Shop Work: Blade Sharpening

[@jonclearwater3189]

I love your videos. I wait with anticipation for new all the time. So easy to follow. Easy to understand. And the outtakes at the end give it a humble human Factor that makes it relatable. I appreciate you

[@FishersShop]

Thanks, Jon!

[@LegendaryJim_YT]

Your narration and small references always crack me up.... it's never a DULL moment when watching your videos.

[@FishersShop]

Hehe, thanks! Glad you like them

[@MystiqueULH]

I have bought this machine because between a friend and myself there are plenty of blades to sharpen. But the directions on putting it together were lousy then I went to see if there was something on youtube to explain it step by step an there wasn't . But watching your video and seeing how the machine was put together helped me to put mine together. Thanks for putting up this video, it was a great help and your explanation on how to sharpen them was great also.. Now to sharpen some blades .......................................................................................

Thank you very much. I've ordered the machine here in Germany and now the blades are sharpened in no time. It is not just the money as you said, you have to go to he shop and then wait a week. Keep up the good videos.

[@FishersShop]

Great to hear!

[@vman2kay]

Subscribed not only because of the video, but the little humour in between :) Like it!

[@FishersShop]

Welcome aboard!

[@TheSMEAC]

I’m a ~95% hand tool only shop, but I always enjoy your content. This winter when I went through my subscriptions to do “some clean-up”, your channel was a no-brainer to keep even if it falls outside my primary use and interest. Thank brother, keep it up. 👍

[@FishersShop]

I'm glad I made the cut! :)

[@jernkar]

I bought this sharpener and the instructions left a lot to be desired. This video is awesome, I had it set up and working in a few inutes.

[@FishersShop]

Nice! Yes, the instructions are horrible, lol! Glad my video helped

[@k2largerthanlife209]

Jerry, I agree. I watched this video when it came out and finally bought this unit. Like you I then watched the video for actual setup help. This weekend is sharpening time for me.

[@blueblur6447]

I know as a content creator it must at times be difficult to come up with your next idea 💡 for us. You are always original or have a refreshing new take on a old idea... This falls into the realm of why hasn't anyone done this video topic this well yet! Really enjoyed this and inspired more than I expected. Need to steal all my neighbors dull blades and get one!

[@FishersShop]

Thanks! I appreciate that!

[@jeremymcclanahan2389]

This right here....100% agree

[@thecockneyworkshop]

My wife’s just bought me one It’s good spent the whole day sharpening Im hooked Cheers mate

[@FishersShop]

Hah awesome! She's a keeper

[@fredjohn808]

Thank You, You are the only one that made a tutorial the made sense. Just subscribed, very concise and right to the point. Best, Fred

[@FishersShop]

Glad it helped!

[@Mike-vt6is]

Best part about that cleaner they sell it at the dollar store use it all the time.

[@FishersShop]

Yup

[@jennieanddavis]

When I was a janitor, the LA’s totally awesome was our secret weapon - it always got any oily residue or grossness off when nothing else would cut through! It’s amazing on greasy cabinets (especially over the stovetop) in your kitchen! -Davis

[@FishersShop]

Yeah, I was quite impressed! I'll definitely be using this moving forward

[@carlmclelland7624]

This should be considered a 'must have' tool for any woodworkers shop. I bought a Harbor Freight model ($55.00) and yea... it's Harbor Freight quality. I took it apart, modified a few critical components to suit my needs - AND - it does a stellar job! As for blade cleaning, I use the wife's liquid laundry detergent and put the blade in an old cookie sheet. Let it soak a while and use a toothbrush, and it comes out as clean as new.

[@FishersShop]

Thanks for sharing

[@greghomestead8366]

Very nice, not sure how often I'd use it so I'm shipping my blades to your next door neighbor so they'll end up at your place. Looking forward to receiving them back from you sharpened. Have a Jesus filled day everyone Greg in Michigan

[@FishersShop]

Haha, thanks Greg

[@JasonPeltier]

Sign me up for this also. I seem to have lost my flat head screwdriver.

[@masoodamg6633]

I just joined this channel. It was accidental. You have a well-equipped workshop, I have never seen. congratulations

[@FishersShop]

Welcome to the channel

[@henrysara7716]

Thank you for sharing. Sharpening tools is complementary job that require same attention as the any trade itself.

[@stevepieri3536]

As always, a great video - thanks for sharing. “Flat head screws and some sawdust”… I love it!!

[@djowpeter3445]

VOCE É SUPER PROFISSIONAL, SÓ MAQUINAS DE PRIMEIRA,PARABÉNS.

[@ingemardean3203]

Excellent demonstration, I enjoyed the video. Then I ordered the same machine. Thanks again

[@FishersShop]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ingemardean3203]

@@FishersShop I laughed so hard at the bloopers, your good at it. Stay safe

[@ingemardean3203]

I ordered mine from Amazon, I should have it by November 27/23 God willing. Thanks again

[@SawdustmakerLori]

Oh boy.....you got a new toy! Looks like it does a great job and would be well worth the investment for anyone who needs a lot of blades sharpened. Thanks for the tool review/demo!

[@FishersShop]

You bet. Thanks, Lori

[@copperdolphin5291]

Yep I found this to be both... thanks for bringing this to my attention. I had seen a flimsy one on another video. I have a ShopSmith Mark 5 that has a 1" & 1/4 dia. arbor hole. so have not been able to sharpen it.

[@EthanCarterDesigns]

Lookin sharp!!! That is such a cool machine...I couldn't quite picture how it would work from listening, but now I get it and what a cleaver design!

[@FishersShop]

Thanks, Ethan! Yeah, it's done a fantastic job so far.

[@oojagapivy]

This was fun to watch after hearing all the fuss about it on the podcast. 👍🏻

[@FishersShop]

Hehe. Thanks for listening to the show

[@danmorgan3068]

Very practical and helpful, I'm ordering one from the link. I really appreciate the thorough evaluation.

[@sammisworkshops3762]

nice video Drew, You always make me smile, was having a not so great day, its better now after your video, Thanks man, your a blessing!

[@FishersShop]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@marcslonik5096]

I followed the story of this particular video on the podcast. Sorry it turned out the way it did, especially that it is a great one - as always. Hope the video does great on YT.

[@FishersShop]

Thanks for listening, Marc! :)

[@AlienLeader4]

Sweet video as always. Thanks taking the time to explain this machine it will help in any furture decisions I make on whether is is worth getting one or not.

[@FishersShop]

Glad to help

[@BruceAUlrich]

Great video! You really explained it well. And you will save a ton over the years on sharpening and probably have less frustration with your woodworking because of sharp blades.

[@FishersShop]

Very true! Already it's been a game changer. You never really realize just how dull your blades have gotten until you cut with a newly sharpened one.

[@rickwatts2642]

very good video. Clear, concise and great editing.

[@FishersShop]

Thanks!

[@lodidave]

Enjoyed the humor.

[@danhunik7949]

As a guy that spent 18 years in a sawmill filing room repairing and sharpening saws I watched this with interest. To truly get a blade 100% sharp you should sharpen the top of the teeth as well. We did this every 4th or 5th sharpening on our saws. To clean the blades we used a wire cup wheel on a grinder because there was no coating on our saws. This can remove the coating on home shop blades so care would have to be used. All in all a very good video and the machine looks like it will do 1000s of saws.

[@FishersShop]

Thanks, Dan!

[@clydebalcom3679]

Educational, entertaining, and enjoyable.

[@FishersShop]

Thanks!

[@misterwolf9227]

I saw your woven cutting board, very interesting very nice. Then I saw link to this channel click Learn how to sharpen blades at home. Now I don't know what I wanna do more..make a few woven cutting boards or shapen blades.. great work,love your channels.

[@FishersShop]

Thanks and welcome

[@kevindavis1219]

Another great video! I have a handful of circular blades and have though about sharpening myself. Thank you

[@FishersShop]

Thanks for watching!

[@bradleytuckwell4881]

You always a pleasure to watch And re-sharpening is a great money saver also a lot of fun and very rewarding. Thanks for sharing

[@FishersShop]

You bet!

[@YourLocalHandyman]

Good info. Great humour.

[@matthysloedolff]

I found this video quite interesting and informative. I always wondered how one would go about sharpening circular saw blades. Also, I thought it was quite a nice touch at the end of your video as you walked out your shop and turned off the lights. 👌

[@FishersShop]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!

[@bobbg9041]

I liked it, thought you were Sharp and to the Point.

[@turpskadey]

My father was a saw and tool sharpener when I was young and had a workshop of HUGE machines that accomplished the same thing. Great to see the process these days

[@FishersShop]

Very cool!

[@turpskadey]

@@FishersShop seriously, seeing those great hulking floor standing workshop green colored machines replaced entirely by a bench top version is surreal but very cool

[@mirthenemrys]

Love using Totally Awesome, never had a mess it couldnt deal with. Works great on car interiors as well, used it on a 15 year old car that had kids in the back, never been cleaned fully... seats looked like new after using the stuff..... would have NEVER considered using it on saw blades... like ever.... (oh, its also generally really cheap to get the concentrate at places like dollar general as well, so yay)

[@cidercreekranch]

That cleaner is AWSOME! And cheap from the dollar store. I also use Simple Green BBQ cleaner to clean blades.

[@FishersShop]

Yup, I use Simple Green too. This was my first time using LA's totally awesome and I like it just as much... probably a bit more than Simple Green.

[@partytempo]

LATA cleaner is at my local St Vincent's thrift store and it is surprisingly good

[@JasonPeltier]

I soak my blades in Simple Green on the lid of a 5-gallon bucket. It takes maybe 15 minutes and the pitch just floats off. I like that idea of using the bottom of a bucket and making a spout. Time to upgrade my process!

[@darrylbuckett5380]

We just had one of these machines donated to our "Mens Shed", (I guess we had better learn how to use it, and save a whole bunch of money. Great video, Cheers

[@FishersShop]

Nice! Hopefully the video helped

[@kikyamart8749]

Well, even your neighbor runs out of sharp blades eventually... so it's good to know how to sharpen!

[@John-gm8ty]

totally time to install a DIY shadow line lamp in your mitre saw too ;) it makes it SO much easier for accurate cutting!

[@ThisTall]

In my opinion shadow line indicators serve zero purpose at all. I’ve had many and you still have to drop the blade to at least 1 inch from the wood to see where it’s going to cut. You may as well just drop the blade right to your line. With the blade all the way up, you can’t even see where the blade shadow is on the wood.

[@John-gm8ty]

@@ThisTall you need a high intensity LED such a s a true CREE and it calibrated properly to the blade, in mine, I used one from a push bike super bright headlight, the line is super clear with the blade well away from the work piece.

[@stevenspencer9104]

Thank you very much!

[@FishersShop]

You're welcome!

[@TreeOfLifeWoodworking]

This absolutely seems essential to every workshop!

[@myopinion6328]

Dish soap and water works great too 😊

[@bobd.]

dagnabbit , there goes another handful of cash. :-) Should be here tomorrow. Thanks Drew. I have a pile of blades that need sharpening. I added up how much it would cost to have them sharpened plus postage and I realized after sending them out twice I would have spent as much as this sharpener. So I figured I'd give it a go.

[@FishersShop]

Have fun sharpening! :)

[@garymalkinfishing2397]

This is a great video and I thank you. When I went to your amazon link, it showed this product was out of stock and was not sure when or if it will be back in stock. I guess other people liked it as well.

[@FishersShop]

Looks like it

[@clarkthornock5828]

Thanks for the video. It was very informative. The alternate sharpener you suggested is actually the same model. If you look closely at the pictures, you can see the model number.

[@robandsharonseddon-smith5216]

I want one! I totally don't need one though - I probably get one blade sharpened per year so I'd have a fairly long payback time. Well worth it if you do sharpening as a hobby though.

[@raydillon4405]

As always very informative and great video. Thank you Drew for sharing.

[@FishersShop]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Earlkeating82]

Love the outakes 🤣

[@teaguewhite26]

Thanks Drew, always quality educational informed video. Also, you blade sharpening unit already sold out, 🤣😂🤣

[@FishersShop]

Haha, I saw that! Oh well. That design is produced by a number of companies though. Not sure about what they charge, but you can find it if you really hunt for it. I'll probably come up with a list of companies that sell it before I release this vid to the public. Thanks for watching and for your support!

[@dpmeyer4867]

thanks

[@SSFWElyone]

Great review, thanks. (I use oven cleaner on my blades. (do it outside, the stuff stinks). A few sprays, wait a few min, wipe off. done. Gets off the worst sticky tree resin, whatever,)

[@FishersShop]

Nice!

[@StonemanRocks]

Citrus oil cleaner is the best stuff ever for cleaning blades

[@codygarner7495]

I had just received mine today, watched this video to figure out how to use it. Great video! Although the smallest insert for the blade is a tiny bit too big for my Diablo blades. Don't have a metal lathe either 😩

[@FishersShop]

I had the same issues, Cody. Wasn't sure if it was a fluke or not so I didn't show how I fixed it in the video. I took a bolt that fit close then wound it with tape until the insert fit perfectly on it. Then I chucked the bolt up into my drill press and simply held a metal file against it. I had it fitting perfectly into my saw blades in less than 5 minutes.

[@grumblycurmudgeon]

@Fisher's Shop: I'm absolutely not kidding about this: I discovered some years ago that *liquid laundry detergent (Gain, Tide, whatever. I use Persil) serves as a (bafflingly-) fantastic blade cleaner.* Same process as you described: submerge (only needs about 5 minutes of soak time), toothbrush, then simply rise with water and pat dry. Resin, burn mark, and even the gym locker room smell falls right off. Not a clue why it works. But I swear on my table saw's life it does. The great part about this is everyone already has this sitting around the house (pretty much guaranteed), it's totally non-toxic, and if you spill any on yourself? Your clothes get CLEANER. Important pro tip: while the solution absolutely IS reusable, same at the one you illustrated, it's really, REALLY important you not pour it back into the starting bottle. My wife didn't talk to me for a week. In my defense: who washes all of their white clothes at ONCE? Also, when you're pouring a normally-sky-blue liquid and it comes out... we'll call it "Space Gray", who shrugs, thinks, "huh. Weird." and _chucks it into the machine with all their white clothes anyway!?_ ...Additional pro tip: The above questions are _not_ the correct response when confronted by ones wife about this matter.)

[@stankrieger3598]

Nicely done thank you

[@FishersShop]

No problem 👍

[@MarvinResper]

Thanks for the awesome information I have a lot

[@FishersShop]

Glad to help

[@MiscMitz]

Wow! Very cool

[@partytempo]

"I flipped the album over to side B" - begrudgingly laughing at that one

[@faragmostafa633]

I was really surprised how much cutting power (and torque) this saw had out of the box. I've used other (10" saws) previously and was pretty surprised with the speed and cutting ability of this Dewalt saw.I have bolted mine to a table to minimize movement which I highly recommend.This is a Great saw kzbin.infoUgkxPeGkHOMe05FySypTOvYumxMn-xi39oRe with a light to see your cutting line (not a laser line).I'd recommend this saw fro anyone looking to upgrade from a 10" miter saw.

[@juanlanda967]

The shadow line is great for shops, not so great if you're outdoors. Especially on sunny days it gets difficult to see a laser is nice to have. Ask me how I know. lol the accuracy of the shadow is dead on.

[@DavidMcCabe]

Oh wow, what a nice video! This manufacturer should hire you to do some sort of review of their gear or something!

[@FishersShop]

Thanks! :)

[@IEnjoyCreatingVideos]

Good video Drew! oh and by the way the motor would be about a 1/2 hp one hp =746 watts and the motor says it is 370 watts :) Thanks for sharing with us!👍💖😎JP

[@FishersShop]

Thanks for the info!

[@IEnjoyCreatingVideos]

@@FishersShop Your very welcome Drew! Have a great new week!😎

[@farzanali5589]

Very help full tanks

[@FishersShop]

Happy to help

[@andrebrazeau-te9ng]

Good job cleaning

[@FishersShop]

Thank you 😊

[@ostate17]

Nice work. My only complaint is having to wait a month til the next one. 😎 My son and I love your videos!

[@FishersShop]

Sorry! Since I do everything myself I can't easily crank them out any quicker

[@MCsCreations]

Really fantastic machine, Drew! 😃 Thanks for all the tips!!! Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@FishersShop]

Thanks!

[@bskelly]

Nice work

[@2979paul]

Great video

[@FishersShop]

Thanks!

[@reaper060670]

Dude u make the best and funniest videos it needs to be said.. I love the content and always get a good laugh while learning some valuable woodworking skills along the way so thanks Mr Fisher.. I'm only a week away from getting my 1st ever cast iron table saw and I cannot wait. I will get me one of these bad boy Blade sharpeners once I get to using my newest table saw far more. I never realised that the thinner kerf saw blades would cause wobble to the extent that mitre cuts/45 degree cuts, etc could be made to look so bad bcos the kerf of blades were too thin.. It makes sense I suppose but with the narrower blades I used for ripping plywood they would cut so fast but I struggled to get straight cuts for the most part. I guess u could also blame it on the piece of sh#t table saw, sorry bad excuse for a, that I've been using for the past 7/8 months. What?! It is my only saw to date and I'm not long enough in this sweet woodworking game to have any real world experience. I've been improving consistently enough to upgrade my Table saw now. The saw I'm about to get has a beast of a Rip fence too which is a huge change for me. The one I have moves slightly and causes my cuts to look whack.. Shite is the operative word I was looking for Mr Fisher.. LMAO. My apologies for such a long drawn out comment which had no bearing on ur video whatsoever. I apologise again for still typing. Really enjoy ur videos my bro. Keep up the brilliant work. Irish woodworker in the Buildizzin'.. Take it easy pal.

[@ThisTall]

Aide from saving money, or time. There’s also that you now start working with sharp blades all the time. It’s that work experience that benefits the most here.

[@Mark_Wood]

Looks great Drew. I didn't even know I needed one but now I do!

[@user-jchjkitv77896]

Love your content ☺️

[@FishersShop]

Thank you!!

[@ChadSmithakaCCG]

Im gonna go see if my neighbor has one. 😁

[@markwhitis]

I just watched your video and another suggesting LA totally awesome for blade cleaning. People use your la totally awesome cleaner as a dechrining solution to strip chrome off of parts. Saw blades have chrome in the carbide and sometimes as a coating/plating on the side of the blade. A number of common cleaners seem to strip chrome off in as little as 15-20minutes. Some which have been mentioned as attacking chrome sre LA totally awesome, 409, fantastic, simple green, several purple cleaners, bleach, oven cleaner, etc. Many of these were mentioned on the model cars mag forum. Simple green themselves says a long soak can leach chromium from carbide which I found after someone said it could damage the side coatings on newer blades.

[@FishersShop]

Simple green definitely damages the side coatings. I have numerous blades that lost all their printing and coatings due to soaking in simple green but I didn't get the feeling it was deteriorating the blade. It literally just caused the powder coating or the print to come off.. I wasn't aware that it could due further damage. Interesting, thanks for sharing

[@Ding_Bat]

The use of the toothbrush is brilliantly ironic! Probably the first time a toothbrush was used in any workshop to clean, well, teeth.

[@FishersShop]

Hehehe... what do you use? I can't even think of what else I'd use instead of a toothbrush.

[@Ding_Bat]

@@FishersShop I'm not in the blade (tooth) cleaning business just yet. I do clean my mountain bike drivetrain when it gets really crusty, but I use a dedicated paintbrush for that - not a toothbrush. And I use a feather duster for cleaning the CNC. 😂😂😂

[@jasonbailey9139]

I get brush sets that have steel, copper, and nylon bristles. I buy them for the metal bristles, brushes, but figure I should make use of the nylon. I’ve used toothbrushes in the past, though.

[@captainsawdust1]

Since every dentist recommends soft toothbrushes, cut the bristles in half with sharp tin snips, scissors or a chisel and you will have stiffer bristles for better scrubbing.

[@veratonnisen3639]

How much did you spend on the sharpening machine?

[@JrgenGyhrs]

God og informerende video. Du har også en god humor 😅. Har selv en slibemaskine og er godt tilfreds. Savklingerne er dog blevet billigere og det skal man lige ha med i sine overvejelser inden man køber den. 👍

[@FishersShop]

A good saw blade is still pretty expensive. I've saved a lot of money by using this machine so far. It paid for itself the very first time I used it

[@dgoddard]

Great vid!

[@hoxha34]

Great video. very detailed. Have you used it on any high end blade like Forrest, Freud, etc. thanks

[@FishersShop]

Yes, just about all my blades are Freud.

[@masoodamg6633]

It was Great, Thanks👍👍👍👏👏👏

[@FishersShop]

Glad you liked it!

[@floydc3664]

Totally Awsome $1.00, 20oz bottle at Doller General, it works as good if not better than other blade cleaners for 10x the price. Great on router bits too...

[@patrik978]

amazing!

[@ThePoultryGeist]

Just FYI, you can find a big bottle of LA’s totally awesome at Dollar Tree. Great stuff!

[@FishersShop]

Yeah, I like it so far

[@chetankumer1372]

I need this Machine

[@dtsouza2519]

I just bought the same tool. One of the problems I have with mine is the total run out on the diamond sharpening blade is 0.02, or twenty thousandths. When you spind the blade by hand you can actually see the movement, and when you turn the motor on and start sharpening a tip, you can hear and feel the wobble.

[@FishersShop]

Yeah that's not good. Hmmm... I wonder if it was damaged in shipping?

[@dtsouza2519]

@@FishersShop Yeah, the box had some damage and the styrofoam inside was crushed up too. Took pictures of the box, the tool still in the box and damage. Working with VEVOR customer care to resolve this. So far they have been good.

[@jvmiller1995]

You should try cutting the cherry again just after cleaning the blade. It is night and day the difference between a blade covered in resin/sap and a clean blade even without sharpening. People reading this clean your blades as soon as you notice they are not cutting as good.

[@WreckDiver99]

Hey, bring me back my blades. You said you were just "Borrowing" them! Nice little machine for sure.

[@jimbo2629]

I have this machine. I had the same problem with the blade fouling on the motor casing. It’s a big design fault. I ended up buying a grinding wheel that sharpens on its back. I recommend marking every other tooth as it’s easy to lose track part way round. Typical Chinese product, really good almost but one major fault that you have to get around. Remembering how to set up between sharpenings is also a problem. Best to make notes beside the machine, or refer to this video and don’t let anything slip during the sharpening process. If you own this you don’t use your blades when they are dull. Time to sharpen is at least half an hour allowing for getting your head around its use. You are only going to use it very infrequently. Don’t try if you are tired.

[@phillipstanfill5392]

Awesome man thanks

[@FishersShop]

No problem 👍

[@jimfromri]

Excellent video! Is the sharpener capable of grinding a table saw blade into a dovetail blade? That is, a blade where all the teeth are sharpened to a given angle-say 8.5 degrees. (So the top of the teeth are flat when the blade is tilted.). Thanks.

[@FishersShop]

Sure. You can grind the teeth to whatever angle you set it to

[@neomatrix2722]

Super awesome video and you're hilarious I'm definitely going to subscribe so now the big question is where can I buy this exact sharpening tool I'm in Canada thank you

[@FishersShop]

I got it on Vevor at the time but I'm not sure they carry it any longer

[@Stan_in_Shelton_WA]

If your brothers blade has carbide inserts it is not from the stone age. I remember being on large job sites where there was a blade swap location and the saw blade sharpening service would restock twice a week. The carpenters could change their blades daily on the employers dime.

[@antonnortman5141]

I should like to have that sawbladesharpener.Were can I buy one of these.?

[@time1800]

I just bought one from amazon that was discounted because of box damage. Had a few paint chips for $130.00 shipped

[@FishersShop]

Nice!

[@shawn921]

I remember when LA totally awesome use to be sold at the dollar tree. Crazy to think its almost 10 bucks now

[@rudyrillera1629]

Very good video. Since this unit does not include a 5/8" bushing, were you able to use the included 15.8mm bushing or did you separately source a 5/8" bushing? The bushing you used for the 10" blade appeared to be a different color from the other bushings.

[@FishersShop]

I put it on a bolt and chucked the bolt into the drill press. Used a metal file to remove a super tiny amount of material to get it to the proper size.

[@darrelgill4500]

@@FishersShop This is key to the use of this thing. Been struggling with "no 5/8" bushing" issue most of the morning. Thanks.

[@dtsouza2519]

When your setting up to sharpen that 12", 100 tooth blade at 10:19, do you know how many degrees your tilting the motor for the side to side tooth angle??

[@FishersShop]

Nope. I just eyeballed it to whatever matched the tooth