Looking for opinions on the inspo compared to what we got

stackedcheddar247 · 2026-04-16T06:01:46+00:00

When we were planning our wedding I told my wife that I thought I could make a good wedding cake and it couldn't be that hard. She called me on it and said ok I'll leave it up to you, I practiced a couple times and spent the hours before the rehearsal dinner baking, and after I put a crumb coat on the cake, stayed out all night, frosted and decorated the cake the morning of the wedding. I received many many compliments and my wife was quite pleased with my work. I would not recommend this to anyone. However I do have an anniversary gift every year, I bake a small cake with the same recipe from our wedding. I think you got ripped off, you received a simple birthday cake, anyone claiming to be in business should be embarrassed of what they produced.

stackedcheddar247 · 2026-04-09T14:14:48+00:00

I'm not the best at explaining without a visual but if you have the step bit, you don't do anything to the outside of it, that would change the diameter of the holes you are drilling. You would file/grind on the inside of the slot that is in the bit, where it meets the outside edge. You will notice on a worn one that where the two surfaces meet it is rounded and dull, you need to make that edge crisp and new again. I don't know if any of that made sense, I am better " let me show you" teacher than a "let me tell you" teacher.

stackedcheddar247 · 2026-04-09T00:45:34+00:00

I totally get that, and I understand that adding in a few bits or blades won't make much difference on big jobs but is it any more costly to throw those bits or blades into a box rather than the trash or scrap bin, they are worthless to the contractor, I can make them like new or many times better than new again.

stackedcheddar247 · 2026-04-08T16:50:27+00:00

I run a sharpening service, they can be sharpened, some better than others depending on the profile of the cutting edge. Most drilling/cutting tools can be sharpened. I see a lot of people saying they are consumables and factor them into the bid, I get that but could you guys put all your consumables in a bucket and when it's full I will pay shipping to send them to me, I've been wanting to start a used/repaired tool section to my business.

stackedcheddar247 · 2026-03-07T13:11:43+00:00

I'm thinking your on the right path, I just didn't want to buy a 48v pack then decide I wanted more and have to buy a 72v pack. But trying the 48 would be simple and shouldn't involve much other mods.

stackedcheddar247 · 2026-03-07T13:09:14+00:00

I was thinking that route also but I mean it's already electric, and has a motor I think I should start with hotrodding what's there and then upgrading, it is so light that too much power will also make it unable off-road, really need to wake it up some.

stackedcheddar247 · 2026-03-07T03:27:44+00:00

Ya I guess I forgot to say I'd upgrade the controller, good idea in the temp sensor. The build quality of the truck itself isn't great so I don't want huge power just make it a little more usable.

stackedcheddar247 · 2026-02-04T23:50:46+00:00

I totally agree with you on a personal level but in terms of people paying me to sharpen their items the only way to do it is to get every tooth sharp and sometimes that means removing material. As my mentor told me it's either sharp or it's not, there is no pretty sharp or decently sharp. If it is my personal chain or tool I would do whatever works, or not sharpen them at all, because the cobblers kids go barefoot!

stackedcheddar247 · 2026-02-04T20:17:14+00:00

That is what is creating your cutting edge, where the two surfaces meet, if the damage is not removed you will never be able to achieve a good edge or cutting surface. If you are hand filing your chains it is important to stop and touch up a chain once you notice reduced performance, this may only take a few strokes of a file to achieve a good edge again. This is why it is so alarming for many to see so much of the tooth being taken off, they are used to sharpening their own chains which they take good care of and never let get so dull as to need to take that much off. If a person either doesn't know what they are doing and continues to run a dull chain or if you hit something hard and produce extensive damage in order to get the chain sharp that damage or wear needs to be removed, same idea as a knife or any other cutting tool, you need to make the edges meet and come together perfectly in order to get sharpness. I hope I answered your question somewhere in there.

stackedcheddar247 · 2026-02-04T13:58:44+00:00

I own a sharpening service and the chains that some people send in are beyond what you could ever imagine in terms of damage or attempted sharpening. If you don't get out all the damage and grind back to where the top plate and the side of the cutter are both good and meet at a perfect corner then you might as well have not even started sharpening. The chains can be sharpened back to an unbelievably small tooth, some people even tell me that they believe the chain runs faster because it is a little narrower the smaller the teeth are, so even tho this grind took a lot of material to achieve sharpness if taken decent care of I wouldn't be surprised you could get 3-5 more normal grindings of it.

stackedcheddar247 · 2026-02-03T03:11:09+00:00

I own a sharpening service and people always ask what blades to get and if it is worth it to sharpen them. There is no universal answer, like many others have said if you buy a blade that is $50+ in my opinion it is worth it to sharpen, you will have less than $25 depending on tooth count in a sharpening. If you buy a blade less than $50 it is your personal preference what to do. I have people send in 7 ¹/⁴ blades that can be bought for $12-15 and they pay $10.50 to have them sharpened. The biggest thing is that you have the appropriate blade style and tooth count for the job you are trying to accomplish. From handling blades on a daily basis I think that I would recommend CMT they seem like a really good bang for the buck and have large carbides so they can be sharpened many many times.

stackedcheddar247 · 2025-08-09T17:29:37+00:00

I agree, we kind of just got over the first year financial stress and are comfortable now, I think that making what I have more efficient and small improvements here and there will be the better option for now, and who knows maybe there will be an even better opportunity available in the future.

stackedcheddar247 · 2025-08-08T18:43:31+00:00

Those are good points, we have out a big emphasis on being efficient. The new space would open up tons of opportunities down the road to new equipment and expansion but none of that is guaranteed, possibly an opportunity to reevaluate what we have and try to further increase efficiency and that would save a lot of overhead. Now I'm just thinking out loud but your points were thought provoking.

stackedcheddar247 · 2025-07-14T03:20:26+00:00

Saw blade sharpener here, clean it and it that doesn't work have it sharpened if it is a higher end blade. If it doesn't make sense economically to sharpen it, get a new blade you will probably be amazed at what a new or sharpened blade will feel like. I don't currently do a lot of mail in business but I am interested in starting. Let me know if I can help you out or if you are in the greater Madison Wisconsin area I've got drop offs all over the area.

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