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Post by adjman Wed May 30, 2018 8:14 pm

We offered a tool sharpening service at our recent cafe and found this to be very popular. The feedback was excellent and our tool sharpeners reported back that it was a great service as most tools could be sharpened within a few minutes making it a fast turnaround for cafe visitors. The sharpeners used grindstones and belt sanders to sharpen the tools and this is a little noisy, but it works very well and proved a very popular service, notifying people via Facebook that the service would be available was also very helpful.
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Post by andyc Sat Jun 02, 2018 2:07 pm

I'd be very interested in seeing some pictures of your sharpening set up. How do you keep the public out of the way of sparks / machinery etc?

What would be really good would be one of the old fashioned tredle-operated grindstones, but I've not seen one for many years and where you might get such a thing is a mystery.

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Post by Repair Café Portsmouth Tue Jun 12, 2018 12:05 pm

Are you now planning to offer it every month? Or do it once or twice a year?
We wondered about offering it at the start and end of the gardening season, but am interested in thoughts, as we haven't organised it yet.

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Post by adjman Mon Jun 18, 2018 8:51 pm

We're going to offer it whenever the volunteer who does it can be there - all sharpening considered, kitchen knives, scissors, shears etc.
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