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BobOHIO

09-27-2005 06:33:45




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Is it possible to sharpen router bits or is better to just get new ones? Is the Sears Craftsman bits OK? THanks




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MarkB_MI

09-29-2005 04:11:02




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 Re: Dull router bits in reply to BobOHIO, 09-27-2005 06:33:45  
Ballew Saw (www.ballewsaw.com offers router bit sharpening. I haven't used their services, but I have bought bits from them.

I came across an article in Fine Woodworking where they compare different brands of bits (link below). Whiteside and Oldham scored very well, Porter Cable poorly. (I find it interesting that Home Depot recently dumped Oldham in favor of P-C.)

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BobOHIO

09-27-2005 11:44:04




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 Re: Dull router bits in reply to BobOHIO, 09-27-2005 06:33:45  
Thanks everybody. I think I'll give it a try and at least now know if I bugger them up the Craftsman brand are OK. Thanks again.



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Fred Martin

09-27-2005 11:22:19




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 Re: Dull router bits in reply to BobOHIO, 09-27-2005 06:33:45  
Bob, you might get by with a stone in a die grinder if the cutters are high speed steel or such and just sharpen the flat face part and take a honing stone to finish them.....if they"re tungsten carbide, you might try buying a flat diamond hone from Harbor Freight to touch them up before they get too dull....probably less then $10. Fred OH



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MAC,IL

09-27-2005 10:32:09




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 Re: Dull router bits in reply to BobOHIO, 09-27-2005 06:33:45  
Had decent results with craftsman carbide. I have hand sharpened a few with a sharpening stone, slow but works, it they are not real bad.



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don t-9n180179

09-27-2005 10:28:26




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 Re: Dull router bits in reply to BobOHIO, 09-27-2005 06:33:45  
I take my carbide bits to the local True Value hardware store. $7.00 each to resharpen. There is about a 2 day turn around. Longer on the weekends.
HTH.....don t. .....



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Rob in Oregon

09-27-2005 07:37:45




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 Re: Dull router bits in reply to BobOHIO, 09-27-2005 06:33:45  
Yes. If they are steel without carbide it isn't worth it though. The carbide bits can be done 3 or 4 times by a good shop if they haven't been used too heavily. Find a cabinet shop near you and ask where they send their tools for sharpening. Many lumberyards also offer to send your bits and blades out for sharpening. Expect to pay about $15 per bit. When a new bit costs around $30 that might be a personal decision to make. A properly re-sharpened bit will perform at least as well as a new one though. Craftsman bits should be fine as long as they are carbide.

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