Been saving them up...who,what and where? Thanks A:)
Posted by Adrienne Morgan (Member # 1046) on :
I found in search several referances to 'Bits n Bits'... I'll call them tomorrow...
Here's the number for those interested: 1-800-972-7081
Posted by John Smith (Member # 1308) on :
One thing I wish I had done when I first started having mine resharpened is to somehow mark each blade with an acid etched dot each time it was resharpened ... Now I have a dozen or so blades... some have been sharpened 3 times ... some 20 times ... but there is no way to actually tell .... I know there has to be an acid strong enough to etch the metal because it is used in the metal industry a lot ... but I think 1/10th of a gram would last someone a lifetime if used just for the blades. Worth looking into if you have a lot of blades floating around ......... Just my dos centavos
Posted by Mark M. Kottwitz (Member # 1764) on :
I had some blades resharpened by bits n bits several years ago, and they were pretty quick on turnaround time.
The only thing, I didn't think about at the time, I was using a Summa with a tangential blade, and when they resharpened, they were just short enough not to extend through the blade holder.
I am sure it would work with the drag blades.
I am going to use them after getting my new (to me) roland plotter next weekend.
Posted by Donald Thompson (Member # 3726) on :
I have used then for a long time. I just tell them to discard any blades that can't be resharpened any longer. Are they merchants here? If not they should be asked to be.
Posted by Randy W. Robarge (Member # 2022) on :
Jeesh, I never knew they could be resharpened.
I know a new blade runs anywhere from $18 - $30. So how much does it cost to have them resharpened?
Posted by Adrienne Morgan (Member # 1046) on :
I just ordered two new blades at 2 for 33...I have a Roland so I think I'm safe on the length issue. Thanks A:)
Note: Just got off the phone with Paul, he has a web site: www.bitsbits.com
$5 per blade very good price I think.(add $2.50 for shipping back)
[ October 25, 2006, 01:28 PM: Message edited by: Adrienne Morgan ]
Posted by Bruce Williams (Member # 691) on :
Wonder if anybody has tried Ian Stewart-Kostner's idea of a couple years ago: A little clamp that holds blades in the right position against a hand-cranked grindstone. Shouldn't be expensive to manufacture, and should pay for itself pretty quick.
Posted by Dan Streicher (Member # 4515) on :
we have a small scribe that we use for marking metal and we put a nice line running around the shaft of the blade so that we can differentiate between new and sharpened blades, the scribe cost about $8 looks like a exacto handle with a hardened needle tip coming out of the front that will scribe most metals...cleaner than acid imo