"Kenneth" wrote in message
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On Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:46:16 -0400, "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.


Howdy,

You could learn to sharpen your chain, but it is not nearly
as easy as it might appear (particularly with the relatively
inexpensive tools that are available.)

A likely better bet is to have the chain sharpened
professionally. It costs a few bucks, but you will have a
functionally new (perhaps better than new) chain, and will
not have to buy the tools.

Check with any place that sells chainsaws. Many offer the
sharpening service.

And one final thought:

If you use the saw frequently, consider having more than one
chain. That way, you can still use the saw while one (or
more) of your chains is being sharpened.

All the best,
--
Kenneth


I use the two-chain method because the darn thing always seems to get dull
half-way through a sawing project. Switch chains to finish the job for the
day, then drop the dull one off at the hardware store the next morning.

Paul