tpyke

When I first started routing I bought one of those box sets of router bits from Canadian Tire. Obviously the edges will not last a lifetime. I'm wondering if it is easy to sharpen the edge on, let's say, the roman ogee bit.
Or, is it much expensive to go out and get it sharpened instead?
I was looking at a Freud model of a roman ogee bit about the same size as mine, but with a bit of a nicer design to it and it's $35 canadian...

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bobj3

Hi tpyke

I can't think of quicker way to make a so so bit in to a tent stake than trying to put the edge back on it... the strait bit you can touch up just a little bit but when it comes to a ogee ,just replace it with a new one, to me it's a like a tube of tooth paste once it's gone it's gone ,,,they are made to be used up, it's a consumable item..
The norn is the bit gets HOT and the edge is gone,and no type of sharping will fix a bit once it gets hot,it can't hold the edge....


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tpyke

You know what's weird...I'm actually glad you said that...I didn't really feel like having to sharpen these little buggers, but I knew I'd feel guilty throwing them out

Hamlin

Hi tpyke,

They do make great paper weights.

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harrysin

Tom and I send our cutters out for sharpening, the average cost here is around $8.00. It's only the rear that's ground, not the profile.

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bobj3

Hi HARRY

Did you know you can buy many types of new bits for 4.oo US dollars or less
It's like saw blades I must have over 50+, and I just can't get the guts to pitch them , I know they can be resharpen but I just buy a new one when one gets dull or I think it's dull some are cheap blades but some are 100 dollar blades that I have picked up over the years...at one time I did send 10 or so off to get redone but they came back a bit sharper but not as good as new ones...something about new blades from the Fac.they work much better than resharpen ones.



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accusharp11

hi im new to this site but i gota tell you if your saw blades and router bits are sharpened correctly they well work like new over and over ( only carbide HSS is a thing of the past)

Check twice!

I have had several blades resharpened by different people and found they can never give the new blade feel. I now just buy a new blade.

I had a 60 tooth blade resharpened for $22.00 and found for 25 - 30 dollars I could get a fairly good new one. Don't figure.

Just my thoughts
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Do not throw out dull, broken or otherwise damaged bits. Put them into a coffee can or box and save them until you have a fair amount. Take them in and get a few dollars towards new bits. Carbide is worth recycling.

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harrysin

John, like all industries, there are tradesmen and cowboys. I have my sharpening done by the German company Leitz who have branches around the world including here in Western Australia. I have been invited into the state of the art workshop and watched as my three jointer blades had the nicks removed and sharpened in a most amazing automatic machine. I was also fascinated to watch a saw blade being sharpened in an automatic machine, a grinding wheel would come across and skim a tooth then retract whilst the blade rotated one tooth and the process was repeated and the machine stopped when the last tooth was ground. My latest blade is a Bosch 60 tooth and cost me $99.00, so sharpening is definitely an option for me. Sure there are "similar" blades available for around $20.00 and some middle of the road ones made in New Zealand for $30.00 to $40.00, but I'm a firm believer in the saying "you get what you pay for".

http://www.leitz.com.au/

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