Advice on Chipper Knife Saver Tool

[arbor pro]

Knife Sharpener : SherrillTree Tree Care Equipment

Is this good for touching up knives on the machine or is there a better tool? I usually do nothing to new blades until they need rotating/replacing. I don't resharpen blades - I just send em to the scrap yard when both sides are used. Looking for a way to extend the life out of them. BTW - using a Vermeer 1800A drum.

AP

 

[2treeornot2tree]

Why dont you get them sharpened. You can get quite a few sharpenings out of knifes. I would think you could just touch them up with a flat file.

 

[arbor pro]

Why dont you get them sharpened. You can get quite a few sharpenings out of knifes. I would think you could just touch them up with a flat file.

Mostly because the cost to ship them out to be sharpened plus the actual cost of sharpening is close enough to the cost of new blades that it's just easier for me to go with new ones and then I don't have to mess with the bed knife. I'm only changing out blades maybe once every couple of months (just part time).

I'm just looking to extend the life of the blades while they're on the machine.

BTW - anyone want to buy used vermeer 1800a knives? Used once - some dings an knicks so will need to be ground down a 1/4" or so to get to an even edge.

 

[superjunior]

Knife Sharpener : SherrillTree Tree Care Equipment

Is this good for touching up knives on the machine or is there a better tool? I usually do nothing to new blades until they need rotating/replacing. I don't resharpen blades - I just send em to the scrap yard when both sides are used. Looking for a way to extend the life out of them. BTW - using a Vermeer 1800A drum.

AP

I usually send my knives out to be sharpened. The Vermeer manual gives you the specs on how far the knives can be taken down, I run the same chipper as you. Usually get 3 to 5 sharpenings out of a set of knives before they get scrapped.

 

[Blakesmaster]

Knife Sharpener : SherrillTree Tree Care Equipment

Is this good for touching up knives on the machine or is there a better tool? I usually do nothing to new blades until they need rotating/replacing. I don't resharpen blades - I just send em to the scrap yard when both sides are used. Looking for a way to extend the life out of them. BTW - using a Vermeer 1800A drum.

AP

MDS has one and I used it on his knives when I was helping him this fall. It didn't really do much good but his knives were WAY gone at the time I attempted to sharpen. I have a feeling if you used it once a week from when the knives were new you could see better results. Seriously though, it's 15 bucks, if it doesn't work you're not out much. I'll probably get on with my next Sherrill order.

 

[arbor pro]

MDS has one and I used it on his knives when I was helping him this fall. It didn't really do much good but his knives were WAY gone at the time I attempted to sharpen. I have a feeling if you used it once a week from when the knives were new you could see better results. Seriously though, it's 15 bucks, if it doesn't work you're not out much. I'll probably get on with my next Sherrill order.

Yeh, $15 just seemed oddly cheap. if there was a better tool for more money, I would consider it over the cheap one if it worked better. Otherwise, it's a no-brainer to give the $15 tool a try.

What do you guys who send in your knives to be resharpened pay for a 4-knife set INCLUDING to/from shipping? I'm paying around $150 a set for brand new knives from Zenith if I recall correctly (including shipping).

 

[2treeornot2tree]

I have a guy about a mile from me that sharpens them for me for $0.75 a inch. His turn around time is a week. Did you ever call any machine shops to see if they could sharpen them for you?

 

[superjunior]

I have a guy about a mile from me that sharpens them for me for $0.75 a inch. His turn around time is a week. Did you ever call any machine shops to see if they could sharpen them for you?

That's about what I pay and my guy is about 2.5 miles down the road. They also retip grinder teeth.

 

[arbor pro]

That's about what I pay and my guy is about 2.5 miles down the road. They also retip grinder teeth.

so, a vermeer 1800a knife is 10" long x 2 edges x 4 blades = 80". so you pay $60 to sharpen a set?

Back to the knive saver tool - anyone use the sherrill one or a different one? do they work good and how often do you touch the edges up?

 

[superjunior]

so, a vermeer 1800a knife is 10" long x 2 edges x 4 blades = 80". so you pay $60 to sharpen a set?

Back to the knive saver tool - anyone use the sherrill one or a different one? do they work good and how often do you touch the edges up?

Maybe it's a little more, I wanna say closer to 80$

I havent used a knive sharpening tool. Used to run a flat file on my old chuck n duck knives to hold an edge longer.

 

[swyman]

Why dont you get them sharpened. You can get quite a few sharpenings out of knifes. I would think you could just touch them up with a flat file.

I use a short flat file on mine every couple jobs and does not take much to bring them back razor sharp. I have a disc chipper though so knives are easy to access.

 

[tree MDS]

so, a vermeer 1800a knife is 10" long x 2 edges x 4 blades = 80". so you pay $60 to sharpen a set?

Back to the knive saver tool - anyone use the sherrill one or a different one? do they work good and how often do you touch the edges up?

I use the knife saver that bandit sells. I think it was like $60. They work real well if you keep up on it... which I really don't. I have used it to sharped up blades that were pretty shot (in a pinch) before, and it's better than hammering stuff into completely dull blades anyway. And you can change the teeth (for lack of a better term) for like $8 if it gets shot. They last a good while though.

 

[treemandan]

so, a vermeer 1800a knife is 10" long x 2 edges x 4 blades = 80". so you pay $60 to sharpen a set?

Back to the knive saver tool - anyone use the sherrill one or a different one? do they work good and how often do you touch the edges up?

I was just thinking about one company I worked at touched their knives every morning. the machine was used hard every day all day. They used a saw chain bit on a Dremel to de-burr and lightly re-edge the knives. I thought this was a good idea.

I asked Dave at American Arborist what he thought of the special tool you see in catalouges. He said its pretty much a regular old knife sharpener ( scissors too).

I touch up my knives with a flat diamond file. It just takes a second to de-burr and lightly re-edge.

ArborPro: I think you should invest in your own sharpener. The places around here charge about 50 bucks to sharpen a set of my Bandit 90 knives. Each one is 4 inches long with two sides. There is no doubt I get more service out of them by dressing them with a flat file.

 

[treemandan]

I use the knife saver that bandit sells. I think it was like $60. They work real well if you keep up on it... which I really don't. I have used it to sharped up blades that were pretty shot (in a pinch) before, and it's better than hammering stuff into completely dull blades anyway. And you can change the teeth (for lack of a better term) for like $8 if it gets shot. They last a good while though.

I think the 60 bucks was for your other " Intruder", the one to touch up chipper knives is 15. Its just a regular old knife sharpener BUT please tell us about the other thing... well, actually, keep it to yerself.

 

[formationrx]

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have them sharpened by a pro.... or find yourself an old surface grinder....

 

[tree MDS]

I think the 60 bucks was for your other " Intruder", the one to touch up chipper knives is 15. Its just a regular old knife sharpener BUT please tell us about the other thing... well, actually, keep it to yerself.

I'm not sure if its the same thing you use to sharpen the scissors that you make outfits for your bunny with or not. You could try it though, I suppose. Lol.

 

[2treeornot2tree]

last time i talked to dave at american arborist, he was selling his old knife sharper.

 

[treemandan]

last time i talked to dave at american arborist, he was selling his old knife sharper.

calling right now! Thanks.

 

[treemandan]

I'm not sure if its the same thing you use to sharpen the scissors that you make outfits for your bunny with or not. You could try it though, I suppose. Lol.

It is... least I think so... the 15 dollar item from Sherril is and i think Bandit WAS overcharging for theirs. Post a pic of what you got.

P.S. My toenails are painted glittery orange but don't tell anybody.

 

[treemandan]

AA has a set of my knives right now, I will see what is up with their machine shortly. Would anybody be interested in a sharpening service that picks up and delivers?

There are a few arbo shops around here that do it and some regular machine shops with the capabilty. I doubt I could get involved. .75 an inch? Dam! that's cheap.