chain saw sharpenin Idea

[410MAN]

I put my chain saw file in my cordless drill and use it to sharpen my saw , while it goes round and round I push and pull just like regular and you can reverse it if needed, its just a thought I would pass along

[shadow]

Good idea 410, I will have to give that a try.

[jlaughlin72]

I have a buddy of mine that uses the little cheap dremels from walmart with a stone attachment on it and that way works really good, i guess its the amount of rpm's it turns.

[fryguy]

good luck to you fellas, that's a quick and dirty way to eat up a chain because you never get the angles the same on the individual teeth so it increases kickback and seriously shortens the life of your chain. i sharpen saws about 4 times a week, so i have tried every short cut in the book.

[FishnLine]

fryguy,

How do you sharpen yours? Do you just use a file?

[fryguy]

typically i just use a file, but it is very very very important to use the right sized file as i see most people using files that are too big or too small. it will say on the box the chain comes in what size and what angle to use. if i'm in a pinch we have a "chain saw grinding wheel" that will do it in about 2 minutes. basically, it's a big, expensive wheel that has a ton of angle settings to make sure you get that right. it's great at getting a uniform angle, but it can't keep the curve going in the teeth so it cuts a little rougher. of a period of time that can hurt the saw because it has to constantly work harder.

[jlaughlin72]

Most of the time when the chain gets dull, i just throw it away and buy another one from walley word.