This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]On Behalf Of Farrell Sent: March 10, 2004 3:35 AM To: Pianotech Subject: Re: Electric Planers & Blades & Pinblocks Del, How do you sharpen your blades/knives? Or do you simply replace them with new? Terry Farrell We keep a spare set around. When the blades in the planer get dull we swap them and send the set just removed out for sharpening. If you're really good at this you can sharpen them yourself but we have access to a good sharpening service and don't bother. These machines are now available with a "Dispos-A-Blade" system. (The cutter head holds four blades, by the way.) This is a disposable blade system that, once installed and adjusted allow blade changing without further alignment work. The blades are easily adjustable from side-to-side -- nick them and you simply shift three of them sideways by varying amounts to clean up the cut. And they are reversible -- when they get dull you simply turn them over and have new a blade surface. A new set of these blades costs about $60. Since sharpening runs about $25, plus the time to remove them, get them to the service, pick them up, and re-install and adjust them, this seems a rather good deal. Even though the initial system setup runs approximately $350. Del ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/7c/15/94/a6/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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