Lazer deluxe ice auger sharpener

[Genofish]

Has anyone tried the using the hand sharpener for the lazer auger blades?

[Ed Carlson]

Bad plan, send them in..trust me on it.

They are too tricky to do by hand, they need a jig to set the angles properly. Do the mail in exchange or drop off if available.

[Jack Peterson]

I have one. It helps a little for a temporary blade on the ice. Just keep it in your bucket and use it on the blade before every outing. Can't hurt any.

[deadeye]

I have one and it has extended the life of my blades quite a bit. It has saved the day a couple times when I have dinged a blade out on the lake. Don't expect to make the blades like new but it does certainly help out.

However, if you don't follow the directions and be careful you could make them worse or even unusable. Its one of those things that is not foolproof.

[herefish101]

I'v had the same set of blades on my lazer mag for two seasons now, this year will be the third, before that the old set of blades went like two years(china blades) before breaking into peices. I just dont understand how you ruin them. I understand sand in or on the ice but just watch how you set your auger down don't ever let the blades touch the ground and you should be golden. I see no reason to ever sharpen them.

[deadeye]

They are just like any other edged blade.

IF you drill a lot of holes your going to need to sharpen or replace blades. Ice is hard. There is sand that can get blown into it. People driving on the ice drop all kinds of junk off of their vehicles on it. There is dirt and junk in the water and snow. It all adds up to needing to do something to the blades to make them cut better.

Every auger I have owned has blades replaced/sharpened at some point. My old jiffy needed it, my strikemaster power and hand augers, and my nils does to. I take very good care of my stuff but its just normal wear and tear.

If your getting that much life out of your blades your really lucky, I have yet to make it through a season without touching up the blades at least once.

[Esox_Magnum]

In my strikemaster years 2 was tops on a set of blades going on season 3 with the Nils and cutting as good or better than when new. I tried the sharpeners, exchange resharpened blades ect when I ran strikemasters but new were always the best way to go. Saw several guys on the ice yesterday in dire need of new blades, should not take laying on an auger and 15-20 seconds to drill through 6" of ice.... Saw 1 group 2 manning a hand auger and heard of a group 3 manning one, I just don't get it why people fight their equipment.