Chainsaw sharpener

SteveB · 2014-01-16T03:59:38+00:00

Doing some heavy duty cutting. Need to occasionally field sharpen a blade. Are the Oregon/Dremel/et al 12 v. sharpeners worth it? Or is it just as easy to get a good eye, and do it with a few strokes here and there? I bought a Craftsman a long time ago. It was like putting together an Erector set with little instructions, and had so many moving parts, and clamp and unclamp. I just need to zip, zap, and go. I do see making myself a bar clamp that will hold the entire saw, maybe a little cradle for the motor to take some of the weight off the bar, but something to hold the whole thing rock steady during sharpening. Should I go with a 12v. model, and which one, or should I just get rat tail files, and read up on it. I have a good idea about the round ones, and so far had decent luck field sharpening saws in the field. I still have no idea about the small mill bastard flat file, nor its use, nor its setup/parameters. Help here? Time is important, and I don't want to spend a lot of time in the field. I can do that at home on an off day, but when I hit some dirt or a rock, I need to get back sawing in a hurry. TIA Steve

Chainsaw sharpener

Jan 16, 2014 22 Replies

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SteveB 12 years ago

Funny. I noticed the same thing after wearing out one of those stones. The stones don't last too long, either, once you get a ragged edge anywhere on there. And six smooth rubs of a file will take of far less metal than one of the electrics.

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SteveB 12 years ago

and way faster with a file guide that sets all the angles.

throw one away when it quits cutting well.

Throw away file? Saw? Both?

Steve

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Harry K 12 years ago

What [part of "SHARP files" did you not get?

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