On 2/25/2014 7:19 AM, jloomis wrote:
forget it.....
a file and a saw guide......
john

"Puckdropper" wrote in message
eb.com...

"Mike Marlow" wrote in
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Sharp chain - the number one qualifier for any chainsaw discussion.
Too many occasional users never learn how to sharpen a chain, how to
recognize when it needs sharpening, et. al. It takes 5 minutes to
learn how to do it properly from someone who knows, does not even
require a guide, and only a couple of oops' before you're really
pretty good at being able to keep a chain sharp enough to do good
work. But - for some reason, this escapes most people.

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I've seen devices that are supposed to "sharpen" a chain that mount on
the saw and you run the chain through it. Do they actually work? Or are
they like most "sharpeners" out there that take a dull edge and gives you
something that actually cuts (but not well) or reshape the edge like a
hone?

Puckdropper

One of the biggest problems with end users in chainsaws is that they
overthink the problem. I have a Crapsman chainsaw sharpener that has
more adapter dials than a diamond cutting wheel. It takes ten minutes
to just get the thing mounted, and that is if you are totally aware on
how it works.

Most chains have an indicator groove that show which angle to hold the
file at when filing. Any book will tell you which direction to stroke.
Any book will have instructions on how to file down the nubbins on the
chain.

Results: If you have a vise or a stump clamp, you can set up your saw,
and sharpen it very well in about five minutes. It's all about the
angles, and there are only a couple. The devices they sell with motors
take off twice the amount of metal needed to sharpen a saw, and most
people take off more than that, or take it off in the wrong place.

A simple round chainsaw file and a vise or stump clamp is all one needs
to service a saw. What do you see those professional guys carrying
around in their pocket? Not a bunch of contraptions. Just a file, and
maybe a stump clamp. But minimalist gear, and they know how to use it.

Get the right gear, and learn how to use it. Get rid of the automatic
gadgets, and learn how to do it right.

Steve