A+G Industries have been involved with Flamin’ Sharp since 2000 and have used their onsite sharpening service each year since.
Flamin’ Sharp offer us a professional, cost effective onsite service with the emphasis on Hole Saws in particular.
We have estimated that this affords us a cost saving of around 75% on replacement costs of these items.
It has been noted that these re sharpened tools have performed equal to new and some have been sharpened 2 and 3 times.
With cost savings being of major consideration to many companies, we can highly recommend Flamin’ Sharp and their on site service as a very cost effective alternative to a new purchase.
Adrian Emery Purchasing Manager A&G Engineering P/L Griffith N.S.W.
Flamin’ Sharp have been sharpening our knives on a regular basis and provide us with the prompt and professional service we require.
Steve Elias Jimmy Elias and Son P/L Seafood Processing and Export Port Adelaide S.A.
I have been a Head Chef for 18 years and in that time, experience some good sharpeners and some terrible ones. In most cases, I have had to start ‘steeling’ my knives within 5 days of sharpening. Since using Flamin’ Sharp and their ‘Mirror Cut®’ process, it was 5 weeks before I needed to use the ‘steel’. It has now been 12 weeks since my last sharpen and I am amazed at how well my knives have held their edge. I can highly recommend Flamin’ Sharp for their prompt and professional service and in my books, this ‘Mirror Cut®’ process is going to take some beating.
Matt.. Head Chef Prince of Wales Hotel Queenstown. S.A.
Flamin’ Sharp provided a friendly and professional service. The quality of the work is exceptional and our knives are sharper than when we first purchased them. Who can go past the convenience of having their knives sharpened at home. No having to leave them and waiting days for them to be ready. Thanks for a great job.
Frank. Lockleys. S.A.
We were impressed when Flamin’ Sharp arrived on time and were friendly and very approachable. The knives, scissors and garden implements that we needed sharpened were gathered and sharpened better than my expectations. I am still amazed at how sharp these knives actually are.
The first night of using the sharpened knives saw me reaching for the band aids as I had forgotten what it was like to use a sharp knife when preparing our meals. Luckily, no visit to the emergency department were required.
I am always happy to recommend Flamin’ Sharp to my family and all of my friends.
Brad and Julie. Mawson Lakes. S.A.
Flamin’ Sharp made my old knives sharper than when they were brand new. Better yet, they came to my place of work and sharpened them on site making it very effortless on my part.
Jonathon. Fulham Gardens. S.A.
Thank you very much for doing such a wonderful job on our knives, scissors and secateurs and for the wonderful and careful way you wrapped them all up and even included a band-aid! (I thought that was just the best bit of added value in the ‘Just in Case’) Kind regards till next time.
Flame. Melrose Park.
I have been a butcher for the last 40 years. For the past 2 years, I have been using Flamin’ Sharp to sharpen my knives to my complete satisfaction and I have no hesitation in recommending their ability to satisfy your needs with their sharpening skills.
Graham. Glenelg.S.A
Mirror, Mirror on the wall, who’s the sharpest of them all. Flamin’ Sharp of course and with the Mirror Cut finish, produces the sharpest edge I have ever used. I need to count my fingers every time I use my knives !!!.
Fred. Barossa Valley.S.A.
We have used Flamin’ Sharp on numerous occasions to service our surgery and dressing scissors. An excellent job and very cost effective. We can recommend them with confidence.
Katrina. Bordertown.S.A.
My name is Katina Neagle and I have been hairdressing for around 25 years. I am currently test driving a couple of pairs of scissors for Flamin sharp. I am happy to report they are performing just as well as any other scissors I have purchased for sometimes three times the price.
We are all skeptical about cheaper scissors, I definitely was, but was prepared to give them a go and I must say I thought they would be fairly crap compared to my joelles and jaguars. I am pleasantly surprised to say that after a couple of weeks of swapping from my “good scissors” to the ones I am testing out for Bob, I am now so impressed and used to the flaming sharp brand ones that they are the ones I pick up first! I have to be honest and say im still not sure of the second joelles but I think its only because I haven’t given them a fair go and just need to get used to them.
We are all creatures of habit and skeptical when something new presents itself but I do hope you will give them a go, I can attest they will surprise you.
If anyone would like to give me a call I will be happy to have a chat and or answer any questions you may have honestly.
Katina Neagle
This week we has the pleasure of meeting Bob from Flamin’ Sharp for the first time. Over my years of hairdressing I have purchased and experimented with a wide range of scissors. After a day of being able to test a pair of Flamin’ Sharp scissor, I was so happy with the quality and feel of them i managed to talk 2 other workers into buying a pair also. Bob was fantastic to work with, nothing was a issue and purchase made easy. Please do not hesitate to call me if you would like further recommendation of Flamin’ Sharp.
Kristie Williams Berri SA 5343
I have been a Hairdresser for over 25 years and have recently purchased some scissors from Flamin Sharp. They are absolutely beautiful to use and I can highly recommend them. They are light and smooth and not ‘clicky’. The Thinners are unbelievable and don’t chomp. They leave a nice texture and a nice line in the hair. They are equal and if not better to use compared with scissors my associates recently purchased for 3 times the price of these scissors supplied by Flamin Sharp.
With a Life Time Warranty you can buy with confidence. If you have any reservations at all about these scissors, please give me a call.
Lea. Mop Shop. KANIVA Victoria.
I have absolutely nothing bad to say about these scissors. These scissors are of high quality, very sharp and cut very nicely. The range he has is amazing and this is a great case of Value for Money.
They have a Lifetime Warranty so if anything goes wrong you know it will be attended to.
I have dealt with Bob from Flamin’ Sharp and he will do everything he can to help whether it is scissor sharpening, advice or to purchase a new set of shears.
You are more than welcome to give me a call or email me and I can discuss this in further detail.
If I don’t answer, leave a message and I will be more than happy to call you back.
Shear Class Hair Studio. Naracoorte. S.A.
My first contact with Flamin’ Sharp was an accidental pop-up on a Business For Sale page on the computer. What caught my eye were these 3 white vehicles with some flashy sign-writing and insignias all over them. They intrigued me enough to start reading what was printed below.
The first paragraph summed up my situation exactly to a tee which was over 40, unemployed, experienced in many different facets of working life, ready willing and able to start work immediately, but no-one would hire me due to my age. I decided to read the rest of the story. I was a bit disbelieving at some of Bob’s claims, mainly that you could earn $140/hour while grinding. I spoke at length to my wife about this and we decided to call young Robert and dig a bit deeper.
My initial conversation with Bob was reasonably short, mainly just asked what sort of sharpening he did etc etc. After about 4 days we decided the only way to get a really good idea of what goes on was to go to Adelaide and see for myself. I did just that, flew to Adelaide Melbourne Cup day 2012 with the worst pilot I’ve ever been on a plane with. I nicknamed him Captain Kangaroo, as he hit the ground 3-4 times before deciding that this was the right airport after all. Bob collected me from the airport, took me back to my accommodation and we got settled in.
Next day Bob collected me and we went to work. I distinctly remember Bob’s first job with me which was a curtain/blinds business in Adelaide. I stood and watched as Bob sharpened and I kept count. He sharpened about $175 worth of equipment in 45 minutes, docket filled out and job finished. I was texting all this back home as it happened.
I had an enjoyable 4 days with Bob at the time and we agreed to keep in contact after that. My wife and I decided after a week or so that this was probably going to be alright as a business venture and we notified Bob that we would like to proceed into the business.
Training with Bob started last week of November. My vehicle went to Stallion Engineering to have the service body fitted and repainted. The training lasted nearly 4 weeks, bearing in mind that I had absolutely no idea how to sharpen anything when I started and I have no trade background at all. Bob explained everything to me as we went along. Whenever I got the glazed-over look he would stop and retrace what we’d been through, until I had a fairly good understanding of what we were doing. As we progressed through each segment of the training manual, Bob would sign me off after I agreed that I knew what we had just done. There was no impatience on his part at anytime with trying to get me signed off quicker. Although there were times when I was hoping he would and he has some pranks and old jokes that I didn’t know about at the time.
In between my training I spent some time helping with the fitting out of my service body and rotary table which was very beneficial as I got to see how everything went together which was good for later maintenance.
I headed home the week before Christmas 2012 and started my life as a sharpener.
Bob and Annette came to visit me in February 2013 for a couple of weeks. Bob wanted to see how I was getting on and observe my work practices. Initially I didn’t think it was necessary as I’d only been going for a month, but as it turned out it was highly beneficial. As with all people, we have our quirks and unconscious way of doing things slightly differently without really knowing we’re doing it. Bob picked up quite a few things that I was doing slightly incorrectly, in some cases more than slightly. All in all, the extra ‘onsite training’ was extremely worthwhile.
Over the last 3 odd years Bob and I speak quite often. Sometimes it’s just to say g’day and see how things are going and sometimes I’ll have a query about a problem. Bob’s never been too busy to stop and chat or help out. I’ve also spoken to Dan and Carlo, as well as texts and Facebook conversations with questions or ideas. I’ve also spoken to Rob, Phil and Darren when they’ve had queries about difficulties they’re having or better equipment we could use. I would say that as a group of professional sharpeners we are extremely helpful to each other.
As a business, I’ve found the last 3 years very enjoyable. I’ve met some great people, and a few not so great. Being that I live in a country city, I find that I have to travel quite a bit to sustain the business, but I enjoy travelling so this isn’t a real issue for me.
I’ve been to a lot of places that I may never have travelled to if I wasn’t doing this. I’d love to do this in a big city as I reckon I could make a real killing as the “Mirror Cut” concept clearly outclasses any other sort of knife sharpening business.
With the addition of the “Twice as Sharp” scissor sharpening machine we are streets ahead of all our opposition, (I regularly repair blunt/poorly sharpened dressmaking scissors all across Central Queensland and even had scissors ‘sharpened’ in Brisbane come to me for re-sharpening).
I’ve found the equipment that came with the business to be very reliable, only replaced 1 piece since I started and that was due to me finding a slightly better model.
So in summing up my experience in joining the Flamin’ Sharp group, I found them to be Honest, Professional in all aspects of the business with Excellent training and follow up. What more could you ask for in setting up a new business from scratch.
If anyone has any queries, feel free to give me a buzz.
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