Re: O/T Chain saw sharpening

Posted by sparepartsTN on March 31, 2008 at 18:39:57 from (74.241.172.32):

In Reply to: O/T Chain saw sharpening posted by GeneMO on March 31, 2008 at 13:13:35:

Gene
You have gotten some good advise from some knowledgeable people. I would add that if you sharpen free hand with a round file you should pay attention to how far the file fits under the top of the tooth. When I want a fast cut in soft wood, I would file until the tip of the tooth was almost to the top of the file, = more aggressive cut. When I cut hardwood or in freezing temps, I will not let the file go as far under the tooth = less agressive cut, less likely to grab the wood. You can buy a simple guage from any chain saw dealer that will show the proper height of the rakers (the little bumps between the teeth, they set the depth of cut). It is easy to sharpen chains, saves trips to dealer, saves $, just pay attention and don"t slice your finger on a freshly sharpened tooth. When you get used to doing it and comfortable with the saw, you can modify things like raker height, tooth angles ect., you can really make them slice through wood.
Warren

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