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  • Is it possible to sharpen the cutter blade?

    Posted by Earl Smith on 17 March 2009 at 09:33

    Going through my box of cutting blades (drag knives) I didn’t realise how many blunt ones I have. Is it possible to sharpen them or do I just go on buying new ones when they get blunt?
    Earl

    Jim Kitts replied 15 years, 10 months ago 8 Members · 9 Replies
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  • Neil Davey

    Member
    17 March 2009 at 10:11

    Hi Earl, this may help.

    Neil

    http://www.blades.uk.com

  • Ian Muir

    Member
    17 March 2009 at 10:15

    Not a keen fanof Chinese stuff of course but I got 12 blades for about £12 off ebay and they are not bad at all.

    As to sharpening, not really by yourself but strangely I used to find if I used the old ones to cut reflective it used to sharpen them up quite a bit.

    Ian :lol1:

  • David Lowery

    Member
    17 March 2009 at 11:34

    The link Neil put on for Edward Mathias is great. We use their blades in all our machines and when blunt, send them off to them and they send us back resharpened ones. Great service.

  • Chris Windebank

    Member
    17 March 2009 at 11:54

    Edward mathius for me too, be warned though, could be a long phone call

  • David Lowery

    Member
    17 March 2009 at 11:58

    :lol1: :lol1: :lol1:

  • Graeme Harrold

    Member
    18 March 2009 at 08:01
    quote Chris Windebank:

    Edward mathius for me too, be warned though, could be a long phone call

    Not wrong, spent ages talking to Harry yesterday. Suspect a bit of early St Patricks day frivolity unless he always talks the same :lol1: :lol1:

  • Earl Smith

    Member
    6 April 2009 at 10:30

    Long time answering and saying thanks. Spoke with Harry, turned out he was in the forces and lived on the same base as I did when younger. Small world.
    Received the blades and they work really well. Thanks for the tips.
    Earl

  • Jason Grant

    Member
    26 October 2009 at 15:17

    lol lol lol

    oh man Harry can talk, but a bloody helpful guy. Has he shared any jokes with you at all. if not ask about the leprechaun joke 😀

  • Jim Kitts

    Member
    6 December 2009 at 16:40

    There is something to the observation the bits seem to sharpen up on reflective tape. When my gas powered diamond saw ‘dulls’ I sharpen it up by cutting into a conc. block to strip away some of the blade matrix.
    jim

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