Best Way to Sharpen Chainsaw Chain

[Molalla1]

I'm late to the thread but...the above is the best advice ever....it took me too many years to finally learn that. Now I buy them by the dozen which lasts me about 2 years. I cut around 10 cord/yr.

turnkey, exactly how I do it . . . I keep several chains on hand and when dull I change it out and when I'm getting low on fresh chains I take them into my Stihl dealer to sharpen them . . . he doesn't charge me much probably because I have bought so many Stihl products from him. :laughing:

 

[5030]

Despite what they tell you very few weekend firewood cutters can freehand file a chain and do a good job. Itç—´ not a skill youæ±*e going to master overnight or probably ever with light use. I had a Timberline jig and it worked really well but it was slow and tedious. I ended up buying an Oregon chain grinder. It has the disadvantage of having to remove a chain but it works well once I got the hang of it. Removing a chain isn稚 as big of a deal as it might seem if I didn稚 rock the chain or cut dirt one chain would easily cut more than I wanted to split in a day. Thereç—´ plenty of tools available to assist in sharpening a saw but I致e never dealt with most of them.

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Same as you but I use the Timberline with a stump vise in the woods if I need it and a grinder in the shop. I don't sharpen very often. I'm careful what and where I stick the bar into. I agree, the timberline is slow but in the woods, it's fine. I'd rather grind them but it's not always convenient.