"Don Y" wrote in message
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On 2/15/2016 9:49 PM, Ralph Mowery wrote:
"Don Y" wrote in message
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I caught a HF electric sharpner on sale for
about $ 30 and it works fine for the few sharpenings I do every year.
Probably would want a beter quality if I did lots of chains.

Does it have a DIFFERENT sort of built-in guide? I.e., how do you keep
from making the sorts of mistakes you'd previously made with the file?


This sharpner looks something similar to a small chop saw or miter saw with
an abrasive wheel. YOu place the chain in a guide and adjust the wheel to
where you want it to cut and how deep to cut. After that all you have to do
is just move the wheel down and up and advance the chain to the next
position. When all the teeth going one way are sharpened you move it to the
new position and sharpen the other teeth. This is done with the chain off
the saw so it does pay to have an extra chain with you if away from the
house. The saw cuts great after this as all the teeth are the same.

If I did much sharpening I would get one of the beter quality ones, but I
thought for less than $ 30 it would be worth a try no more sharpening than I
do.