Wood Chipper Blade Sharpener

Instead of the horizontal drum this wood chipper has a vertical disk which has blades set into it.

Wood chipper blade sharpener.

Sharp blades require less power from the machine. Sharpen the blades by passing the disc sander over the beveled edges of the blades in quick short strokes. Sharpening chipper blades often can extend the life of the blades and the chipper machine. How i sharpen my chipper blades with a tip from arborist blair glen.

Precision sharpening of your wood chipper blades maintaining peak wood chipper performance requires knives that are sharp balanced and well maintained. Proper wood chipper blade maintenance will extend the life of your wood chipper and improve the quality of your output. It s also a far more energy efficient machine than a drum chipper and works quite fast. If you chipper doesn t self feed and vibrates a lot it s time to sharpen the blades.

If a chipper blade becomes too dull much of the blade itself will have to be removed during the intensive sharpening process. Often operators consider wood chipper blades to be a disposable item. To use a disc sander you ll need a vice to hold your blades in place while sharpening.