Hand held chain sharpener

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emr

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Has anyone used a hand help sharpener like this?

http://www.sportsmansguide.com/zoom/zoom...amp;adid=522731

I am not interested in using this all the time, just out in the field to touch up a saw if we hit a rock or run it into the ground. I am wondering if this would be a good tool for this application. If not, I am planning on mounting a vice somewhere on our truck or chipper to hold the saw while sharpening. Any feed back would be appreciated.
 
I am on my second one, they work well, but the replacement stones tend to be pricey! Mine are made by Oregeon! I burned my first one up when I accidentally left the pin in when I was changing a stone, I bumped the switch and it smoked the electric motor!

Set-up on the adjustable plate is critical, but it beats the heck out of trying to file a rock hit out my file alone.
 
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Has anyone used a hand help sharpener like this?

http://www.sportsmansguide.com/zoom/zoom...amp;adid=522731

I am not interested in using this all the time, just out in the field to touch up a saw if we hit a rock or run it into the ground. I am wondering if this would be a good tool for this application. If not, I am planning on mounting a vice somewhere on our truck or chipper to hold the saw while sharpening. Any feed back would be appreciated.

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Don't they 'temper' the cutter, making it impossible to use a file?
 
I never thought of that. I would assume that the stone wouldn't spin that fast as to temper the cutter.... but I may be wrong. Have you had experience with this, or are you just asking?
 
mount the vice, i used to have one that detached from a welded spigot on my bandit chipper. have one mounted on a sliding rail under the truck side. works nice.
 
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