"SteveB" wrote in message
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I'm using a chain saw more now. I got four or five chains, some dull, and
some unfindable. I have a Sears sharpener that has an alignment jig. I
have kind of gotten the hang of it, and it seems to work pretty good.
But, we're going to go up and cut some wood, and I think if I can figger
out the angles, a pocket hand file would be infinitely easier to use in
the field.

Any pointers, tips, or easy to follow sites?

What about a battery Dremel type sharpener?

I'm looking for quick and easy and portable.

Steve


1. Get your chains sharpened at a place with a proper (auto) sharpener.
2. Install a good, known quality sharp chain on saw.
3. Keep that chain sharp with hand file. In the field, you can hand file
the chain on the saw in not much more time than it takes to change them.
4. I personally do not use a guide with a hand file...and so cannot comment
on their attributes.


I tend to run the same chain on a saw without replacement until it is worn
out. Then I discard chain, flip bar, and install new chain. Repeat.

If, when hand filing, the angle on the teeth starts getting out of
alignment, then take that chain in and run it through a machine to correct.
With practice, though, this will probably happen only once or twice through
the life of a chain.

You can get a 'dermal type sharpener...they even have one that clips to your
vehicle battery. They work well, the two problems being: they eat their
stones fairly quickly; you can screw up the set in the teeth with just a
moments inattention.