Ice Fish Ohio Forum
Ice Fishing => General Discussion => Topic started by: OhioSwampRat on February 06, 2014, 11:58:25 PM
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I guess y'all can go ahead an laugh, i have a Eskimo hand auger,...now that that's out of the way, I drilled some (actually probably more like alot) of dirty ice and my blades are pretty dull, I popped em off (talk about nerve wracking breaking the bolts loose) and put them to the whetstone and sharpened fallowing the bevel like I sharpen my knives, not really confident I my ability to hone the edge perfect but I'll see how it cuts tomorrow. but further down the road, do you think if I took them to a knife sharpener that they woud do it? The Eskimo blades are flat with two bevel angles and a sleight curved relief at the center cut, so it would be a lot like sharpening a knife
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Several years ago I took some to a guy that sharpens drill bits and such and they seemed sharp, but they did not cut the ice very well at all.
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Question. What exactly is "dirty ice?" Thx.
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You can call Judy at the Old Dutchman in Westerville. She has a trade program. Turn in your old ones and she replaces them with sharp ones at a discounted price.
Dirty ice happens when fishing shallow or when the ice gets sand and small rocks in it and it is tough on the blades.
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Do you think she takes blades for Eskimo augers?
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Damn that's 2 hours away, at that point it's probably cheaper to just buy blades full price instead of use that much gas driving there
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You can give it the old college try but only sharpen from the bottom. I just send them in and get a replace.
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tell ya the truth I was a machinist for 25 years and did precision grinding working within millionths, I have tried to sharpen my mora blades , by hand and finally I had 2 set them up on a magnet and dial indicate them in and try 2 copy the the concave angle using a diamond wheel...cut good at first but fizzled fast...I needed a tool sharpening grinder which we had but the set up was much time consuming to do 1 set...I suggest mailing them back , or find someone that has a trade in plan...if I remember somewhere on this site there was such a deal ;D
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tell ya the truth I was a machinist for 25 years and did precision grinding working within millionths, I have tried to sharpen my mora blades , by hand and finally I had 2 set them up on a magnet and dial indicate them in and try 2 copy the the concave angle using a diamond wheel...cut good at first but fizzled fast...I needed a tool sharpening grinder which we had but the set up was much time consuming to do 1 set...I suggest mailing them back , or find someone that has a trade in plan...if I remember somewhere on this site there was such a deal ;D
Yea I considered putting them on a surface grinder but figured with the curve theat I wouldn't be able to match it
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Mogadore bait did a great job on mine. I think it ended up costing me about 15 bucks. I talked to several people who did not want to touch them. I just mailed them in and they were back at my house in less than a week.
Anglers point on lake saint clair does a mail in sharpening service too. So far my buddy borrowed my auger and said he drilled about 30 holes and I had it in my pond today and cut another 6 and the edge has been cutting great!!
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I mail mine to a guy in Orleans Michigan
Bud Hull 1 616 761 3969
Just sent a set to him so I know he is doing them and a great job. Buddies send them there too!
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Tom,
Let me know how it goes. Said he could do my back up set for my lazer mag gas auger.
Mogadore bait said they could not do the lazer mag blades so I wanted to send mine out to him as well. Also anglers point on Lake St. Clair said they could do mine. Was planning to drop them there if I get up there again this year.
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Best thing would be to call him. I am sure he can do them Mine come back seemingly sharper than new!!!
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Best thing would be to call him. I am sure he can do them Mine come back seemingly sharper than new!!!
Tom,
I am sure they would be good and sharp but I was referring to how they drilled after some use and how they hold that edge. if not done exactly right, they may have a great edge and cut great at first and then really decline sooner than later. Just wanted a report after some use.
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They are on the auger for the last two years. Used them yesterday and cut through the ice on pymatuming with no trouble. Must be 10 to 12 inches. I do protect them with the cover right after use. They feel as sharp as when I put them bsack on. Shaved the ice like a snow cone!
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About what does Mr. Hull in Michigan charge???
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I have been sharpening my own Mora blades and those for my buddy for years without issue. I typically only sharpen one side unless absolutely necessary to do both. I have about four sets and just rotate through them when they start to feel dull. I am sure they don't cut as well as new or professionally sharpened blades, but quite frankly they seem to work pretty well. I use a whetstone, maintain the exact angles that are present (to the best of my ability by hand), and just take off enough material to remove nicks and reestablish a sharp edge. I also make sure to never bang the blades down vertically to remove ice build up and I keep the guard on when not in use. I typically drill (by hand) 50 holes or so in a day of ice fishing and can get at least five days of fishing before I start to notice I am working harder (250 holes). You start to really notice dull blades when the ice gets past 8" thick.
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Bought this hand auger shapener decades ago. It does a fair job. Dont know if it's still on the market.