I like this How-to, and all the comments, like the German dude pointing out that there are three different chain saw blade diameters in the EU—make sure you’ve got your millimeters measured correctly before you begin.different chain saw could mean different file size(!) of course those precise engineers have three different sizes! I really did like that one. And the old dude (I mean my age) who sharpened next to the vise, but never used the vise to steady his work, & the young woman who never knew you could sharpen those! This is really good stuff, isn’t it! I love it when people help one another for no reason. I remember when I was 16 probably (that was my first job where I 1.
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Got a check, and 2. Used tools that did not belong to me.
An older guy, going on about the theme “work smart is better than work hard” showed me how to sharpen the blade on something with s flat file. Couda been a shovel, a straight-blade spade shovel, or old fashioned weed whacker, literally a blade on o shovel handle used to cut weeds on the endless hillsides of our town. The perfect job to teach a child how to endure the heat and work an 8-hour day for small pay. That impressed me so much, how easy it was to sharpen a tool, that here I am writing about it 43 years later.
My father was pretty busy being a Vietnam Vet that year. Some of the lessons he taught should not be told here. How to sharpen a tool is pretty wholesome. This is as much part of using a chain saw as the wood you're operating on. I've 'been there' dozens of times. Thanks for the reminder (and the idea of doing all of one set at one time).
Three additional points: 1) Make sure you have the correct file for your chain - there are at least three sizes. 2) When sharpening, look for a skip link as the start point or otherwise mark your starting point, so you don't end up going around more than once. 3) Think about over-tightening chain tension while you're sharpening- it holds the links straighter - but don't forget to set correct tension before going back to use. Normally before sharpening, you inspect the teeth, you find the worst one and clean that up first, then the rest of the teeth need to be filed to the same size (otherwise you end up cutting crooked). Also, after filing the teeth, you need to measure the distance between the rakes and the tooth and file the rakes if the distance is too much. Repeated sharpening lowers the tooth height in relation to the rakes and the saw will not cut because the rakes need to be lowered.
Add this to the good points from mf70.