Michael wrote:



I don't know anything about this. Any chance you can give
me a short tutorial or a web page?

Thanks,

Mike



On the cutter link of the chain, there is the blade (or
cutter) on the back part, and on the front of the link is a
piece that sticks up and keeps the blade from cutting into the
wood too deeply. This is the depth gauge. As you sharpen the
cutter, it gets cut down lower and lower. Every 4 or five
times that you sharpen the cutter, you have to file down the
depth gauge so that the cutter can bite into the wood at the
correct depth.

Here is a pretty good tutorial. Scroll down to the chainsaw
sharpening guide at the bottom of the page.

http://www.motherearthnews.com/library/2002_October_November/Keeping_Your_Chainsaw_Sharp

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Robert Allison
Rimshot, Inc.
Georgetown, TX