Sharpening A Table Saw Blade on the Table Saw

Sharpening A Table Saw Blade on the Table Saw

A quick and easy to make / use jig for sharpening carbide blades right on the table saw.
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How To Sharpen A Saw Blade


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50 Comments

  1. James Halleron on June 9, 2022 at 8:43 pm

    I use my tile saw thats like a table saw in that its flat and using water eliminates the carbide dust.



  2. Will Wade on June 9, 2022 at 8:43 pm

    How do you deal with blades that have teeth that angle first to one side then the other on the next tooth?



  3. Ian Hunt on June 9, 2022 at 8:45 pm

    Yup, carbide dust is pretty carcinogenic. We have a specific room at the machine shop where I work for grinding carbide cutters and endmills. It’s set up with negative pressure and some pretty beefy high flow air filters.

    That’s for an industrial scale operation though. If you’re just touching up a saw blade at home, a half face respirator and a fan blowing dust out the door is plenty.



  4. Van Shank Guitars on June 9, 2022 at 8:46 pm

    Where did you source the sharpening blade?



  5. Steve Allmand on June 9, 2022 at 8:47 pm

    Great video, thanks. However I don’t see a link to the diamond blade you’re using.



  6. E.T. Preppin on June 9, 2022 at 8:47 pm

    Don’t you need to sharpen the tops of the teeth as well?



  7. Александр Владимирович on June 9, 2022 at 8:48 pm

    👍💪.



  8. George Van Valkenburg on June 9, 2022 at 8:50 pm

    top drawer



  9. AST on June 9, 2022 at 8:52 pm

    the angle of all the teeth of the saw is not 90 degrees. There are +6, -6 ones. How



  10. Aythami Espantoso Luis on June 9, 2022 at 8:53 pm

    Hi John, you can improve it with a lower stop, attaching a magnet to move the blade up and over the stop. This way you have only 1 moving piece. Way faster and safer, due to not lifting your hands from the blade.



  11. Игорь Романов on June 9, 2022 at 8:53 pm

    Интересная идея



  12. JD on June 9, 2022 at 8:58 pm

    Why would you sharpen a brand new blade



  13. Jay H on June 9, 2022 at 8:59 pm

    Do you have a brand of saw blade that you would recommend or one that you mostly use? I see the ones at Home Depot are for the most part around $50 but then I see some at Lee Velley for $100+ Maybe that would be a good video topic on here or one of your other channels



  14. [Whatever name goes here] on June 9, 2022 at 9:00 pm

    What are you doing to fight the carbide dust? It ruins machines in the surrounding area and it’s absolutely horrible for your lungs



  15. Fred Bosco on June 9, 2022 at 9:00 pm

    How many blades can you sharpen with the 1 diamond blade?



  16. Aleksandr Murashev on June 9, 2022 at 9:03 pm

    Пожалуй, это одна из лучших и практичных идей по части самоделок для заточки дисков. При этом можно менять угол заточки передней грани. Очень легко доработать для заточки фрез. Спасибо за идею.



  17. David Foran on June 9, 2022 at 9:03 pm

    John, this blade is a diamond blade. Looks very similar to my wet saw blade. I think I could utilize your jig with my wet saw.



  18. BigBrotherIsTooBig on June 9, 2022 at 9:05 pm

    Very sweet idea. Think I’d use a smaller diamond wheel to be able to get into smaller gullets without nicking them.



  19. Oscar Davis on June 9, 2022 at 9:05 pm

    Clever



  20. John Heisz - I Build It on June 9, 2022 at 9:07 pm

    A quick and easy to make / use jig for sharpening carbide blades right on the table saw.
    ▶️ Project plans for sale: https://ibuildit.ca/plans/
    ▶️Support the work I do on Locals:
    https://ibuildit.locals.com/
    ▶️ Patreon:
    https://www.patreon.com/user?u=865843&ty=h
    ▶️ Join my Makers Mob for detailed build tutorials:
    https://go.themakersmob.com/john-heisz-i-build-it/?via=ibuildit
    Project build article:
    https://ibuildit.ca/projects/how-to-sharpen-a-saw-blade/



  21. Fernando Martínez on June 9, 2022 at 9:07 pm

    Muy buena herramienta. De las mejores ideas hasta ahora. Gracias!



  22. Charles Story on June 9, 2022 at 9:10 pm

    Thanks John! My blades are piling up!



  23. William Overton on June 9, 2022 at 9:11 pm

    Super great!



  24. RANESTORY PICTURES on June 9, 2022 at 9:12 pm

    Scary!!!



  25. Elmer Fox on June 9, 2022 at 9:14 pm

    Certainly gives you a nice, clean, burn free finish cut.



  26. Gdog on June 9, 2022 at 9:14 pm

    A quality sharpening service can replace broken teeth and will split the sharpening between the face and the top. This assures proper concentricity and maximizes life of the blade. A lot of sharpening service will only sharpen the face because keeping proper geometry on a blade such as an ATB is no easy task. Also there is relief angles on the sides of the teeth that will benefit from a cleaning, that 10" blade is in need of a good cleaning.



  27. Scott Kremer on June 9, 2022 at 9:15 pm

    Impressive! I wish I was this much of a craftsman.



  28. Paman Jukie on June 9, 2022 at 9:16 pm

    sir, can i ask u ?? What kind of sharpener do you use on the table saw ???



  29. J Ked on June 9, 2022 at 9:20 pm

    This is so perfect. Thanks.



  30. David Morgan on June 9, 2022 at 9:20 pm

    Don’t use this with a SawStop. You will trigger the brake mechanism.



  31. Adam on June 9, 2022 at 9:20 pm

    Wouldn’t the index be better on the side that has already been sharpened ? I would think that would keep it more uniform or am I missing something ?



  32. Conrad Meyer on June 9, 2022 at 9:25 pm

    to b honest i have noticed the saw blade cover sometimes touches the wood this is NOT good ?



  33. Austeration on June 9, 2022 at 9:28 pm

    This is brilliant 👍 thanks for sharing I’ll be looking at using this method. Love your set up jig



  34. 左京リスト on June 9, 2022 at 9:30 pm

    Does it kick back ?



  35. Larry Meyer on June 9, 2022 at 9:30 pm

    Do you need to flip the blade over to sharpen each tooth equally?



  36. Julian Chamberlain on June 9, 2022 at 9:30 pm

    Its a good idea. I use a pillsr drill and jig.



  37. Andre Bourque on June 9, 2022 at 9:30 pm

    Always a pleasure and learning experience to watch you work.



  38. Idaho Potato on June 9, 2022 at 9:31 pm

    You could put like a .005 feeler gauge in the stop to set the depth and then remove it to evenly take that amount off. May not matter though.



  39. Waaduu on June 9, 2022 at 9:33 pm

    Can you give an update on the long term performance of the sharpened blades? Do the carbide tips get softer due to the heat caused by the grinding?



  40. Bill Morash on June 9, 2022 at 9:33 pm

    I like your ten cent washer.



  41. Michael D. on June 9, 2022 at 9:33 pm

    😂давно так не смеялся👍
    Деревянный станок для точки пил



  42. Michael Leskoske on June 9, 2022 at 9:34 pm

    How do you adjust for the different angles of the teeth face? Such as ATB blades.



  43. Dr Leo on June 9, 2022 at 9:34 pm

    The voice seems like the exact same narrator for a popular food recipe YouTube channel? Does anyone agree?
    I’m a contractor. I need to start sharpening my blades. I started charging for time and materials. I throw the cost of blades in now also so I don’t worry about sharpening so much



  44. Donny Ferris on June 9, 2022 at 9:34 pm

    Sharpening blades on the table saw is brilliant but why not allow the indexing block to pivot (spring load it) so you can turn the blade counterclockwise. As you do so, the blade will push the pivoting index block out of the way until you turn it far enough for the tooth to clear — then it snaps back into place and you’re ready to grind the next tooth. Another good idea would be an adjustable stop hanging off the back of the jig that would stop at the front edge of the table so you never have to worry about pushing the jig too far forward.



  45. Doc Reaper on June 9, 2022 at 9:36 pm

    Don’t roll the tips of the tooth, it will defeat the purpose of sharpening



  46. E.D Bogan on June 9, 2022 at 9:37 pm

    Doesn’t this method grind the ATB teeth flat?



  47. Mentored Engineer with Corey Rasmussen on June 9, 2022 at 9:37 pm

    Nice shirt – Needs more cowbell!



  48. Edvaldo Francisco da Silva Francisco on June 9, 2022 at 9:38 pm

    Muito bem gostei 👍



  49. Tree Carcass Mangler on June 9, 2022 at 9:39 pm

    Great concept. Thumbs up!



  50. Sulejmen Garic on June 9, 2022 at 9:39 pm

    Ver veri gut