Chain grinding and filing thread

[Duane(Pa)]

If you get what Madsen's calls a top beak, you will learn new vocabulary guaranteed. IDK if you can get that with a file, but it can be done on a grinder and it is awful, just awful!

 

[wcorey]

Yup, it's a good way to lose a lot of cutter fast.

 

[bottlefed]

I guess an easy way to explain it without a picture would be that on a top beak you can see the beak looking straight down on the top of the chain. And conversely a side beak can be seen from the side of the chain.

Totally counter intuitive to me as when one says top beak, I would naturally assume it means that the beak is on the top of the chain.....whereas it is actually on the side....stupid terminology if you ask me.

 

[junkman]

A strong cutter will get more work done than a sharper one ,beaks are ok for racing i guess.

 

[Hedgerow]

A strong cutter will get more work done than a sharper one ,beaks are ok for racing i guess.

Yup..
I like perfect corners..
If there were such a thing. Lol

Every time I think I have created the perfect intersecting line, I look at it from a different angle, and it shows me different..

 

[Wolverine]

Every time I think I have created the perfect intersecting line, I look at it from a different angle, and it shows me different..

The camera gets me every time. I think I have a pretty good cutter then I zoom in and take the pic which shows me I wasn't as good as I thought.

 

[MustangMike]

Thanks for the info Bill, but it does seem Bassawkwards!

I agree Brian, the most important thing I focus on when square filing is getting the corner in the corner!

 

[Skeans1]

Yup..
I like perfect corners..
If there were such a thing. Lol

Every time I think I have created the perfect intersecting line, I look at it from a different angle, and it shows me different..

Might try a little grease in your cutter then stick the wheel into the tooth, myself I’ll fog up the tooth to find the corner easier.


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[RI Chevy]

I hand filed some chain. Just missed the corner a slight bit. Still cut well though.

 

[MustangMike]

That is cause the Triangle file did not allow you the proper down angle!

 

[RI Chevy]

Still cut well though Mike. I will try and touch it up with a chisel bit file and cut again. See which works better.

 

[junkman]

Wearing reading glasses when sharpening helps see the corners ,there is always the force Luke also ,once you are one with the file or the grinder wheel you can feel when you have the corners without even looking at the chain. Thats what the grinder stops are for ,use them.

 

[RI Chevy]

I do wear glasses when I hand file. Just been so darn hot that I have sweat all over the lenses. Lol

 

[concretegrazer]

That is cause the Triangle file did not allow you the proper down angle!

I don't think so

 

[RI Chevy]

Nice. It was my first time using the new file. I just need to use it a bit more to find that exact corner. Practice, practice, practice! Lol

 

[MustangMike]

I find the rectangular style (on the right) easier to use correctly, and I believe Brian prefers them also.

That said, your tooth looks nice Grazer!

 

[concretegrazer]

Nice. It was my first time using the new file. I just need to use it a bit more to find that exact corner. Practice, practice, practice! Lol

What brand?

 

[RI Chevy]

I think Stihl brand. I got it from Cole A. The chisel bit is Save Edge.

 

[junkman]

A man named Bob Walker in Canada i heard say to sharpen the chain for the powerhead it is being used for ,took me a bit to understand but if use less hook and top plate and high rakes my stock 026 ,will pull a 28 inch bar without bogging and using the dogs,it it not the fastest through the log but the chain was tuned for the powerhead it was on

 

[RI Chevy]

Lots of variables though Brian.