[Jewelry making - Article 00174] - Re: [Orchid] Sharpening disc cutters

[Daniel Wade]

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Hello, everyone..

>     Is there a way to sharpen them? 

    So I would say that there is all kinds of ways to sharpen disc
    cutters. After people try stoning,sanding and a lot of other time
    consuming tasks they realize it's not going to work as well as before
    and time is money that could be spent elsewhere.Maybe close but not
    precise. 

    You really should consider any tool that needs sharpening be taken to
    a machine shop that has a grinder.I don't mean a bench grinder
    either.Have them take 15 or 20 thousandth's off it and check for a
    sharp surface on the tool and demagnatize it. Blades on things like
    bench shears can be removed and sharpened too. 

    I do a lot of "sharpening" here because I have dies to maintain and
    the disc cutters we use run by the thousands and require frequent
    sharpening to keep the "evil" burs away. 

    Prices for sharpening shouldn't be too high.It's part of what you
    haft to calculate into the cost when buying any steel tools or in the
    area of tool and die cost's. 

    I hear complaint's about tools.I think that some people expect a tool
    to last for ever and work perfectly all the time without any
    maintenance or care. I think this, but know every tool requires a
    little love sometimes..... 

    Proper alignment will save you a lot of headache. Most disc cutters
    can be taken apart for sharpening and sometimes misalign over a
    period of usage.You should check alignment frequently. Bench shear
    blades usually haft to be shimmed at some point and if you ask the
    machine shop to give some shim stock for the difference they removed
    on the blade it will save you time. 

Have fun!!
Daniel Wade
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