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Date: 10 Dec 2006 20:10:13
From: Woodhead
Subject: Cost of Jet Knives
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What gives? JET 16" planer knives (set of 3) have gone from $94 (US) to
$154!
Add to that the problem of resharpening them. Jet wants the primary grind at
40
degrees and secondary bevel at 42. The sharpening shops around here do them
at 45.
A neighbor brought over some old horse farm fence boards (poplar), nails
removed.....
Except for 3! He said he would buy me two new sets of blades that I expected
would cost him $200. Now its over $300! I'm going to have to convince him
that
new poplar lumber will be cheaper than trying to reclaim those old creosoted
boards. Ever try to clean creosote off your rollers? YUCK
Jim in the Bluegrass
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Date: 11 Dec 2006 01:55:33
From: Jody
Subject: Re: Cost of Jet Knives
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Woodhead wrote:
> What gives? JET 16" planer knives (set of 3) have gone from $94 (US) to
> $154!
>
Do they really need to come from Jet? I have never had a problem with
knives from http://globaltooling.bizhosting.com/planer_knives.html
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Date: 10 Dec 2006 21:02:00
From: Woodhead
Subject: Re: Cost of Jet Knives
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"Jody" <jc@nospam.com > wrote in message
news:pU2fh.3316$GB1.1124@tornado.texas.rr.com...
> Woodhead wrote:
>> What gives? JET 16" planer knives (set of 3) have gone from $94 (US) to
>> $154!
>>
> Do they really need to come from Jet? I have never had a problem with
> knives from http://globaltooling.bizhosting.com/planer_knives.html
They don't have the exact size listed. I fired off an email to them.
Thanks!, Jim
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Date: 11 Dec 2006 01:15:32
From: Leon
Subject: Re: Cost of Jet Knives
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"Woodhead" <jrclarkchangeto1@alltel.net > wrote in message
news:76cb8$457caff7$4b599a55$6793@ALLTEL.NET...
> What gives? JET 16" planer knives (set of 3) have gone from $94 (US) to
> $154!
> Add to that the problem of resharpening them. Jet wants the primary grind
> at 40
> degrees and secondary bevel at 42. The sharpening shops around here do
> them at 45.
>
> A neighbor brought over some old horse farm fence boards (poplar), nails
> removed.....
> Except for 3! He said he would buy me two new sets of blades that I
> expected
> would cost him $200. Now its over $300! I'm going to have to convince
> him that
> new poplar lumber will be cheaper than trying to reclaim those old
> creosoted
> boards. Ever try to clean creosote off your rollers? YUCK
>
> Jim in the Bluegrass
>
Before you quoted him a price, did you get a price quote your self?
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Date: 10 Dec 2006 20:31:50
From: Woodhead
Subject: Re: Cost of Jet Knives
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"Leon" <removespamlcb11211@swbell.net > wrote in message
news:Ui2fh.4700$Gr2.4348@newssvr21.news.prodigy.net...
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> Before you quoted him a price, did you get a price quote your self?
What do you take me for? A person who thinks before his mouth flaps open???
I have a long history of screwing up. Want to ask me for some investment
advice?
Jim
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Date: 11 Dec 2006 01:42:44
From: Leon
Subject: Re: Cost of Jet Knives
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"Woodhead" <jrclarkchangeto1@alltel.net > wrote in message
news:ebeee$457cb509$4b599a55$20787@ALLTEL.NET...
>
> "Leon" <removespamlcb11211@swbell.net> wrote in message
> news:Ui2fh.4700$Gr2.4348@newssvr21.news.prodigy.net...
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>> Before you quoted him a price, did you get a price quote your self?
>
> What do you take me for? A person who thinks before his mouth flaps
> open???
>
> I have a long history of screwing up. Want to ask me for some investment
> advice?
>
> Jim
>
>
;~) We learn from our mistakes. On a similar note I fill my truck about
once every 4 to 5 weeks. Some times the price difference is $4 to $8 to
fill up between those periods.
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Date: 11 Dec 2006 15:05:58
From: Joe
Subject: Re: Cost of Jet Knives
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Yup, steel is up all over. Have you seen what's happened to the price of
screws and nails? The builder of my house almost got into a fistfight with
the guy putting the deck in because the builder insisted he shoot 3 nails
into each board instead of just two. He got 3, therefore so did I so we're
both happy. The deck guy on the other hand.......
jc
"Woodhead" <jrclarkchangeto1@alltel.net > wrote in message
news:76cb8$457caff7$4b599a55$6793@ALLTEL.NET...
> What gives? JET 16" planer knives (set of 3) have gone from $94 (US) to
> $154!
> Add to that the problem of resharpening them. Jet wants the primary grind
> at 40
> degrees and secondary bevel at 42. The sharpening shops around here do
> them at 45.
>
> A neighbor brought over some old horse farm fence boards (poplar), nails
> removed.....
> Except for 3! He said he would buy me two new sets of blades that I
> expected
> would cost him $200. Now its over $300! I'm going to have to convince
> him that
> new poplar lumber will be cheaper than trying to reclaim those old
> creosoted
> boards. Ever try to clean creosote off your rollers? YUCK
>
> Jim in the Bluegrass
>
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Date: 11 Dec 2006 19:26:30
From: RonB
Subject: Re: Cost of Jet Knives
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Shop around and do some research. You can often find aftermarket suppliers
for blades. Even better the aftermarket solution might fit another machine
and blades for that machine might be available at a reasonable price.
I have one of the older Ryobi 12-1/4 surface planers. It is from the 'old
Ryobi' and just keeps going after 10-12 years. Ryobi left us high and dry
on factory blades a few years ago and their recommended supplier wants more
than $70 for a set of blades that used to cost $17. I did some Google
research, and got some help from this newsgroup, and found another source --
then I found out that the aftermarket part# also fit a Delta 12-1/4" machine
(one extra hole). My Delta alternative is still available in the stores and
costs about $20/set.
RonB
"Woodhead" <jrclarkchangeto1@alltel.net > wrote in message
news:76cb8$457caff7$4b599a55$6793@ALLTEL.NET...
> What gives? JET 16" planer knives (set of 3) have gone from $94 (US) to
> $154!
> Add to that the problem of resharpening them. Jet wants the primary grind
> at 40
> degrees and secondary bevel at 42. The sharpening shops around here do
> them at 45.
>
> A neighbor brought over some old horse farm fence boards (poplar), nails
> removed.....
> Except for 3! He said he would buy me two new sets of blades that I
> expected
> would cost him $200. Now its over $300! I'm going to have to convince
> him that
> new poplar lumber will be cheaper than trying to reclaim those old
> creosoted
> boards. Ever try to clean creosote off your rollers? YUCK
>
> Jim in the Bluegrass
>
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Date: 12 Dec 2006 06:04:05
From: Prometheus
Subject: Re: Cost of Jet Knives
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On Sun, 10 Dec 2006 20:10:13 -0500, "Woodhead"
<jrclarkchangeto1@alltel.net > wrote:
>What gives? JET 16" planer knives (set of 3) have gone from $94 (US) to
>$154!
>Add to that the problem of resharpening them. Jet wants the primary grind at
>40
>degrees and secondary bevel at 42. The sharpening shops around here do them
>at 45.
Man, that's expensive.
Sounds like a good enough incentive to invest in a small surface
grinder, and make the things yourself. That way, you have all the
knives you'll ever need- plus a new tool.
http://www.grizzly.com/products/G5963
Sure, it's got a big price tag- but it wouldn't take too many dinged
sets of knives to recoup the cost at $150+ a set.
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Date: 13 Dec 2006 21:23:52
From: The Davenport's
Subject: Re: Cost of Jet Knives
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>>What gives? JET 16" planer knives (set of 3) have gone from $94 (US) to
>>$154!
>>Add to that the problem of resharpening them. Jet wants the primary grind
>>at
>>40
>>degrees and secondary bevel at 42. The sharpening shops around here do
>>them
>>at 45.
>
> Man, that's expensive.
>
> Sounds like a good enough incentive to invest in a small surface
> grinder, and make the things yourself. That way, you have all the
> knives you'll ever need- plus a new tool.
>
> http://www.grizzly.com/products/G5963
>
> Sure, it's got a big price tag- but it wouldn't take too many dinged
> sets of knives to recoup the cost at $150+ a set.
Neat idea...except that for most planer blades, that grinder won't work very
well. The link is to a 6X12 grinder, which with a very carefully made
fixture, will let you sharpen 3 13" blades but not the 16" blades of the OP.
Mike
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Date: 14 Dec 2006 11:18:07
From: Patriarch
Subject: Re: Cost of Jet Knives
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"The Davenport's" <davenlm@charter.net > wrote in
news:ct3gh.1054$sL1.536@newsfe03.lga:
>>>What gives? JET 16" planer knives (set of 3) have gone from $94 (US)
>>>to $154!
>>>Add to that the problem of resharpening them. Jet wants the primary
>>>grind at
>>>40
>>>degrees and secondary bevel at 42. The sharpening shops around here
>>>do them
>>>at 45.
>>
>> Man, that's expensive.
>>
>> Sounds like a good enough incentive to invest in a small surface
>> grinder, and make the things yourself. That way, you have all the
>> knives you'll ever need- plus a new tool.
>>
>> http://www.grizzly.com/products/G5963
>>
>> Sure, it's got a big price tag- but it wouldn't take too many dinged
>> sets of knives to recoup the cost at $150+ a set.
>
> Neat idea...except that for most planer blades, that grinder won't
> work very well. The link is to a 6X12 grinder, which with a very
> carefully made fixture, will let you sharpen 3 13" blades but not the
> 16" blades of the OP.
>
> Mike
>
>
>
Two ideas:
Can't the knives be resharpened, say, by a commercial sharpening
service?
And wouldn't they also be a source of new knife stock?
Not everything needs to come shrinkwrapped.
Patriarch,
owner of one of those less expensive planers...
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Date: 15 Dec 2006 23:15:36
From: Prometheus
Subject: Re: Cost of Jet Knives
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On Wed, 13 Dec 2006 21:23:52 -0600, "The Davenport's"
<davenlm@charter.net > wrote:
>>>What gives? JET 16" planer knives (set of 3) have gone from $94 (US) to
>>>$154!
>>>Add to that the problem of resharpening them. Jet wants the primary grind
>>>at
>>>40
>>>degrees and secondary bevel at 42. The sharpening shops around here do
>>>them
>>>at 45.
>>
>> Man, that's expensive.
>>
>> Sounds like a good enough incentive to invest in a small surface
>> grinder, and make the things yourself. That way, you have all the
>> knives you'll ever need- plus a new tool.
>>
>> http://www.grizzly.com/products/G5963
>>
>> Sure, it's got a big price tag- but it wouldn't take too many dinged
>> sets of knives to recoup the cost at $150+ a set.
>
>Neat idea...except that for most planer blades, that grinder won't work very
>well. The link is to a 6X12 grinder, which with a very carefully made
>fixture, will let you sharpen 3 13" blades but not the 16" blades of the OP.
Should have looked closer, I guess. They make bigger ones, of course-
I just picked the smallest and least expensive to link to.
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