33RSK

[Sloughfoot]

I felled and bucked a 50 ft 36" standing dead alder and dropped, bucked a 60 ft 18" sycamore limb. Stayed out of the dirt. Maybe 2 tanks of cutting with an 026 and an 044. First time touching it up it may have taken a little longer than it will going forward. The Pferd double bevel files I have didn't match up well to the RSK tooth profile, so I probably spent more time reshaping than sharpening. Maybe there's a thicker file that fits the Stihl RSK better than Pferd. @foresterntree has pulled a tape on different brands of files, I believe . If I waited till the chains were actually dull before sharpening the file thickness probably would have been fine. Top plate on the factory grind sharp chain hung past the file corner.

 

[foresterntree]

I felled and bucked a 50 ft 36" standing dead alder and dropped, bucked a 60 ft 18" sycamore limb. Stayed out of the dirt. Maybe 2 tanks of cutting with an 026 and an 044. First time touching it up it may have taken a little longer than it will going forward. The Pferd double bevel files I have didn't match up well to the RSK tooth profile, so I probably spent more time reshaping than sharpening. Maybe there's a thicker file that fits the Stihl RSK better than Pferd. @foresterntree has pulled a tape on different brands of files, I believe . If I waited till the chains were actually dull before sharpening the file thickness probably would have been fine. Top plate on the sharp chain hung past the file corner.

I can take some more measurements if it's useful for any of the double bevel or triangle files I've got (Pferd chisel & triangle, Vallorbe chisel, double bevel and triangle).

 

[Sloughfoot]

I can take some more measurements if it's useful for any of the double bevel or triangle files I've got (Pferd chisel & triangle, Vallorbe chisel, double bevel and triangle).

I would definitely stick with a brand that was thicker than Pferd, if such a thing exist.

 

[foresterntree]

I would definitely stick with a brand that was thicker than Pferd, if such a thing exist.

Thicker on the file surface that contacts the side plate?

 

[Squareground3691]

Thicker on the file surface that contacts the side plate?

Vallorbe works, you square filing RSK from original round configuration ?

 

[foresterntree]

Vallorbe works, you square filing RSK from original round configuration ?

Not sure that I've done RSK, but been doing some Carlton and Oregon recently from round using the Vallorbe chisel (2270) and triangle (2276).