Blades What do you guys sharpen your blades with?

[Lawnboy18]

Grinder with flap wheel. Less agressive than your standard grinder disc. I don't balance tho... Shame on me. Spindles still alive tho.

 

[SeniorCitizen]

For those of you that prefer a right angle grinder, try the Makita flex wheel. It'll grind circles around the older original wheels. This blade pictured was sharpened while I was setting in the comfort of my chair with the blade extended across my knee. The other picture is a piece of re-bar that needed threads on a stretcher for an outdoor chair repair. Solution for precision sizing. Grind it down while rotating it with a variable speed drill. Once again, the Makita flex wheel.

If you're gonna do it you may as well be comfortable and have fun doing it. :laughing:

 

[7394]

:thumbsup:

 

[greenguy]

Bought a Dewalt grinder w/ flap wheel on Weds., 4.5" 9.0 amp $68 from the Mac tool guy that stops @ our shop.

 

[Lawnboy18]

Good price!

 

[reynoldston]

Bought a Dewalt grinder w/ flap wheel on Weds., 4.5" 9.0 amp $68 from the Mac tool guy that stops @ our shop.

Yes a very good price seeing I just paid 140 dollars for my Dewalt angle grinder this pass summer from the local tool store.

 

[Syringe]

Tried all these methods and ended up using a bench belt sander due to a more consistent finish.

What grit paper do you use?

 

[zmister11]

What grit paper do you use?

Ide like to know as well. I'm hoping 40 grit will do the job. Because i just bought a 50 grit flap wheel yesterday

 

[Syringe]

Ide like to know as well. I'm hoping 40 grit will do the job. Because i just bought a 50 grit flap wheel yesterday

I used 60 grit today. Seemed to work fine.