Good deal on the Swix scraper sharpener on Amazon ($150) in case anyone is looking for one.
Now $119 at Tognar after 20% offGood deal on the Swix scraper sharpener on Amazon ($150) in case anyone is looking for one.
Now $119 at Tognar after 20% off
Swix EVO Electric Wax Scraper Sharpener (T412-110)
Dull wax scrapers are no fun to use. Keep your wax scrapers as sharp as new with the Swix World Cup electronic scraper sharpener.www.tognar.com
Thanks for the tip. One is on its way. Hopefully, I will have the need to use it next yearDamn. I just bought one from Amazon for $137 last night.
Sorry. That was supposed to go with $119 tip.Damn. I just bought one from Amazon for $137 last night.
I had been contemplating an electric sharpener and stopped at my LSS to check what they had in stock.
Instead of the sharpener I left with a handful of new scrapers thinking I would continue with the panzer file for sharpening.
Using a new scraper I realized I’ve not used a sharp scraper for a long time and headed back the the LSS.
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OK. This is scary. I was about to buy one of those off the web.My Swix unit wouldn’t power up yesterday. I tried a different power supply and that didn’t help.
I would guess I’ve used it 4 times in the past year only getting it out when I had 30-40 used scrapers in a bucket needing to be sharpened.
Truer words were never spoken and things go wrong in micro seconds . The cutters and blades don’t care what they’re cutting . I speak from experience. There are numerous plastic jigs and pushers that can keep your fingers away from the cutters all of them less expensive than a trip to the E.R.I One of the most frequent cause of accidents is the relative size of the work vs the machine utilized. This often translates to the work piece being too small for the machine utilized. Small work pieces puts the hands and fingers too close to the cutters. For 10"/12" table saws and 6" jointers, the minimum size for the work piece is 12" in length. Anything smaller have to be secured in a jig. No exceptions.
A wax scraper for skis is usually 6" wide. The throat on a 6" jointer often exceed 2". Not a good match.
Carrot makes a great sharpener. It does what it says it does: " optimizes the scraper for low consumption, high precision and consistent sharpening." It isn't cheap but it works well.
At home I'm still using the simple abrasive method like @Dakine describes above. Mine is simpler than his. Drywall sanding sheets are a mesh so don't clog. My bench top is flat enough for me. I keep the edges sharp by sanding them for each new pair of skis. Easy, cheap, effective.
My LSS said they will send it in for me.
Using a Swix manual sharpener with the Panzar file for a couple years I will not be going back to that method and will pay for another electric if I have too.
I have only used it on my scrapers and followed the @KingGrump method of putting the used ones aside until there are enough in the bucket. I would guess I have run 80-90 through the electric.
Edit: I would say if it failed it was something I did wrong.
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I have not had mine for that long, but it has eaten through a few complete 5mm scrapers allready, 2 friends also borrow it on the regular to sharpen their arsenal of scrapers + use it when scrapeing.
Here (land of swix) they have to provide a full 5 year warranty on it.
I have not had that happen. You have to push it tight against the back guide.I have found that the Carrot sharpener is quite frugal. The previous sharpener we used, the Mantac, was very aggressive and wasteful. It also was easy to have the sharpener 'buck' and make the edge less than straight.
I purchased 25 of these and cut them in half. With 50 scrapers less than $1 each, I would be ok if the Swix took a little extra but haven’t noticed them getting thin.
I still have a stack that’s not been used and will compare with those that have.