How to square file

[Deets066]

What kind of chain is that? I’ve been using Carlton K1L for .325.

Can’t remember at the moment, I’ll have to get back to ya on that

 

[SOS Ridgerider]

Lol hopefully the rakers are tall.

Probably .025-.028 or so. We shall see. Lol.

 

[Wolverine]

This was a 3/8 round file conversion chain. I am doing better, but still a long way to go. Chain was basically rocked by previous owner.

Looks pretty good Jeff. I prefer to fully convert as well. An expert once described the round side pate gathering and tearing as it travels through the wood, and also physically showed me this happening. After the conversion, your end will be much smoother, no little fibers sticking out. That totally straight side plate cuts better that a fully round or partially round one.

 

[RI Chevy]

Thanks Jason.
The top plate was rounded a little on a few teeth, that also affected the point. So I had to go a little more than just the normal conversion. THEN, throw in my learning curve screw ups, and..... thus I reshaped it even more. LOL
Mostly I had to clean up the tooth from being rocked from the guy I got them from. I got 10 chains along with the saw. He just kept buying new chains when they were dull. LOL
Didn't want to buy a file. He owned a fence company and just cut cedar 4x4s. Lol
Good practice for anyone learning to square file.

 

[Jswanson]

Fath?

 

[RI Chevy]

Nice. File or Grinder?

 

[Deets066]

Thanks Jason.
The top plate was rounded a little on a few teeth, that also affected the point. So I had to go a little more than just the normal conversion. THEN, throw in my learning curve screw ups, and..... thus I reshaped it even more. LOL
Mostly I had to clean up the tooth from being rocked from the guy I got them from. I got 10 chains along with the saw. He just kept buying new chains when they were dull. LOL
Didn't want to buy a file. He owned a fence company and just cut cedar 4x4s. Lol
Good practice for anyone learning to square file.

You cleanin up the rocked chains with a round file first?

 

[RI Chevy]

No sir. I went right to square.
Should I have used the round first?

 

[Deets066]

No sir. I went right to square.
Should I have used the round first?

I clean em up with round first. Saves on the expensive files. But if it’s practice your after then file away

 

[Redfin]

Fath?

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Whats fath?

 

[RI Chevy]

I clean em up with round first. Saves on the expensive files. But if it’s practice your after then file away

Thank you for the tip. I will round file then convert next time. I have a few others to do. Should make my life easier that way. [emoji106]

 

[beaglebriar]

Whats fath?

Fath off fapper...

 

[Deets066]

Whats fath?

Go fath chain

 

[Deets066]

Fath




Not fath

 

[RI Chevy]

LMAO

 

[RI Chevy]

I bet you could make that ugly chain go fath!

 

[Semotony]

Fath?

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Teach me more I'm not smart enough about chisel sharping. I guess I will go back to the first page and reread all the way back here to get what I didn't the first time thru.

 

[RI Chevy]

It's just a fad. Overrated. It'll blow over.

 

[Semotony]

It's just a fad. Overrated. It'll blow over.

Not 4 me! Have seen the dif in milling speed with very little difference in the surface of the slabs between ripping and square chisel after air drying for a few days.
Enjoy weekend interweb neighbors

 

[RI Chevy]

I was just joking. Come on now. Lol