Not satisfied with Oregon chainsaws sharpener. Any ideas or advice?

[4570Man]

Learn to hold a hand file. It's not hard!

jeesh... where is my nanny when I need her to operate the chainsaw sharpening do-dad?

Doing a good job isn’t a piece of cake. I’ve met way more people that think they can sharpen a saw, but suck at it than those that really can do a good hand file job. Over the 3 hours or so I’ve played with this unit I rate it at 90 percent as good as a new chain although if yet to cut wood yet. My Timberline did a better job but it’s slow and tedious. And it hurts my back to sit hunched over a saw in the ground so regardless of the method used I prefer to take the saw back to the shop bench for sharpening.

 

[4570Man]

I read that you can re wire that switch and make the motor reversible?

I cant remember exactly why, but it seems like for your problem.

I think they may have used to sell reversible ones but not anymore because safety?

Theres alot of info out there about this stuff. It's been a while since I looked at any.

I haven’t got that far but I think the results would be better if it was reversible.

 

[oosik]

WoW - I would think that a unit like that would make the job go easier/faster. I have one of those - clamp on the bar - Oregon sharpeners. I fiddle and fart with it for about half an hour to get my chain sharp again.

The major problem here - all my big 'ol Ponderosa pines still have copious quantities of Mt St Helens ash in their bark. Does two things - shines up the chain like a new dime - that ash will rapidly dull the chain.

I can get thru an entire day of cutting - sharpen at the end of the day - have to debark the trunk prior to making a cut.

 

[ericm979]

Are you sharpening the tooth in tiny hits like in this video?

Oregon 52-12 and 41-12 Electric Chainsaw Chain Sharpener Instructions - YouTube

On the final hit they're grinding for longer than I prefer. I do all small hits and I don't end up with a big burr like that. I also don't take much off the teeth.. just enough to make them sharp again.

 

[4570Man]

I was at the time the op was made. I’ve come to the conclusion that the CBN wheel works better in a continuous but very light grinding motion. Unless the chain is damaged I’m taking off less metal then he did at the very end. He must be taking off 1/4 of the tooth. I’ve also determined a chain with damage is better sharpened with 2 passages around instead of trying to get it all at once.

 

[tjkubota93]

Doing a good job isn’t a piece of cake. I’ve met way more people that think they can sharpen a saw, but suck at it than those that really can do a good hand file job. Over the 3 hours or so I’ve played with this unit I rate it at 90 percent as good as a new chain although if yet to cut wood yet. My Timberline did a better job but it’s slow and tedious. And it hurts my back to sit hunched over a saw in the ground so regardless of the method used I prefer to take the saw back to the shop bench for sharpening.

I sold my timberline for the same reason. Worked great but sheesh. I probably used it enough to cover its cost, then sold it. Only downfall, I cant take the Oregon to work to use during down time.....

 

[Industrial Toys]

It's nice to have a quality sharpener and two hooks somewhere. One for nicely sharpened chains ready to go and another for dull ones. When you are heading out, the last thing you want is to start messing with chains.

 

[Yooper75]

I hand sharpen my chains using one of these to sharpen the chains on the bar my neighbor is a logger turned me onto them. He uses these as well when he's in the woods.

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