Jake":3dtfxf7p said:The fact that the jig pays for loads of sharpenings at a doc's (or indeed a fair few pairs of new blades for the even lazier)
I've never had any issue with balance, I'm not saying it won't happen but everything I've read about being concerned about upsetting any balance from over grinding of one or more of the blades has been said by people who don't regrind their own blades. Do you really think any blade doctor measures how much they take off or match set a set of blades? I really don't think so. :-sJake":36ahkrwk said:I paid £6 last time. £12 for a pair of new blades from Method.
At that price, balancing and pah-etc factor is enough for me.
Jake - when the jig is set up correctly, the stone simply won't cut any more metal off the blade...when you pass it across the face of the stone, nothing happens, so both blades ought :wink: to be identical. The proof of the pudding though, is in the planer as anything that's even slightly out of balance will cause the machine to vibrate, assuming that you've been dead accurate with setting them up. So far, all my sharpenings over the last 10 years have caused no difficulties with the p/t. Even if your blades were professionally ground (which assumes they're going to be balanced) you still have to set them into the p/t so that it runs true...set one blade even the tiniest bit out and you'll get an out of balance planer block or one blade will be dominant and do all the cutting, which is what I think happened to Waka when we were discussing this issue at the Bash the other day - Rob :ho2Jake":115l28hq said:How do you ensure they are balanced, Rob?
That's what's always put me off - well, that, and the fact that the jig pays for loads of sharpenings at a doc's (or indeed a fair few pairs of new blades for the even lazier) - and the time, and the large pah can't be bothered I'll send them off factor.
Lord Nibbo":37r6jip5 said:. Do you really think any blade doctor measures how much they take off or match set a set of blades? I really don't think so. :-s
Lord Nibbo":1mc9p17x said:Jake":1mc9p17x said:Do you really think any blade doctor measures how much they take off or match set a set of blades? I really don't think so. :-s
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