Time Saving Method for Sharpening Broadheads

[Bowhunter57]

I have 3 different Stay Sharp sharpeners for various blade types. I use them on a belt sander that has a disc sander option with an 800 or 1000 grit disc. I just barely touch them on the disc, just enough to get an even edge with a slight burr. Then I polish them off with a buffering wheel that gives them a mirrored edge. I can use this setup with single bevels or double bevel broadheads with the same excellent results. Plus, it's a huge time savings.

 

[ThatBuckeyeGuy]

I have 3 different Stay Sharp sharpeners for various blade types. I use them on a belt sander that has a disc sander option with an 800 or 1000 grit disc. I just barely touch them on the disc, just enough to get an even edge with a slight burr. Then I polish them off with a buffering wheel that gives them a mirrored edge. I can use this setup with single bevels or double bevel broadheads with the same excellent results. Plus, it's a huge time savings.
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I like the setup

 

[Bowhunter57]

I like the setup

Thanks!

I'd like to find a variable speed drive for this belt sander, to slow it down and make the sharpening process more controllable. That's why I say it just takes a light touch to get a burr on the blade's edge, since it's going so fast. Also, you want the disc to be rotating away from the blade edge, similar to how the device is dragged backwards across sandpaper or other media.

 

[Bowhunter57]

I just finished putting the polishing edge on 3 Steel Force and 4 Grizzly single bevels. The disc sander with 600 grit and the finishing edge with 1500 grit, sure makes short work out of many hours of sharpening, otherwise.
The 2 Steel Force 175 gr. broadheads on the left were used on last year's deer and they're going back into service again this year with a mirrored edge. The bottom 4 are Grizzly 150 gr.
The early DSA deer season starts tomorrow.