johnelliott
Established Member
I expect we've all had to deal with this one- one has a tool and it is new and sharp. Could be the blades in one's planer thicknesser, perhaps the blade on a table saw, maybe even a decent TCT router bit.
Anyway, as I was saying, it starts off new and sharp. One uses it, perhaps a lot. Eventually it starts to become less sharp. It still works, still gets the job done, but not quite so well, a bit slower, the usual blunt tool symptons start to show themselves.
Now, the big question- at what point does one say, time to invest in a new blade or having this one sharpened?
I'm not looking for advice, BTW, just interested in other peoples' viewpoints
John
Anyway, as I was saying, it starts off new and sharp. One uses it, perhaps a lot. Eventually it starts to become less sharp. It still works, still gets the job done, but not quite so well, a bit slower, the usual blunt tool symptons start to show themselves.
Now, the big question- at what point does one say, time to invest in a new blade or having this one sharpened?
I'm not looking for advice, BTW, just interested in other peoples' viewpoints
John