But I think members should know when there is an unscrupulous vendor out there. In late July I sent an expensive 10" combination table saw blade to a firm that heavily advertises in woodworking magazines and on line from Buffalo, NY for sharpening. I included a note that although the blade seemed sharp, it did not cut well-including tear out and bogging my contractors saw on ripping. (Yes, my fence is square with the blade) Two weeks later they advised me the blade was ready and verified my return address. They also stated the blade (a Beisemier) did not have any clearance in it and they had side ground it for an extra charge of $15. OK, good--it's fixed right? But when the charges showed up on my credit card they were $20 more than their ad stated with $13 shipping-(I had shipped it to them USPS Priority for $7.50.) After some argument :argue: in which this jerk in a condescending manner states they only used UPS and would never lower themselves to USPS, they agreed to refund $9 with no explanation as to how they arrived at that figure.
OK-- after waiting 10 days I called to advise them I had not received the blade, they promised to check into and get back to me that afternoon. After FOUR days I called again and they hesitantly told me they had shipped it to another guy with my name in a different state! Remember? they called to verify my address? Now I was to wait until they could contact the other guy--turns out he was on vacation in Louisiana and would not return for another week!:BangHead: Anyway the guy mails me my blade when he returned and even called me to see if I had gotten it--nice guy.:thumbs_up Now, on Sept. 1st., I've got my late, overpriced and well traveled-reground blade in my hands and I installed it on my saw--do I have to tell you what happens next? Yep, it cuts exactly the same in ripping a 4/4 oak board--bogs the motor down--change blade-everything is fine. All they did was resharpen the blade apparently.:gar-Cr Do not use these people!
OK-- after waiting 10 days I called to advise them I had not received the blade, they promised to check into and get back to me that afternoon. After FOUR days I called again and they hesitantly told me they had shipped it to another guy with my name in a different state! Remember? they called to verify my address? Now I was to wait until they could contact the other guy--turns out he was on vacation in Louisiana and would not return for another week!:BangHead: Anyway the guy mails me my blade when he returned and even called me to see if I had gotten it--nice guy.:thumbs_up Now, on Sept. 1st., I've got my late, overpriced and well traveled-reground blade in my hands and I installed it on my saw--do I have to tell you what happens next? Yep, it cuts exactly the same in ripping a 4/4 oak board--bogs the motor down--change blade-everything is fine. All they did was resharpen the blade apparently.:gar-Cr Do not use these people!