how much life do you guys get out of your auger blades.  i take good care to keep mine clean and put wd40 on them when not in use.  seems like i always end up replacing them 3 or more times per year though.  

well last year when the ice got thicker i just used an axe to finish the hole which puts a lot less wear on them.

ORIGINAL: craveman85

how much life do you guys get out of your auger blades.  i take good care to keep mine clean and put wd40 on them when not in use.  seems like i always end up replacing them 3 or more times per year though.  

  Couple questions..  what kind of auger-- are you re-drillin  old holes ?? -- 

strike master mora 6 inch. i very rarely drill the same holes as theyre usually blown over with snow.  how do you finish off a hole with an axe in 30 inches of ice?  thats about the max i fished last year in canada lake.  had fun fishing out the window of my truck.  does anyone offer a sharpener for auger blades?  ive tried with a stone to no avail.  i made sure i only hit the one side too. 

well thats why i dont ice fish when it gets to thick. just a chisel or a sharp hand axe can help a lot

i forgot something. i was just on dickssportinggoods.com and found an auger sharpener for only $10. heres the link
http://www.dickssportinggoods.com/product/index.jsp?productId=10795763&cp=2367438.2367824.2291514.2291521
its supposed to say diks in the link but the website puts **** for it

i forgot something. i was just on ****ssportinggoods.com and found an auger sharpener for only $10. heres the link
http://www.****ssportinggoods.com/product/index.jsp?productId=10795763&cp=2367438.2367824.2291514.2291521
its supposed to say diks in the link but the website puts **** for it

Here's why :
Use of the board to promote other commercial web sites or tackle shops, or web sites or tackle shops which compete with the FishUSA.com, FishErie.com or FishSalmonRiver.com web sites is prohibited.

oh i thought it was because they considered it a curse word. its not like you can get banned for it though

I saw those sharpeners too ... but they say there for the Lazer. If the angles are the same there should be no reason it wouldn't work, but looking at both there is a difference in the shape.

3rd. year on my lazer blades.

seems like i always end up replacing them 3 or more times per year though.  

 
My 4" Mora is 3 yrs old and still on orig blades, never been sharpened either. I drill a fair number of holes when out too, i'm just a jigger     Not sure why you would be going through yours so fast, seems odd ??