Posted by BarnyardEngineering on November 30, 2021 at 08:21:21 from (161.69.121.34):
In Reply to: Chain saw dressing posted by 550Doug on November 30, 2021 at 06:11:36:
If you're fairly new to serious chain sawing what makes you think you need to dress the bar at this early stage? Unless you bought a used worn out bar for your saw, you should not be anywhere near needing to dress the bar.
It really sounds like you're watching youtube videos or reading forum posts and getting ideas in your head without the complete story.
The bar is designed to be flipped over to double its longevity, so you want to run it with the bar flipped for exactly 50% of the bar's life. There are 100 ways to go about it. You can be super-obsessive and flip the bar each time you sharpen the chain. You can be casual about it and flip the bar each time you install a new chain. You can be neglectful about it and only flip the bar when one side is slap wore out. Or anywhere in between. It's your saw and whatever way you choose is the right way.
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