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Old 06-12-2004, 03:16 AM
John Harlow
 
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I believe McCullough is out of business. I have used one of those
saws for many years and it has been fine. Near Boston they want
$6.50 to sharpen blades, however.


Get the Dremel adaptor and do it yourself in minutes for pennies.



I'm leery of using anything motorized, even a Dremel. My father
always used a file, flat ******* follwed by a mill, anything motorized
might heat up the metal too much and cause the blade to lose temper
won't it? I've only used a grinder (4") on a 8' bush hog, which still
took an hour.


The 3 or so seconds it takes to sharpen each tooth doesn't end up heating it
excessively; I can immediately touch the tooth afterwards and it doesn't
seem overly warm - it certainly doesn't burn me. I am really sold on the
Dremel sharpener; I do a lot of trail work and often need to cut muddy
fallen trees (dirt will instantly dull a blade). Using the Dremel I can
restore it to like new sharpness in literally minutes. YMMV.