chain sharpening

Sharpening with a file is way cheaper than justifying the purchase of all those 12v grinders.

It's easier and faster than you think.
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Actually I do have one of those "Dremel" type mini grinders.They have their place,like salvaging a really bad rocked chain .Other than that,it doesn't get much use.
 
Excellent!!


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Inventor of the Year!!!!

ps, maybe you should get a new truck for that vise
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I need to do the same as you Butch... I usually just jam the end of the bar in the tailgate slot, and lean over the saw. I amaze myself at how good I still sharpen my chains. Looks like a vice is in my future for the bed of the truck. I mean heck... vices ain't 'spensive for pete's sake!

Good idears you'se guys!

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As much as it pains me to say it, I'm gonna have to steal that idea.
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Hand filing is a great learning tool for the new guys/gals, "You dulled it! You sharpen it!" After a few hand-cramping experiences the saw doesn't see the dirt nearly as much.

I still reach for the grinder quite often, thanks to nails, rods, concrete etc., I just find it faster.


WP
 
A vise is indeed a great handy tool,I have many.A little trick that can be used in the woods works about as well though.

Saw into a round about half the width of the bar,shut the saw off,file when ready.Pretty slick trick if I do say so,which of course I do.
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im loving the you dulled it you sharpen it rule, but how do you tell your boss to sharpen every saw he has ever touched, honestly i still dont know how he does it, didnt know stihl saws seconds as a ditch witch, im going to give the hand filing another shot tomorrow cause we have new chains on most of our saws and none of them are it terrible shape, ill time myself and see what happens, thanks guys
 
It's a lot less effort to not run them into the dirt than it is to sharpen them often. If logs or stumps are dirty I'll chop off the bark with an axe rather than cut dirt with a chain I just filed.
 
hand filed my 020 and didnt take as long as i thought but honestly i am the only person who uses the saw and i know how to use it so the chain was already in pretty good shape, either way we purchased the bench grinder the other day, its on back order but when we get it ill let ya know how it works out, either way im still hand sharpening my 020, felt like a brand new chain when using it on a pin oak, thats hard to do
 
Being able to sharpen your own chain in the field in a few short minutes using a cheap hand file is very liberating. You're no longer restricted by a dull chain when you're miles from the shop. Once you become proficient at it, you'll be much less tolerant of a dull chain and you'll be quicker to stop and touch it up. This will result in you being able to work more efficiently, getting more accomplished with less effort.

It's about so much more than which sharpening method or machine is faster on the workbench, it's about an entire mindset and approach to your job. There are very few accomplished treemen who can't file a chain in the field.
 
yeah, as hard as it aint i still have a boss thats been in the biz for 7 years and he still cant sharpen a chain properly, i learned my first 2 weeks, im still using electric for the big saws, i dont have all day to sit there and sharpin 150 teeth, but hand filing has its place and its time
 
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