"HeyBub" wrote in message
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ng_reader wrote:
Using my Poulan "Wild Thing" chainsaw this weekend, and a lot of
burnt wood where I made my cuts.

Don't recall the chain being so bad, but a new one --- on Amazon ---
is $20.
My question is, is that the definitive answer of an unsharp chain? Slow
cutting and burnt wood?

And, as a follow up, if I may, youtube showed me how to sharpen with
a tool. Doesn't look that hard, but if the tool is as much as a new
chain, well, you do the math.

thanks in advance.

The wood smokes and the saw doesn't cut worth squat (your symptoms) if the
chain is on backwards.

Might be something to check...


Oh, I will miss my easy Usenet findings once Comcast opts out of Usenet all
together.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkSYov5jcO0&NR=1

This guy shows how easy it is to sharpen your blade. However --- however ---
I'll need to get it done professionally, eventually.

Likely for $25 I can get a tool and chain. Sharpen the old, put on the new,
have a spare.

- Do you really think it's a good idea to call your chainsaw "Wild Thing"?.
I mean, really, do you?