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.

Often operators consider wood chipper blades to be a disposable item. Sharp blades require less power from the machine. Precision sharpening of your wood chipper blades maintaining peak wood chipper performance requires knives that are sharp balanced and well maintained. How i sharpen my chipper blades with a tip from arborist blair glen.

For sharpening chipper blades a 100 grit sanding disc is recommended. 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. 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.

Proper wood chipper blade maintenance will extend the life of your wood chipper and improve the quality of your output. Sharpen the blades by passing the disc sander over the beveled edges of the blades in quick short strokes. Be sure to hold the sander steady and to match the angle of the blades bevel.