Chainsaw sharpening, hand or grind?!

[Treemonkey1000]

Escavador aren't the MAXX machines nice? I have had mine a couple of years and really like it. You might put some clear tape over the angle markings on the inside where the wheel throws the grindings. There are a few more adjustments on them as well. Another thing is maybe hook up a cheap vacuum to pull the grindings out. You won't find cheap diamond wheels or if you do be careful that they aren't junk or cracked.
Using another machine to do the rakers is a good idea. The MAXX comes with a flat wheel to do that. You will have to flip the chain still to do both angle of rakers.
I just use a black sharpie to mark the tooth that I start on first and wait for it to come back around then turn the chain around and flip the head over to do the other cutters

 

[escavader]

Escavador aren't the MAXX machines nice? I have had mine a couple of years and really like it. You might put some clear tape over the angle markings on the inside where the wheel throws the grindings. This is to keep the markings from getting all crap?There are a few more adjustments on them as well. What are the other adjustments? And is 60 degree head tilt sound common?

 

[Treemonkey1000]

60 ddegrees is what I use all of the time. Then the tooth angle depends on which chain I have on there 30 degrees being the most common. The other angle on the bed I usually keep at 0 degrees. If you have the box that the chain came in it will tell you the profile angles as well.

 

[escavader]

60 ddegrees is what I use all of the time. Then the tooth angle depends on which chain I have on there 30 degrees being the most common. The other angle on the bed I usually keep at 0 degrees. If you have the box that the chain came in it will tell you the profile angles as well.

I read on the box 10 degrees you tip your file so i put it on 10 degrees i had to think about which side of the zero they wanted it looked right .....well on my second try
Just pics for directions no words they suck im lookin for more on the internet

 

[Treemonkey1000]

Yeah I put a link on one of these threads about setting up the MAXX grinder but it was pretty lame.

 

[Oldpath05]

I might be a day late and a $ short, but I read all this trying find info on a cheap file guide so I can rotate the file when sharpening my chainsaw, the file guides that I see clamps the file so it wont turn. I must really be in the minority with the rotators, or on the wrong thread, cause I see a lot of discussion on going backwards, forwards, upwards, inwards, outwards, upside down, right side up, oh yes last but least, an electric chain grinder. but none on rotating the file, or I missed it. I been all through YouTube and no ones rotating the file there ether. I'm set in my ways so I cant sharpen a saw with out rotating the file, or it could be called a rotating phobia.

 

[deerseeker001]

30 degrees is what I set mine at and works excellent.

 

[buickanddeere]

Once you start machine sharpening and have a factory sharp and true chain every time. You won't go back to hand sharpening.

 

[Coyote machine]

I might be a day late and a $ short, but I read all this trying find info on a cheap file guide so I can rotate the file when sharpening my chainsaw, the file guides that I see clamps the file so it wont turn. I must really be in the minority with the rotators, or on the wrong thread, cause I see a lot of discussion on going backwards, forwards, upwards, inwards, outwards, upside down, right side up, oh yes last but least, an electric chain grinder. but none on rotating the file, or I missed it. I been all through YouTube and no ones rotating the file there ether. I'm set in my ways so I cant sharpen a saw with out rotating the file, or it could be called a rotating phobia.

Nah, you're not a complete fossil, yet! Rotating the file is the way to go if using the stone age tech of hand filing- which is what I've always done too!:thumbsup: It helps keep sharp teeth cutting the chain's teeth until there are no more clean teeth on the file. It is possible to clean the file's teeth of cuttings up to a point, but if you buy boxes of files you could just toss them on the metal recycle pile and move on to a sharp file. The only way I know to use a file holder AND rotate the file during use is to leave the file loose enough in the holder to be able to turn it manually or just loosen it and turn it every so many strokes of use....
Hope this helps answer your question.....:2cents:

 

[LD1]

When I freehand, I rotate. But when using the guide, I don't feel that urge.

I do rotate the file within the jig once it gets dull though. And a little wd40 on the file helps keep the teeth clean.

And I have used machines to do the sharpening before, and if given a choice, it will be a file and guide for me everytime.