regrind question
- Thread starter Dave38
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Yep, I send them out. The problem I have found is most places don't want to do one off stuff without charging you an arm and leg.
My local place wants multiple pieces to give me a decent price which still isn't cheap but if I have enough pieces is usually cheaper than buying new. So you have to figure if it's going to be worth it or not.
My local place wants multiple pieces to give me a decent price which still isn't cheap but if I have enough pieces is usually cheaper than buying new. So you have to figure if it's going to be worth it or not.
Hard Knock Cues
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It's the setup fees that make it expensive.
Maybe if there was a place that would setup once or twice a year and everybody sent in their cutters at that time. It would take some organization but doable if someone wanted some guaranteed niche work.
Maybe if there was a place that would setup once or twice a year and everybody sent in their cutters at that time. It would take some organization but doable if someone wanted some guaranteed niche work.
that may help if you were to set them all up the same way, but you can't do that.
Hard Knock Cues
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You're correct, they would have to be all the same to be very efficient but minor changes would be easier than a complete setup.
Well, this cutter was passed to me from another local cuemaker that passed..... unfortunately, it appears he hit the live center too many times. Hate to throw it out, BUT, not willing to spend almost new prices to get it reground.
Thanks for the replies.
Thanks for the replies.
Cool, like a early Deckel type grinder
Cool, like a early Deckel type grinder
An excellent guess but it's a Quorn. I bought it finished, but in general they are a kit / lifetime-project.
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snookered_again
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saw sharpening is a shrinking trade, replaceable carbide cut into their trade a lot. I'd suggest sending photos of it to some different saw sharpeners. most major centers have one at least.
Are you talking about the slot cutters used mounted on an arbor for turning shafts? If that is the case what I did was built arbors for all of my cutters so that way when sharpened they are concentric to the arbor. It also makes it easier to have a repeatable sharpening set up. I have over a dozen cutters that I rotate through. I sharpen them on a small tool and cutter grinder like the one Davek has, but I am sure any grind shop could do it as well. If they are all mounted on arbors it isn't a difficult job.
snookered_again
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I keep a green stone ( carborandum) for sharpening carbide, many other stones, like aluminum oxide, don't have grit that's hard enough.. maybe you can refer to Moh's scale.. or one can probably check with the manufacturer to see what their stone is compatible with. That might be known already.. I just thought it worth mentioning because one won't get far if the stone is not compatible with the hardness of what he is grinding.