Mitre Saw Recommendation Please

[kjacko]

yeah but you can't be guaranteed of sharp blades if you buy em 2nd hand.

Did anyone possibly tell you that blades 'Steel or Tungsten tipped' can (and are'- by true tradesmen' -sharpened when they lose their edge ?.)

A good tradesman can tell when their blades lose their edge- by the effort the machine needs to exert. Then- He-/she gets them sharpened.

The more teeth on the blade- the better the cut.
Steel tipped blades give the very best cut- but they lose their edge very quickly. Tungsten tips last longer- but the cut is not quite as good. Only a true tradesman would notice the difference though--honestly.

Only trying to be helpful bud.

didn't mean to sound argumentative, sorry. I was wondering whether certain blades could be sharpened or if most nowadays were throwaways.

How would a tradesman sharpen a blade? on a standard grinding wheel?

 

[peterperfection]

yeah but you can't be guaranteed of sharp blades if you buy em 2nd hand.

Did anyone possibly tell you that blades 'Steel or Tungsten tipped' can (and are'- by true tradesmen' -sharpened when they lose their edge ?.)

A good tradesman can tell when their blades lose their edge- by the effort the machine needs to exert. Then- He-/she gets them sharpened.

The more teeth on the blade- the better the cut.
Steel tipped blades give the very best cut- but they lose their edge very quickly. Tungsten tips last longer- but the cut is not quite as good. Only a true tradesman would notice the difference though--honestly.

Only trying to be helpful bud.

didn't mean to sound argumentative, sorry. I was wondering whether certain blades could be sharpened or if most nowadays were throwaways.

How would a tradesman sharpen a blade? on a standard grinding wheel?

Nah- to long winded to do it yourself.
Just take it to a blade/tool machinist sharpener. They charge so much ) a tip.
Usually for say- a 32 (ish) tip saw 7 or 8 quid . Comes back like new .
A blade can be sharpened many many times. If a few tips have broken off (due to hitting a nail etc) they will replace them (tungston tips).
ALWAYS use sharp blades- stops your saw geting worn out.