Circular saw sharpener! $59.99

60 bucks- It cant be too good.
But for 50 bucks you can’t get hurt either.

If it’s from China – forget what I just said.

Bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

I can’t imagine needing this unless you have a chipped tooth.
I have a set of Spyderco sharpening stones and those work well to sharpen the blades.
I found if you keep your blades clean, you hardly ever need to sharpen them.

Looks ok for blades with large spacing betwen the teeth, but you might have problems with 60, 80, 100 tooth blades.

I personally use a diamond file just to hone the edges, but I agree with cmaeda, keep the blades clean (carbide toothed) and you do not have to sharpen or hone them too often.

For $60, you are not going too loose too much if does not work too well, just try it out on an old blade that does not have too much value.

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No Dick but it will make a great review when you do buy it. LOL
I get my blades sharpened for around $20Aus, I guess if it worked well & took different sized blades & required little maintenance & was easy to use I might think about it.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

I think this would be useful so if you buy it and use it regularily let us know how it pefrforms it would however not be difficult to make what is the max dia of blades it can do? interresting.Alistair

-- excuse my typing as I have a form of parkinsons disease

Boy!!
You guys are sure anxious for me to spend. LOL

Scotsman.
Here’s the specs: Sharpens circular saw blades from 4” to 15-3/4” diameter Motor block tilts 25° left and right to handle different blade tooth configurations Specialized blade receiver accepts blades with arbors up to 1” Blade indexing arm for fast and easy performance Portable compact design Sturdy die cast aluminum base and indexing arm
Includes 4” diamond blade, 4” emery blade, 6 ft. 18 gauge power cord; 120V, 60 Hz, 140 watts; 3800 RPM; Overall dimensions: 9-1/2” L x 13-3/4” W x 11” H
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I just got a new catalog today, $10 off on any purchase over $59.

The bait is in my mouth. <(:O)#

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i can’t help i use exchange a-blades

i think it’s best way to save money
www.exchangeablade.com

What about balnceing the blade? This can cuase major problems if too much is removed from one side.

probably be alright for general cheap carpentry blade. I wouldn’t
use such a thing as a substitute for quality grinding on a cabinet-making
blade – Forrest, Systematic, etc..

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I saw some probablys, I thinks, and what abouts, etc. It would be nice to hear from someone who has actually used the item. I suspect that Dick and Barb saw this item at Harborfreight. If you go to their website, you will find it at that price. I too wondered if it actually worked well.

I don’t think that this item has been available from Harbor Freights for very long. I am a bit of a fanatic for flyers and coupons from HF and have only noticed it being listed for the last 2 months. May well be that is the reason no one has had any experience with it. BTW, I look a lot and buy very little so I don’t have it either.

-- Gary, Stoughton, WI, USA

It only does 15 3/4, my blade is 16” with a 1 1/8 arbor. So it won’t fit but I saw it in a recent catalog.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

Dick, I’d say the hook is in your gullet! Can’t wait to see the review! ;^}

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

I’m still undecided about buying this machine, because I’m like the some of the other guys.

I’ve been hand sharpening with my diamond stone for years.

I guess I’m still in the stone age.

There might be some other machine lurking out there for me.

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Come on now Dick, we are all waiting to see if it is any good. LOL

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

Hi Dick;

I think you should use the money to take Barb to lunch, instead of buying that.

May as well score some brownie points with the mrs.

Lee

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HF has some very useful tools but I purchased their chainsaw sharpener and it is now at the local landfill after one use.

-- Never board, always knotty, lots of growth rings

Thanks Lee!

That’s the best suggestion yet.

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Thanks, Kindlingmaker!
I had my eye on that one too!

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Put me down with Loren and Lee…

-- - Real men read directions

I guess I’ll have to spread my money around, on a good dining experience.

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Anyone have one of these yet? The guy who sharpens my saw blades has honed the sides of the teeth right down to the plate on a couple of my blades, so I’m looking for other options. Suggestions?

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I haven’t heard from anyone yet, but I’ve decided to just hone my blades the same as I’ve always done,

with my diamond hone.

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My vote is NO – whether or not the sharpener is from China. For one thing, saw blades are cheap and for blades that are expensive (E.G. Forrest10” x 80-Tooth Duraline,3/32” Kerf $145.00), I wouldn’t trust this guy anyway.

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