So in anticipation of my PS-5105 showing up soon I busted out the 2 loops of Archer semi chisel I bought a few months back
I was kind of surprised at the shape of the factory grind as shown below
Compared to the same style and type of cutter on an Oregon loop the Archer has what I consider a very unusual grind profile with that shallow sideways "V" grind with almost zero gullet
I wasn't too impressed and decided I would leave 1 loop stock and see what I could do with the other
I busted out a new 7/32" Stihl file and hit the first cutter a few licks and eventually took 10-12 strokes per cutter to try to bring it into what I think a cutter should look like
I need to clean out more gullet but the cutter shape is getting there
I will say I was not real thrilled with the finish the cutters took
Almost every one ended up with a major burr on the side and top edges
However there were a few cutters that were hard enough to cause the file to skip
All in all I am kind of surprised at what I experienced so far
Obviously nothing matters but how it cuts and as soon as my saw shows up I will give the stock and hand filed loops a real cutting test and report back
As always, your mileage may vary...