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Has anyone done it, or I guess even heard of it? Would you do it if there was an outfit you could trust to do a good job/with fast turnaround ?
I know I used to mail off my bandsaw blades to get set/sharpened. I am talking carbide tipped circular saws, planer/jointer knives, forstner bits...general woodworking tools now.
My sister in law works for a huge pet clinic in Florida, they used to mail their clipper blades all the way to California until they found a good local man.
I am just noodling this (taking mail in myself, if I could even get it that is). I know shipping could be cost prohibitive for ones and 2's, the guy I used to send my mill bands to had a 10 blade minimum. With gas at $3.50 and the nearest shop 30 miles...shipping is looking better from the customer end. On my end there would be shipping handling. But in reality I spend more time in the shop doing P.R. (or B.S.) with customers than putting it back in the same box and letting UPS come get it, they stop at my shop now anyway.
I am just noodling this, adding a page to my website and offering it. Sound like a waste of time?
I know I used to mail off my bandsaw blades to get set/sharpened. I am talking carbide tipped circular saws, planer/jointer knives, forstner bits...general woodworking tools now.
My sister in law works for a huge pet clinic in Florida, they used to mail their clipper blades all the way to California until they found a good local man.
I am just noodling this (taking mail in myself, if I could even get it that is). I know shipping could be cost prohibitive for ones and 2's, the guy I used to send my mill bands to had a 10 blade minimum. With gas at $3.50 and the nearest shop 30 miles...shipping is looking better from the customer end. On my end there would be shipping handling. But in reality I spend more time in the shop doing P.R. (or B.S.) with customers than putting it back in the same box and letting UPS come get it, they stop at my shop now anyway.
I am just noodling this, adding a page to my website and offering it. Sound like a waste of time?