Didn't I see a discussion here some months ago about a recycling service for
old circular saw blades? I'm looking for the best way to get rid of some of
these old blades (and no, they're *not* worth sharpening; most of them were
"thrown in" with the RAS I bought on Craig's List this past year).
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"Steve Turner" wrote:
> Didn't I see a discussion here some months ago about a recycling
> service for old circular saw blades? I'm looking for the best way
> to get rid of some of these old blades (and no, they're *not* worth
> sharpening; most of them were "thrown in" with the RAS I bought on
> Craig's List this past year).
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My local hardware store has an exchange plan for 7-1/4" blades
If you have a store in your area with a similar plan, might be able to
donate your blades to the pile in exchange for maybe a pack of
sandpaper or something else of like value.
Lew
On Nov 29, 4:25=A0pm, Steve Turner <[email protected]>
wrote:
> Didn't I see a discussion here some months ago about a recycling service =
for
> old circular saw blades? =A0I'm looking for the best way to get rid of so=
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> these old blades (and no, they're *not* worth sharpening; most of them we=
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> "thrown in" with the RAS I bought on Craig's List this past year).
Make tacky pukey duck clocks out of them.
Luigi
On 11/29/2009 4:25 PM Steve Turner spake thus:
> Didn't I see a discussion here some months ago about a recycling
> service for old circular saw blades? I'm looking for the best way to
> get rid of some of these old blades (and no, they're *not* worth
> sharpening; most of them were "thrown in" with the RAS I bought on
> Craig's List this past year).
Concerning sharpening, how do you know they're not worth it? Do you have
a good sharpening service near you?
I do--Standard Saw Works in downtown Oakland. Love the place; they've
been there since forever (1920-something). Don't charge very much and do
an excellent job on both steel and carbide blades.
So far as recycling goes, any scrap metal dealer should be happy to take
them (but they won't give you anything for them).
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On 11/30/2009 7:35 PM Tim Douglass spake thus:
> On Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:48:41 -0600, Steve Turner
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> David Nebenzahl wrote:
>
>>> Concerning sharpening, how do you know they're not worth it?
>>
>> Oh, I'm pretty sure I know a POS blade when I see one. Do the brand
>> names "Vermont American" or "Credo" mean anything to you? Probably
>> the best blade in the bunch is a Delta Sidekick, and I'm not
>> likely to spend the $10 or $15 it would cost to sharpen $20 blade.
>
> Just as an experiment, I once had a cheap (5$?) HF TS blade
> resharpened. Cost me $12 to get it sharpened but it cut far better
> after sharpening than it had when new. Still not exactly a WWII.
I was going to say, even a brang-new blade can benefit from a good
sharpening from a competent saw service. My place (Standard Saw in
Oakland) regularly does this for its customers.
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On Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:48:41 -0600, Steve Turner
<[email protected]> wrote:
>David Nebenzahl wrote:
>> Concerning sharpening, how do you know they're not worth it?
>
>Oh, I'm pretty sure I know a POS blade when I see one. Do the brand names
>"Vermont American" or "Credo" mean anything to you? Probably the best blade in
>the bunch is a Delta Sidekick, and I'm not likely to spend the $10 or $15 it
>would cost to sharpen $20 blade.
Just as an experiment, I once had a cheap (5$?) HF TS blade
resharpened. Cost me $12 to get it sharpened but it cut far better
after sharpening than it had when new. Still not exactly a WWII.
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Paint pictures on them: A fish, dog, guail, woodland scene, etc. It
doesn't have to be perfect. Hang them in your shop. Got an old rust
hand saw, cross-cut saw, do the same. Old wooden shingles or old
slate shingles work, too. If you can't paint, get your kids to paint
on them. Kids like painting flowers and are easy to paint.
Sonny
On Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:54:30 -0800 (PST), the infamous Sonny
<[email protected]> scrawled the following:
>Paint pictures on them: A fish, dog, guail, woodland scene, etc. It
Guail? Are those small forest birds from Guam?
>doesn't have to be perfect. Hang them in your shop. Got an old rust
>hand saw, cross-cut saw, do the same. Old wooden shingles or old
>slate shingles work, too. If you can't paint, get your kids to paint
>on them. Kids like painting flowers and are easy to paint.
Sorry, Sonny, but painting old saw blades is a cardinal sin. It's
almost as bad as <shudder> shopping at Searz!
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On Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:48:42 -0800 (PST), the infamous Sonny
<[email protected]> scrawled the following:
>> Guail? ?Are those small forest birds from Guam?
>
>LOL. I missed that typo
>
>> Sorry, Sonny, but painting old saw blades is a cardinal sin. It's
>> almost as bad as <shudder> shopping at Searz!
>
>I wasn't aware of some taboo in that regard. What's the reasoning for
>not doing so?
It's just tacky to me. Go ahead if you like that gauche sort of
thing. As to Searz, everyone has their little horror stories about
that entity. I gave my bucket of blood and pound of flesh to them
when I was an auto mechanic. Each handtool that broke, and sent my
hand or arm into another sharp object, just made it worse...
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Some days, it's not even worth chewing through the restraints.
David Nebenzahl wrote:
> On 11/29/2009 4:25 PM Steve Turner spake thus:
>
>> Didn't I see a discussion here some months ago about a recycling
>> service for old circular saw blades? I'm looking for the best way to
>> get rid of some of these old blades (and no, they're *not* worth
>> sharpening; most of them were "thrown in" with the RAS I bought on
>> Craig's List this past year).
>
> Concerning sharpening, how do you know they're not worth it?
Oh, I'm pretty sure I know a POS blade when I see one. Do the brand names
"Vermont American" or "Credo" mean anything to you? Probably the best blade in
the bunch is a Delta Sidekick, and I'm not likely to spend the $10 or $15 it
would cost to sharpen $20 blade.
> Do you have a good sharpening service near you?
Yes I do, but I can't remember the name of the company. It's actually a
service offered by my local Woodcraft (Austin), and the sharpening company
comes into town once a week to pick up the blades, then returns them the next
week. My understanding is the company is somehow affiliated with Forrest, and
they do a wonderful job on my "Woodworker" blades.
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On Sun, 29 Nov 2009 22:13:08 -0800 (PST), the infamous Luigi Zanasi
<[email protected]> scrawled the following:
>On Nov 29, 4:25 pm, Steve Turner <[email protected]>
>wrote:
>> Didn't I see a discussion here some months ago about a recycling service for
>> old circular saw blades? I'm looking for the best way to get rid of some of
>> these old blades (and no, they're *not* worth sharpening; most of them were
>> "thrown in" with the RAS I bought on Craig's List this past year).
>
>Make tacky pukey duck clocks out of them.
See my last post, WeeGee.
P.S: Did you ever make it -out- of California? Politics and smog
notwithstanding, it's a beautiful and scenic state with many wonders
to explore. You'll have to come back with Marilyn on your next winter
vacation to see more of it.
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Some days, it's not even worth chewing through the restraints.
On Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:25:21 -0600, Steve Turner
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Didn't I see a discussion here some months ago about a recycling service for
>old circular saw blades? I'm looking for the best way to get rid of some of
>these old blades (and no, they're *not* worth sharpening; most of them were
>"thrown in" with the RAS I bought on Craig's List this past year).
I just store them in a box near the GBOC. I'm sure they will prove
useful someday....
Tim Douglass
http://www.DouglassClan.com
"I'm not exactly burned out, but I'm a little bit scorched and there's some smoke damage."