CHEAPEST Way to SHARPEN & SET SAWMILL BLADES with a CHAINSAW SHARPENER-Popple People-Episode 80

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CHEAPEST Way to SHARPEN & SET SAWMILL BLADES with a CHAINSAW SHARPENER-Popple People-Episode 80

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Күн бұрын

In this episode, we saved over $900 USD by configuring a CHAINSAW SHARPENER to sharpen our WOODLAND MILLS saw blades. (We also used a hand tooth setter, which worked perfectly well.)
The sharpeners Woodland Mills sells are $749 (as of March 2023), plus shipping (& the tooth setter is an additional $299). Our set up cost $120. Easy math on that one…😳
Tune in to see how we set this up & how well this works to set & sharpen sawmill blades.
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@blacksprucecountry1315 8 күн бұрын

Hi, new subscriber here. Just picked up a chainsaw sharpener similar to yours. Like you didn’t want to pay the outrageous cost of a sharpener so thanks for the great tutorial video on how to use the grinder. Take care

@PopplePeople 8 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching & subscribing! We appreciate it! & happy sharpening!

@lukefisher7618 9 ай бұрын

Best video on using one of these chainsaw sharpeners. Two questions: How long has the grinding wheel lasted? and did you do a video on the setter? I keep breaking teeth with my hand setter, which is similar or the same as yours. Thanks!

@PopplePeople 9 ай бұрын

Thanks! The wheel lasted quite a while (didn’t count the number of blades done)…& it is the cheap wheel that came with the cheapo sharpener. We were pleasantly surprised with it. We did not do a separate video on the hand setter (it’s basically just doing what was shown at the end of this vid…but doing that like 1000x). Hmm…do you have blades from a different manufacturer? (Perhaps a different metal composition??)

@lukefisher7618 9 ай бұрын

Blades from Woodland mills. I'll try it again. What wheel setting do you use? @@PopplePeople

@PopplePeople 8 ай бұрын

@lukefisher7618 ~86 degrees…we took a new blade & lined up the grinding stone to match the angle of a new blade (kind of eyeballed it) & that’s about where it landed, so we went with that.

@jerrylittle8922 7 ай бұрын

Thank Ya'll.

@greywolf0723 Жыл бұрын

How did that blade cut compared to the new ones? When my uncle was staying with us, he sharpened my blades for me and it seemed to work well, but I haven't done it myself yet. Now I have several to do, and I don't want to pay for the WM sharpener and setter either. I enjoyed the video.

@PopplePeople Жыл бұрын

Good! We’d say this setup is definitely comparable (though it isn’t “automatic” like the WM one).

@eitantal726 5 ай бұрын

I ended up buying Woodmizer's sharpening wheel, and using that. It did require setup work, though, as the alignment hole is of a different size. To fix this, I made adapter discs

@PopplePeople 5 ай бұрын

How much did the woodmizer one cost? (Just curious…)

@eitantal726 5 ай бұрын

@@PopplePeople $250 with shipping

@eitantal726 5 ай бұрын

@@PopplePeopleI should mention, blades come with a geometry: The 2 angles of the tooth. (10,30 is typical). The wheel must match not only the tooth spacing, but also the 2 angles. In your sharpening method, your stone is "universal" and will match all

@PopplePeople 5 ай бұрын

Yep, you are exactly right! Thanks!

@johncraig3595 Жыл бұрын

What setting on the hand held setter did you find worked best for setting the band? Looking for a setting around .021. Good video.

@PopplePeople Жыл бұрын

On the first blade we did, the teeth didn’t move much (factory set was still basically intact). This is the setting on the handheld tooth setter that matched that initial “set” (if that makes sense): If the setter is placed with the orange handles to the right/knob to the left, the number “5” is lined up with the longer tong under the caliper-looking raised part on the side. Hope that helps & makes sense! (If you want to see a pic of the setting we used, feel free to email us & I can send you that photo.)

@johncraig3595 Жыл бұрын

@@PopplePeople Thanks I think I will get one and give it a try.

@outsidewithrodney8240 2 ай бұрын

Where did you get the tooth setter?

@PopplePeople 2 ай бұрын

Great question! We found this one on Amazon.

@lukefisher7618 6 ай бұрын

I would like to see the video where you try out the sharpened blade. Can't find it. Thanks

@PopplePeople 6 ай бұрын

Hi, we haven’t put that one together yet. Life got busy, dog got sick, etc.

@lukefisher7618 6 ай бұрын

Thanks. Yes life is like that. I was getting ready to buy that sharpener and read many terrible reviews. Has it been ok for you?@@PopplePeople

@PopplePeople 6 ай бұрын

Yes, it has worked well for us. No complaints.

@eitantal726 5 ай бұрын

How do you know when you can no longer sharpen? Is the band becoming dangerous to use after it gets too thin due to removal?

@PopplePeople 5 ай бұрын

Great questions…3-4 resharpenings is about average. 5 max.

@eitantal726 6 ай бұрын

How did the sharpening go? did it perform as good as new?

@PopplePeople 6 ай бұрын

Actually, better than we thought! Haven’t gotten that video pulled together yet…we were pleasantly surprised. Comparable to sending out to get resharpened on a WM “fancy” sharpener.

@eitantal726 6 ай бұрын

@@PopplePeople OK, good to hear. Thing is, is it repeatable? how many times can you sharpen? I ask, because I plan on using a special, extra wide grinding stone specifically for that. That stone matches the profile shape and touches up everything - the tip, the back, and the gullet

@PopplePeople 6 ай бұрын

Well blades can only be sharpened so many times (they won’t last forever). We haven’t hit the limit yet…we have done I think 3 resharpenings so far & still getting solid results. Eventually they’ll need to be tossed though. Don’t have a number for you on that though. It also depends on how much you take off each time; the more vigorous you are, the sooner it’ll need to be replaced vs resharpened.

@eitantal726 6 ай бұрын

@@PopplePeople I heard reports for getting at least 5 uses out of a band. If you get 5 uses, Congrats you're on-par. Impressive that you can achieve that without the special stone. I don't think I have that finesse

@treegrower1 4 ай бұрын

How do you index the teeth?

@PopplePeople 4 ай бұрын

Great question! Do you mean adjust the angle of the stone wheel to match the tooth face & gullet? (For that, we took a brand new blade & used it as a “guide” & matched the wheel angle to that tooth angle on a new blade. It seems to be working well.) Thanks for watching!

@toddcorey3190 4 ай бұрын

You didn’t upload the pt. 2…..

@PopplePeople 4 ай бұрын

Hi, we haven’t yet…dog got sick & life happened & we haven’t gotten around to editing/publishing that video yet. The sharpener does work well though. We are happy with the results. Thanks for watching!