sharpening/replacing spikes

[MasterBlaster]

NEVER use grinder on your gaffs.

[desired_affect]

wack them on the bench grinder following roughly whatever profile theyve allready got, works for me!

you will ruin the temper in the metal

[Mike Hill]

I use a Dremel with a sanding wheel on the top two sides,then a flat file for the underneath.I think you can get them to sharp and its hard to get them out of the Tree.

 

Mine get a sharpen about twice a year,but I normally climb softwoods and never walk around wearing them if I can help it.

 

I don't think a Grinder will ruin the Temper,most spikes are just mild steel.To knacker the steel you would have to get them to glowing red.By that time you probably wouldn't have any spike left.IMHO

[desired_affect]

you must be right or a file wouldnt have any effect on them

[josharb87]

good job you don,t work for me then

 

NEVER use grinder on your gaffs.

 

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youre right bob, it is a good job i dont work for you, otherwise youre LA tree gang would run out of you're years work by the end of next week

 

 

i dont see the problem, the metal dosent even begin to blue if you take youre time, unless im in a rush, then i'll force them on the wheel so hard that the grinder stops, the spikes glow red and i have to wear welding gauntlets as the heat is transfered all the way up:sneaky2:

[bob]

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youre right bob, it is a good job i dont work for you, otherwise youre LA tree gang would run out of you're years work by the end of next week

 

hahaha dream on little boy:thumbdown:

[White Noise]

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i dont see the problem, the metal dosent even begin to blue if you take youre time, unless im in a rush, then i'll force them on the wheel so hard that the grinder stops, the spikes glow red and i have to wear welding gauntlets as the heat is transfered all the way up:sneaky2:

 

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