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Speaking of Chain Saw Chain

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Brian G. NY

05-19-2008 15:38:43




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My son always sharpens his chain with a file and a guide but he was having problems with one because the grandson had tried to saw thru a stone that had grown into an old maple.
I picked up his saw (a 20" Husky) while he was at work and did my usual Dremel grinding job on it. One thing I noticed about this chain is that there is a fine angled guide line on the top of each tooth about 1/8" from the back that shows the proper angle and makes grinding (or filing) very easy. I don't know if it's an OE Husky chain or not but I never saw this before.

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Don-wi

05-20-2008 14:10:19




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 Re: Speaking of Chain Saw Chain in reply to Brian G. NY, 05-19-2008 15:38:43  
We send them out for sharpening, but our Stihl chains have them too. As far as I know it's mostly a guide to throw them out once sharpened that far.

Donovan from Wisconsin



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2x4

05-20-2008 22:30:01




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 Re: Speaking of Chain Saw Chain in reply to Don-wi, 05-20-2008 14:10:19  
no, it is a mark to show the correct angle to file the tooth



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36 coupe

05-28-2008 03:27:35




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 Re: Speaking of Chain Saw Chain in reply to 2x4, 05-20-2008 22:30:01  
Short teeth dont seem to cut as fast even when sharp and rakers are kept dressed down.Plus worn chains break easier.False economy.



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johnski

05-19-2008 16:12:20




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 Re: Speaking of Chain Saw Chain in reply to Brian G. NY, 05-19-2008 15:38:43  
I think it is a wear guide to discard the chain when you sharpen it back to the line. All of my saws at work are Huski's and the replacement chains I use are Huski also and they all have it. You're correct that the line makes a good filing guide too as it is the same angle as the tooth. HTH Jf



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Billy NY

05-19-2008 16:11:37




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 Re: Speaking of Chain Saw Chain in reply to Brian G. NY, 05-19-2008 15:38:43  
Stihl has that on the cutter, I suppose it's handy when all you have is the file, but I've found that one has to use care to sharpen the cutters uniformly and evenly. My friend used to use a dremel, or file and the angles were off significantly, was a pain to get them right again after using the Stihl clamp on bench guide. The results afterward were very noticable, cuts a lot better when they are sharpened at the correct angle and done so uniformly.

For what I do and will be doing, the Stihl clamp on sharpening bench guide does provide an accurate enough sharpen, in the field using a stump vise or on the bench I can do an accurate sharpen in about 15 min. Using care to keep it out of the dirt, avoiding things like barbed wire and metal in old hedge row trees as much as possible, and or just regularly giving it a few passes, it's usually done in minutes and seems to last plenty long enough.

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KEH

05-19-2008 16:10:39




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 Re: Speaking of Chain Saw Chain in reply to Brian G. NY, 05-19-2008 15:38:43  

Different makers have that line as far as I know. It's such a good idea you would think someone would have thought of it sooner, but it HAS been around foe a few years.

KEH



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