"Rima Neas" wrote in message
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Where do folks send their table saw blades for sharpening? I sent my
Forrest blade back to them and they did a good job, but it wasn't exactly
cheap. Now I am wondering what to do with the Makita blade that came with
my chop saw... Does it even make sense to spend $40 to sharpen when you
can get a new blade for $60? Should I be looking for a local service (Nor
Cal, around Palo Alto) or does everyone just UPS their blades out?

Cheers, Shawn


Forrest can restore to original factory specs where as many sharpening
services cannot. I switched to Forrest after many years of using a local
service that did what I though was a damn fine job with computer controlled
sharpening machines to 800 grit. I tried Forrest once and then tried my
local service again. I used the blade sharpened by my local service for 1
week and sent it back to Forrest.
I always request that the blade be restored to factory specs with a limit of
$50 before calling for authorization.

Doe it make sense to spend $40 to sharpen when you can get a new blade for
$60?
It would be $20 cheaper than buying the same new blade. Put the $60 towards
a Forrest blade and you will probably go longer between sharpenings and get
better cuts.