Wood Chipper Blade Sharpener

If a chipper blade becomes too dull much of the blade itself will have to be removed during the intensive sharpening process.

Wood chipper blade sharpener.

Sharpen the blades by passing the disc sander over the beveled edges of the blades in quick short strokes. Sharp blades require less power from the machine. It s also a far more energy efficient machine than a drum chipper and works quite fast. Sharpening chipper blades often can extend the life of the blades and the chipper machine.

Those blades cut the wood and debris at a 45 degree angle which gives a great deal of uniformity in the way the chips come out. Proper wood chipper blade maintenance will extend the life of your wood chipper and improve the quality of your output. To use a disc sander you ll need a vice to hold your blades in place while sharpening. How i sharpen my chipper blades with a tip from arborist blair glen.

If you chipper doesn t self feed and vibrates a lot it s time to sharpen the blades. Often operators consider wood chipper blades to be a disposable item. For sharpening chipper blades a 100 grit sanding disc is recommended.