Blade sharpening
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Blade sharpening
Hello everyone, and yes I know this topic must have been done to death over the years, but I need help.
I used to use Lion for Morso blade sharpening until they stopped the service last year. I have tried all the companies I can find online and some tool sharpening companies too. None have done a good job for me. I think I am going mad reading recommendations online only to find when I get blades back they are unusable. I wont mention companies on here but some blades came back with jagged edges, some hollow ground but with the burr still on, and nearly all of them blunt and pushing mouldings on final cuts.
Can anyone let me into the secret of where to get blades sharpened correctly? I am hating work at the moment and thinking of quitting after 14 years because i can't cut mitres, the most important part of the job.
Thanks for reading,
Ellis.
I used to use Lion for Morso blade sharpening until they stopped the service last year. I have tried all the companies I can find online and some tool sharpening companies too. None have done a good job for me. I think I am going mad reading recommendations online only to find when I get blades back they are unusable. I wont mention companies on here but some blades came back with jagged edges, some hollow ground but with the burr still on, and nearly all of them blunt and pushing mouldings on final cuts.
Can anyone let me into the secret of where to get blades sharpened correctly? I am hating work at the moment and thinking of quitting after 14 years because i can't cut mitres, the most important part of the job.
Thanks for reading,
Ellis.
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Re: Blade sharpening
Oh dear, that's a real shame! Lion were very good at sharpening Morso blades.
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Re: Blade sharpening
Hi, I last had my blades sharpened by Neil Stout the framing engineer 07793 709123 he’s definitely worth a call
Hope you get sorted soon
Debbie
Hope you get sorted soon
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Re: Blade sharpening
I use saw and tooling in Edinburgh after having similar problems with various companies,
They are very good.
Hope this helps
Dave
They are very good.
Hope this helps
Dave
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Re: Blade sharpening
We use Mainline’s blade sharpening service. I once used a local company and their prices were very low, the reason for the cheapness soon became apparent.
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Mainline for us too. Superb service.
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Re: Blade sharpening
I use Wessex, never had a problem.
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Re: Blade sharpening
Wessex here as well
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Re: Blade sharpening
Lion have just recommended them to me. How do they compare price wise? I didn't even know Wessex offered the service. Good to read the recommendations here.
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Re: Blade sharpening
Paper shears (guillotines) use similar blades, but much larger. They are all hollow ground.
Check with local commercial printers to see who they use.
Check with local commercial printers to see who they use.
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Re: Blade sharpening
They cost me about £25.00 with the postage back plus the postage to them but they done such a good job i will keep using them regardless if they are more expensive which i dont know if they are to be honest.
Give them a call and they can confirm prices.
Give them a call and they can confirm prices.
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I think Wessex is about £15+vat, collected and returned with their van delivery service as part of an order. I only get a fortnightly delivery service so turnaround for me is 4 weeks.
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Re: Blade sharpening
This is timely, I've two sets to go off and didn't know about Lion either.
Many thanks!
Many thanks!
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Re: Blade sharpening
Wessex (Leamington) said it is £12.50 +VAT but they go down to Bournemouth to be sharpened so for me it would be about a 3 week turnaround. They do collect and deliver with orders on their local vans though so that would save the cost and hassle of postage. I'll be giving them a try I think!