Another chainsaw question

[Birdman]

I think you probably have improperly sharpened chains, but here is another thing you can check. Take your bar off and <font color="red">CAREFULLY </font> feel along the side of the bar where the chain rides, see if you have a burr sticking out, be gentle cause it will be razor sharp. If you have a burr and it sticks out wider than the chain, this can make your bar drag in the wood and cause it to curve. To remove the burr lay your file as flat as possible on the side of the bar, try not to bevel the edge of the bar. I make it a habit to flip my bar so it gets equal wear on the top and bottom edges.

 

[hobbyfarm]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Somehow half of your teeth are getting more work done. )</font>

Heheheheh... /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Your chain needs to go back to the dentist! /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Varmintmist]

I file my chain every time I refuel, seems to work. After a while it just doesnt seem to want to cut or take to the file as well so I pull the chain off and put a new or reground one on. Then that dull chain goes back to the shop to be ground.

It costs me a little over 5 bucks to get one ground which is 1-2 bucks higher then you can find around here. They have never given me back a cresent cutter though.

 

[db2]

If you are cutting green wood the crosscut shavings should look like plane shavings. As the saw dulls the shavings get finer and more "dust" like. Curly flat shavings are what I like to see.

I like a file. To do a real sharpening I have a jig I clamp to the bar to give me the exact angles and I look at each tooth after a few file strokes to make sure the filed profile looks the same on each tooth.

Keep the saw out of the dirt and avoid dirty wood if you can.

 

[woodlot]

Jeff, could you post more information on your file guide. It sounds like something I might be interested in. Make, Model, price, and source if you could, thanks!

 

[db2]

This is the guide I've used for thirty years.

Chainsaw file guide

 

[kenmac]

I use this sharperner works great & keeps angles correct. this one is a little expensive harbor freight has one for approx. $70.00, but not as good. Easy to use. sharpener

 

[jeffinsgf]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Jeff, could you post more information on your file guide. It sounds like something I might be interested in. Make, Model, price, and source if you could, thanks! )</font>

Well, I can come up with most of that. It is made by Pferd and it is called "Chain Sharp". At Pferd's Web Site Product Page scroll down a little over half way and there is a PDF download of chainsaw files and accessories. It says that it is text only, but that's wrong. It is a nice 4 color 8 page catalog of all their files and accessories for chainsaws, plus some really solid info on sharpening angles.

I bought mine from Logosol -- the chain saw mill company from Sweden -- when they were doing all of The Woodworking Shows. They stopped doing the shows a few months ago, and they don't offer the Chain Sharp on their web site. You could call them or contact Pferd to see if there is another dealer close to you.

I have tried just about every hand gadget for sharpening chainsaws out there, and like this one best.