How often should skates be sharpened?

[Andoy 5]

I usually go every 4-5 ice times but recently I've been honing my skates between games so I can get more skates in between games

[Secti0n31 0]

Once a month tops. Sharp skates for me are only good on shredded ice, and since I play in C league and Open hockeys only, none of us are cutting it up like I've seen after the 3rd period of an NHL game or a 'skate with the pro's' after practice type skate. I may run the skatemate on them once a week before a game or after I catch a bad edge or a deep rut.

Once a month is my standard with a touch up every here and there. Maybe after my ankles get stronger I'll be digging deeper and dulling my skates more quickly, but even in my HS hayday, It was never more than twice a month under normal circumstances.

[bandits_5 18]

with my vapor skates ( LS2 ) it was about 4-6 games , my ag120's ( pitch 3 ) its about 6-8 times. not sure why , but the pitch steel just seems to feel sharper, longer

[GoBucky 0]

I get mine sharpened about every 6 times I skate. How often you need you skates sharpened is really dependent on how sharp you like your skates to me about how hard you skate (skating harder puts more stress on your blades, so they will get dull quicker), so there really is no, "normal" time for how often you should need your skates sharpened.

[nexusrage21 1]

I would say I fall under the around 6 times skating category, however there are times where I will get them done sooner than that because I didn't feel right on the ice.

[WSjo22 1]

Mine haven't been done since the beginning of June and I had them done at an 1" and I skate 3-4 times a week

[bandits_5 18]

Mine haven't been done since the beginning of June and I had them done at an 1" and I skate 3-4 times a week

so around 20 weeks at 3-4 times a week , that means you've skated 60-80 times on one sharpening? just does'nt seem right.

[WSjo22 1]

so around 20 weeks at 3-4 times a week , that means you've skated 60-80 times on one sharpening? just does'nt seem right.

Honing stone can be your best friend to save edges when you're on a shallow cut, this isn't usually the norm..... Sometimes I end up with two sharpenings a week just depends on luck I guess

[ibeck 38]

I'm the ice at least 4x times a week. I use 90/75. I sharpen 4 times a year at the max. I really only get my skates sharpen only when my blades get really dinged up.

Is this sharp??

I sharpen my wheels every 4-5 times on the ice.

[NextBobbyOrr 0]

Haha I normally do it every 2-3 weeks. However, I haven't sharpened my new skates since I got them(April). I dunno, I guess I just never really noticed.

[Sniper9 517]

1/2 weekly.. depends though.. sometimes you step on sticks.. go feet first into the boards, and also really bad ice can ruin steel

[CharlesC 0]

Unless I mess up an edge on a post or a stick I tend to get my skates sharpened after 5-7 skates depending on the time of the year and how the ice has been lately. I do skate on a 3/4 inch hollow, but I don't really know if that really would make much of a difference.

Charles

[Jarick 5]

About every 3 months, I've been going longer and longer. FBV 100/50 and I use a Miraclestone before every skate.

[flyers10 57]

About every 4-6 skates. Sometimes bit longer if no nicks or burs.

[kr580 2]

It used to be every two weeks or so with 6-10 hours a week, but since I've moved to 11/16" I get a lot more life since the dropoff of edge 'grip' isn't as dramatic as when something like 1/2" goes dull. Now I get them sharpened either when the skates start slipping out from under me completely (after a month or two) or when I get large nicks in the blade.

[Chadd 916]

If I feel them slip or not bite enough I've waited too long. Usually, no more than four sessions that way I don't have to adjust at all when I get them done. I want them to feel exactly the same every time I step on the ice.

[ReggieDunlop 3]

Is this sharp??

I sharpen my wheels every 4-5 times on the ice.

FBV cut comparable to 5/8 ROH

[Leb_CRX 0]

6-7 hours of ice time usually

[forbs02 20]

I skate on 5/8" and I usually sharpen them when I roll an edge. I've been getting older and lazier on the ice so I like the glide that I get from "broken in" edges.

[ibeck 38]

FBV cut comparable to 5/8 ROH

Thanks

[dalebert 8]

Mine haven't been done since the beginning of June and I had them done at an 1" and I skate 3-4 times a week

I skate on 3/4" and haven't done mine in I'd say about 4 months and I'm on the ice 4-5 times a week. Nice to hear I'm not alone haha

[auztin 0]

Im usually every 6-8 times (hours) on the ice, however I bought this new sharpening tool called Edge Again and Im more like 12-16 times between sharpenings.

[boconnor811 0]

I skate on 3/4" and haven't done mine in I'd say about 4 months and I'm on the ice 4-5 times a week. Nice to hear I'm not alone haha

I used to wait a long time between getting skates sharpened, but am now getting them done more frequently for the same reason mentioned above so there is less variance when I'm on the ice.

[tryandstopme 35]

Quick question for Chadd and the others that get a sharpening after every 4 skates. About how long on average does a set of steel last when you're getting them sharpened that regularly?

[Steve_v3 275]

About 6-8 hours of skating. I have 3 sets of steel so I only have to go about every 4-6 months. Since I drive about an hour to get FBV it makes it a lot easier.