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How Do You Sharpen Circular Saw Blades?

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How Do You Sharpen Circular Saw Blades?

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While it was always possible for do-it-yourselfers to sharpen circular saw blades, many people simply chose to have professionals do the work because the expense was so small. Today, with carbide tips on most circular saw blades, sharpening your own blades has become somewhat more challenging–but still doable. The trick to sharpening blades is to use a diamond file. Follow these steps and your saw will be sharp in no time. Remove the blade from your circular saw. This generally requires the use of an open-ended box wrench, although newer models may have other blade releases. Check your owner’s manual. Place your blade into a vise. Close snugly, but do not over-tighten. Place a chalk mark at the top most blade point so you will know when you have gone all the way around the blade. Notice that every other blade point has a bevel on the side facing you. Hold your file (a diamond-file if you are sharpening a blade with carbide tips) at a 20-degree angle and stroke it lightly along the bev

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