Union Grove Saw and Knife

[cmcguigan]

Has anyone had dealings with these guys sharpening bandsaw mill blades?

I gave them 4 (167" x 1 1/4" x 7/8" ) as a test and they ruined all 4. I'm hoping this was a fluke. The profile is completely changed and the angle looks to be 0.

 

[junquecol]

First, did you address your concerns DIRECTLY with Union Grove Saw? Or are you using this forum to "mouth off" about a failure on their part? Can the blades be reground and be salvaged?

 

[cmcguigan]

I'll let you know what they say. I'm honestly curious if others have the same experience with them and if they had I don't need to go thru the effort.

I had to resaw several customer pieces after using their resharps. I can't let a customer have what those blades produced.

 

[Linc H]

I have had excellent experience buying blades from them. I have not had any resharpened thou. The staff there knows our community and seems to be responsive to our needs, or at least that is how they treated me.

 

[cyclopentadiene]

I have always considered Band saw blades as consumables. Why try to sharpen? They get dull, spend $25-$50 and buy a new one. The old one becomes trash

 

[cmcguigan]

I contacted them and told them what I was experiencing with their resharpes.

I bought the blades back and they were able to put the hook back in but unfortunately, this ruined the temper. The blades cut true but only for a very short time before they dulled and wandered all over. It also looks like they didn't bother adjusting the set.

I spoke with a friend and he said he experienced the same thing.

On a brighter note, the one new blade I bought from them was just fine and ran as a new blade should. The people were nice enough and I appreciated them at least making an effort. I really wanted this to work out, I live 10 minutes from their shop.

Needless to say, I won't be using them for any resharp services. I'll chalk this up to a cheap lesson, it only cost me 4 blades and a couple of hours.