For my Poulan I just chuck the appropriate size file in my cordless reversing drill motor. Have it rotate so it's moving metal towards the edge and make a filing motion three or four times while pulling trigger on drill motor. Be consistent with all the teeth and try to keep the angle the same as much as possible. About every third sharpening I take a flat file to the rakers before doing the teeth. I get very good results and it doesn't take much time at all. The wife got me one of those HF cheapies one year. I get okay results with it, but it's nothing to write home about, and it takes three times as long and there's all that fussing around to get it just right. The file and drill motor trick is the way to go.
Now on my Husqvarna it has larger teeth/chain so I do it a bit differently. While I do have some files that would fit, I find it easier to just grab a couple brews and wander on over to my neighbor's. He owns a tree service and has one of those industrial strength sharpeners. He can have that thing done quicker than I can down a beer. Which if you knew how much I like beer you'd realize what a true feat that is. JD
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