. [thumbs up]neilc said:Thanks Leaky and others for your recommendations! I almost reached out to Chip.
I was planning to send to Tom's recommendation in St Louis but started dealing with securely and properly packing them, mailing them, postage costs, etc and I ended up finding a sharpening service in Elk Grove Village here in Chicago - they sell Freud and Amana blades & bits and do sharpening. Can handle blades up to 32" in diameter. [eek] Don't sharpen bandsaw blades but can send them out for sharpening.
Second generation owner runs the shop. Nice guy and very knowledgable. One week turnaround and no need to ship.
His fee on the blades was like $15-17 each for TS55, 8" and 10" Inca blades and a Kapex blade. Only the Kapex was the higher price. Like most shops, they charge by the tooth.
Total Tooling Technology Inc
1475 Elmhurst Rd, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007
(847) 437-5135
http://www.totaltoolingtechnology.com
Peter Halle said:Tom has posted about Leitz in the past but the last time he posted about sharpening he said that he had switched to Quinn with equal or better results as Leitz with less hoops to go thru.
Here is Quinn's website: http://quinnsaw.com/saw-blade-sharpening-services/
Peter
delong1974 said:Leitz has a $50 minimum, though.
Peter Halle said:Tom has posted about Leitz in the past but the last time he posted about sharpening he said that he had switched to Quinn with equal or better results as Leitz with less hoops to go thru.
Here is Quinn's website: http://quinnsaw.com/saw-blade-sharpening-services/
Peter
Farming_Sawyer said:I this would be A great post to pin to the top of this board as a collection of resources. I'm looking for a place locally that will sharpen Festool and Oshlun blades, here in Maine. If I find some place, I'd add it.....
Peter Halle said:Tom has posted about Leitz in the past but the last time he posted about sharpening he said that he had switched to Quinn with equal or better results as Leitz with less hoops to go thru.
Here is Quinn's website: http://quinnsaw.com/saw-blade-sharpening-services/
Peter