Where to get jiffy ripper blades sharpened at reasonable price?

[Agronomist_at_IA]

I'm so disappointed with what jiffy told me.

Sent: Monday, September 01, 2014

To: admin

Subject: Model 30 8in blade sharpening.

Hi I have two 8in ripper blades, and was wondering what it would cost to have them sharpened and sent back to me?

Response:

The price is $26.25 for each set of blades, which includes freight. You can send the blades, along with a check to Feldmann Engineering & Mfg., 520 Forest Ave., Sheboygan Falls, WI 53085.

Jeff

Marketing

Feldmann Engineering & Mfg Co. Inc.

Patented...Proven...Performance...Jiffy® Ice

My response.

I'm not asking for a new set, just to sharpen two blades

his response.

Yes. That is the price to sharpen blades - $26.25 per blade.

Jeff

Marketing

So do they just send u a new blade and trash the old ones?

[Hawg]

Anybody with a grinder and a file can sharpen those. If you don't want to try take them to a law mower place. Very easy to do.

[Agronomist_at_IA]

Anybody with a grinder and a file can sharpen those. If you don't want to try take them to a law mower place. Very easy to do.

I tried that once. Guy did it sharp has hell, but when I put it on the auger and drilled a hole it was cutting like it was dull has heck. I'm guessing that somehow the angle/pitch of the cutting edge had gotten changed, and caused the issue. It cut but like dump. So i bought a new bit and everything was great. Now after three years just gonna send in both the blades to get sharpend by a professional thinking he will be able to fix my original blade to the correct angle/pitch. After some guys directed me to some different sites it looks like $25 will get them both done and sent back. Thats about the cheapest i've seen one new blade sell for so figuring I might has well send two in to get sharpened so I have a spare blade. Crazy Jiffy was charging what they are.

[hamms-scooter]

On the jiffy the center point is just as important! Hit that baby with a file really well. U will see huge results. My dad's buddy has a model 30 and sharpens his with belt sander. That baby cuts better then any model 30 I've ever seen! 30 yr old unit too

[hamms-scooter]

I would also look into exchange ? Small bait shops usually offer this. Take yours in on trade for sharp ones. Like mentioned it isn't to hard to do. Watch a video on it might help

[RuddyDuck]

I bought the Jiffy Blade Sharpener for $40. It works good and that way I can sharpen the blade anytime I think it is getting dull. They say it also works on the STX blades also. It is basically a small sharpening stone set at the correct angle for the blade.

I see Reeds online has them for $40. I think I got mine from Fleet Farm for about the same price.

[Hawg]

I made a mistake when I said anybody can sharpen them, I should have said anyone with common sense and basic mechanical ability can sharpen them. If you sharpen both sides, top and bottom they will skip off the ice. They need to be sharpened like a lawnmower blade, scissors, chain saw, etc where the bottom HAS to be flat and the edge not rolled. Chipper blades don't get real dull often but the fact they can be easily sharpened is a huge selling point for chipper blades. I'll never have another Lazer.

[Surface Tension]

The Jiffy has a round plate that rides on the ice. That plate determines the depth of cut by how much of the cutting edge makes contact with the ice.

When a blade is sharpened, material taken off and depth of cut less. Depending on how much damage the blade had determines how much material is taken off to put a good edge back on.

At some point to compensate for that the blade mount has to be repitched. This is another reason why you don't want to push on or bang the cutting edge into the ice. That will bend the mount.

So your blades could have been sharpened correctly but the mount needs to be adjusted.

If you could bring your Jiffy in and have the mount adjusted it would be brought back to specs. Specs and a sharpened blade might not work for reasons I described.

Can you adjust the mount yourself. Yes but you have to be sure not to distort it to where the mount isn't perfectly straight. If you end up with a warp your going to be breaking blades off.

This is true for any single blade auger chipper or ripper. When I'm asked can you sharpen chipper or ripper blades I baulk because I have no control over the mount. Same is true for a Lazer. Blades could be sharpened correctly but the mount is bent and a even a new set won't cut correctly. Nils heads have are blades and mount as one unit. Its all there for me to adjust if need be.

[Hawg]

Frank, you're right but if your blade is so bad you actually have to take that much off you have bigger problems than just resharpening. That would be have to be an extreme case. I think most people sharpen chipper blades just because they think they should, not because they need it. I would never attempt to sharpen a lazer blade, that is very touchy. Regardless though, swapping out is probably the easiest solution if you've never done it.

[Big Dave2]

I'm so disappointed with what jiffy told me.

Sent: Monday, September 01, 2014

To: admin

Subject: Model 30 8in blade sharpening.

Hi I have two 8in ripper blades, and was wondering what it would cost to have them sharpened and sent back to me?

Response:

The price is $26.25 for each set of blades, which includes freight. You can send the blades, along with a check to Feldmann Engineering & Mfg., 520 Forest Ave., Sheboygan Falls, WI 53085.

Jeff

Marketing

Feldmann Engineering & Mfg Co. Inc.

Patented...Proven...Performance...Jiffy® Ice

My response.

I'm not asking for a new set, just to sharpen two blades

his response.

Yes. That is the price to sharpen blades - $26.25 per blade.

Jeff

Marketing

So do they just send u a new blade and trash the old ones?

How much do you think it should cost? Do you know how much it will cost them to ship that package from their facility to a residential address in Iowa via UPS? Probably somewhere around $12.00 or more. If you were going to invest money into the tooling necessary to sharpen these and hire employees to do the work and pay wages, benefits, insurance and employment taxes and rent or purchase the commercial space plus pay $12.00 to ship them back to the consumer, how much would YOU charge for this service?

[Big Dave2]

Plus something looks fishy to me about that BB Sales outfit that are selling brand new Jiffy blades for $23.00. They have no feedback on Amazon at all and although I did not spend very much time looking, I can't seem to find anyone on the internet selling these blades that cheap. Maybe they are perfectly legit but I would beware if it were me.

[Luke_M]

Just hit the beveled (top) edge with a flat file just be carfull you keep the same cutting angle. If that won't put a sharp edge on it its time for a new blade.

[Agronomist_at_IA]

Quote:

How much do you think it should cost? Do you know how much it will cost them to ship that package from their facility to a residential address in Iowa via UPS? Probably somewhere around $12.00 or more. If you were going to invest money into the tooling necessary to sharpen these and hire employees to do the work and pay wages, benefits, insurance and employment taxes and rent or purchase the commercial space plus pay $12.00 to ship them back to the consumer, how much would YOU charge for this service?

Lmao thats the stupidest argument I've ever heard. After a few PM 's I have gotten about Twenty sites now that will sharpen a blade for around $9, and ship with usps for $5. Looks like plenty of business show it can be done and profitable at a reasonable price level. My two blades can get sent and sharpened for $25. Which I plan to do. What is sad is that Jiffy prefers to put a rediculous price out for servicing their own product. If anyone should be able to service sharpening blades at a reasonable price it should be Jiffy. when I buy a tire and get a flat the tire shop doesn't charge me the price of a new tire to repair a common flat tire puncture.

[Hawg]

I think that $25 to $30 is what those cost new most places. Many times a manufacturer will price things higher than the market to protect and send business to their dealers. The manufacturer of any outdoor product seldom has the best price.

[rundrave]

LaRons Small engine in Sioux Falls does a great job with mine, he might even tell you where the fish are biting.....

[BuckSutherland]

Red Rock in Ely

[Agronomist_at_IA]

Plus something looks fishy to me about that BB Sales outfit that are selling brand new Jiffy blades for $23.00. They have no feedback on Amazon at all and although I did not spend very much time looking, I can't seem to find anyone on the internet selling these blades that cheap. Maybe they are perfectly legit but I would beware if it were me.

Blade i ordered from them came yesterday. It is an offical Jiffy 8in chipper blade. in the original sealed package. Can't argue about anything, and shipping was fairly fast.

[Agronomist_at_IA]

I think that $25 to $30 is what those cost new most places. Many times a manufacturer will price things higher than the market to protect and send business to their dealers. The manufacturer of any outdoor product seldom has the best price.

Didn't expect the best price, but I did expect a reasonable price.