Mobile Knife Sharpening at Lunardi's San Bruno on Wednesdays

Today is Tuesday, a day off. Tomorrow, Wednesday finds me up in San Bruno at Lunardi's San Bruno.

San Bruno is just south of San Francisco, which is called the San Francisco Bay Area. I travel around the Bay Area sharpening knives — mostly the South Bay, also here in San Bruno, which is called the Peninsula, and also over to Gene's Fine Foods in Pleasanton, which is the East Bay or Tri-Valley Area.

My knife sharpening machines are solar powered — and I will be starting out at Lunardi's with a low battery.

80 Watt Solar Panels Powering My Mobile Knife Sharpening Business

Here is a picture of my solar panels. The solar panels charge a deep cycle battery (an AGM battery it is called) and the battery powers the inverter that runs my knife sharpening equipment (and my iPhone, which is also my credit card system).

To accept credit cards I use the system called Square.

Square Credit Card System

The Square credit card system is a good choice for me for several reasons. The main reason is that it operates on a smartphone using the cell towers, so I can accept and process the transaction anywhere I set up.

Square Credit Cards Accepted Sign

Another advantage is that Square accepts all the major cards — American Express, Visa, Discover and MasterCard — all with just a transaction fee, no monthly fees.

Anyway — back to the solar discussion — the hitch in the plan is that last Monday — because of remodeling of Lunardi's San Jose - Bascom — I had to use the solar power system in a location that became shady later in the day. This caused me to operate off the battery more that normal, and the battery is not completely charged. I decided not to pull out the battery and put it on a battery charger when I got home. Every thing should be OK — just hope that San Bruno starts out sunny in the morning!

I am sharpening knives at Lunardi's San Bruno every Wednesday — 10am to 5pm. Find my schedule on my section of Sharpen While You Shop here, and on my own website here.

I forgot to mention my SALE! It seems that fall is approaching — and I decided to put most of the stock of sporting and camping knives on sale.

Ontario Knife RAT, Blackbird, Other Camp and Pocket Knives

This picture shows the Ontario Knife Blackbird, and three RAT knives, these are camping knives — and will be on sale through the fall. Come and check them out!