Sharpening circular saw blades

[bsr]

Hi

Does anyone sharpen TCT saw blades? By hand, or is there a cost effective service? Googling suggests the postage charges make it as cheap to buy a new blade!

Thanks


bsr

 

[Burnerman]

Either have the blade professionally sharpened or go for new.....industrial size blades makes the cost viable, otherwise not.
Manual sharpening will likely send the blade massively out of balance so that's to be avoided.
John

 

[Diver Fred]

Domestically - No. Professionally, at a 'Saw Doctor' expect to pay something like 50p +VAT per tooth.

 

[johnny2007]

Unless you have Freud blade, it's not worth.

 

[ETAF]

As mentioned above
I'm just a DIY'er not a pro
I Have spoken to this company and had a full price quote early part of year
http://www.littlehamptoncuttingtools.co.uk/about-us
For my Mitre/circular saw Freud blades it was worth it at around for the 24/40/60/80T , which i own.
BUT I have used some saxton multitool blades last week , which have been really good, and also my son-in-law uses one on his mitresaw
So I have purchased a couple of 48T for the circular saw, which are also thin kerf so cordless, will be using those in next few weeks, and they are much cheaper - 165mm 48T = £11.99 free postage
to sharpen the freud 40T = £11 - they are local to me so will pick & return
As i say really impressed so far with Saxton https://www.saxtonblades.co.uk/shipping
there is also an interesting video I saw online, comparing blades

 

[bsr]

Thanks all. It sounds like it's not worth it then.

 

[Ryler]

or is there a cost effective service?

Have all my blades sharpened by a pro.
About 18 blades.
I never allow them to get too blunt.