How to sharpen a Silky Saw...

[Gerbutt]

bloody hell fella's if you can't afford a new silky blade then its time to pack up

 

Haha, once you get used to it, buying a new blade once ones gone dull seems as daft as buying a new chain when the same the same has happened 😃

[likeitorlumpit]

Haha, once you get used to it, buying a new blade once ones gone dull seems as daft as buying a new chain when the same the same has happened 😃

 

The guys got a point- do you use a silky until it's blunt then chuck

Well, if thats the case, you're using it blunter than sharp for most of the time.

[silky fox]

Great video! That blokes brilliant:thumbup:

[muttley9050]

The guy is Andy Reynolds, bit of a ledg round here. He used to run courses for us on off grid solar pv before the country went feed in mad. Not too many people interested in that course anymore thanks to the feed in. He really is a very knowledgeable guy. Best Not to start a conversation if your in a hurry though.

[silky fox]

Thanks for the info Muttley:thumbup:

[openspaceman]

I sharpen all of mine. I know some have been hardened so they say they can't be sharpened, but the way I see it is if wood can blunt them, then a diamond file can sharpen them. All mine come up mint. I sharpen most of the lads I work for saws and they seem well pleased. It's a big saving not having to spend £25 every time a blade goes dull 😃

 

 

What sort of life do you get from a diamond file? Any recommendations?

 

The Silky file is quite expensive as I recall.

 

I've kept my old silky blades intending to get round to sharpening and now I shall try it.

 

There must be a limit when the the tooth works down the taper and saw clearance it lost, it's not like they can be set like a traditional saw.

 

I admit I wasn't aware of the final ramp being to stop the saw grabbing on the push stroke.

[Gerbutt]

I use a feather diamond file off the net, they're about £6. One will usually last about ten sharpens.

 

When you first sharpen a blade you can get away with a couple of strokes on the ramp, you'd be amazed how much difference it makes. If a blade is more knackered do all three cutting edges. Even after a good few sharpens you can bring the angles in to make it cut better. The main thing is that a blade that's on it's 5th sharpen with smaller teeth, will still cut far better than one that's gone dull and not seen a file.

 

The files I use sound loads finer than the dudes on the vid.

[Dan Earp]

Just bought a diamond feather file for £3.55 off amazon

 

Also as i thought, do you think you could use a file guide with the file to get the correct angle?

[rossy]

bloody hell fella's if you can't afford a new silky blade then its time to pack up

 

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[muttley9050]

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