livemusic
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I filed rakers down yesterday for the first time on a chain because I figured it was time. The saw cut like crazy but was extremely grabby and lurchy if that's a word. I thought I remembered that this means that I need to file the teeth a bit more, went too deep on the rakers. I watched a youtube and it confirmed that as the solution. Reason for this post... in one of the comments for that youtube video, a fellow from the UK said that rakers are called restrictors over there... the raker restricts the amount of wood cut by the tooth. Never heard their name but makes more sense to me than raker, meaning rake the chips out of the kerf. And drag or depth gauge, similarly, makes sense, yes, but is also not as good a name. They all make sense. I suppose there are two functions.
I look forward to cutting after filing my teeth a bit, I bet my saw will fly!
I look forward to cutting after filing my teeth a bit, I bet my saw will fly!
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