sharpening chisels, circ saw blades etc

fin · Post by **fin** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 12:01 am

does anyone know if theres any sharpening shops left in south tyneside? the only one i know of is closing down this week. seems a bit silly to have to buy a new circ blade when there a bit blunt. or a new chisel if you have a mishap and end up with a big chunk out of one. or a new router cutter each time one is a bit blunt.

Gadget · Post by **Gadget** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 12:07 am

You can buy sharpening kits for most types of hand tools!

fin · Post by **fin** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 12:11 am

yeah but i wouldnt fancy sharpening say a 48 tooth saw blade. or say a router cutter. fair enough a chisel is easy enough. but saw blades and that.

have these sort of shops had their day now? ive always dropped a blade in to be sharpened and picked it up and when the next blade was blunt swapped em over

Gadget · Post by **Gadget** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 12:20 am

I guess sharpening services have in the main dissapeared because tools these days are almost 'throw away,' and it's probably cheaper to buy new ones!

Tryanything · Post by **Tryanything** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 2:07 am

Some tool hire shops have a sharpening service

Or maybe this is near you

Joe Greeners
Premier Business Development Centre
Whitehouse Enterprise C
Newcastle upon Tyne
Tyne and Wear NE15 6EP
Telephone:
0191 2740240

Fax:
0191 2741188

fin · Post by **fin** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 5:54 pm

ahh never thought about the hire shops.

yeah that is kinda near me tryanything.

at a guess for a dewalt blade vie seen em for about £40 i could get the same blade sharpened for less than a tenner. seems a shame to chuck it once its blunt the first time.