Chipper Blade Sharpening Tools

ArborEdge Sharpening Tools manufactures a sharpening tool that is designed to allow you to sharpen your chipper blades in just minutes, either in the field or back in the shop in a vice. Our proprietary Cubic Boron Nitride coated tools are designed to touch up your chipper blade edges allowing you to extend the life of your blades saving thousands of dollars on replacing perfectly good blades.

There are two ways to sharpen chipper blades. First you can sharpen your chipper blades directly on your chipper. Our tools were designed for easy, in the field use so you can sharpen them without the hassle of removing them from the equipment and having to reinstall them. Field sharpening requires a battery-operated (cordless) die grinder to accomplish this. You can also remove the blades from the equipment, put them in a vice, and sharpen them back in the shop. A corded or cordless tool can be used in this environment.  We recommend this process if you have two sets of blades that you are rotating.

Chipper blades take a lot of abuse. A nice straight edged chipper blade can turn into a dull, jagged edged blade, depending on the type of media being chipped. Our tool is designed to sharpen that edge regardless of the condition to help you get the most life out of your cutting media. Because we are removing a minimal amount of material, there is no effect on how the rotating drum or wheel the blades are mounted to. A sharp jagged edged blade will cut as effectively as a sharp straight edged blade. ArborEdge chipper blade sharpening tools are not designed to eliminate having your chipper blades professionally sharpened. However, they are designed to allow you to get a much longer life from your blades before needing to be professionally sharpened. Saving thousands of dollars.

More frequent sharpening’s will help to maintain a sharp edge on your chipper blades and give you the longest life from your chipper blade sharpening tool. Always let the sharpening tool do the work – no extra pressure is needed. A chipper blade that is significantly worn should be sent out for analysis that it meets your equipment manufacturers specification and be professional sharpened. Regularly inspect your chipper blades for wear and keep them sharp. Sharper cutting media means higher efficiencies, faster job completion, and higher profit margins.

We recommend any die grinder that can run at 10,000 RPMs or higher. Most of the good die grinders on the market are also considered “sheet rock cut out tools” (example). All of the cordless tool manufacturers make a similar tool. There are also very inexpensive corded tools on the market as well. ArborEdge recommends running your sharpening tool at a minimum of 10,000 RPM’s, but faster is always better when it comes to cutting your hardened steel chipper blades. Additionally, make sure your tool will accept a ¼ inch diameter shank. This is the shank size that comes on all ArborEdge cutting tools.

Always wear PPE including eye protection and a dust mask (N95).

Always buy your replacement blades from a reputable source. Saving money by buying a low cost blade made overseas can cost you more money in the long run. Chipper blades are manufactured using specific tool steels that are hardened to a Rockwell C (HRc) of 58 to 60. This hardness assures you are getting a blade that is hard enough to stay sharp, but not so hard that is will chip, or shatter in your machine.