to sharpen blades. I’d about rather eat a bug.
If you’re running production mode where time is money and you can be making more money with your time by sawing rather than sharpening
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