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Yep tooth size don't matter near as much as rakers. The husky guage works well for me.
Usually I’ll set them once at the first sharpening to make sure there even... or if I hit something and have to take back individual cutters farther than others. After that I do it by hand taking the same amount of swipes on each one, tune it to the saw and wood I’m cutting and have never had a problem.
 

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Be interesting to hear everyone’s order of business making fast chains. I’m in the habit of clipping heals and rakers first. Just reminded myself why. File slipped off the raker, dammit.
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Then I do chassis & rivets saving the cutting edge for next to last. Last being stoning. Then test-n-tune.
 

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Be interesting to hear everyone’s order of business making fast chains. I’m in the habit of clipping heals and rakers first. Just reminded myself why. File slipped off the raker, dammit.
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Then I do chassis & rivets saving the cutting edge for next to last. Last being stoning. Then test-n-tune.
Heals, rakers, gullets, chassis, rivets, more chassis and then cutters and set up the raker heights with some testing and tuning. Almost the same as procedure as you
 

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Starting with a new chain I like to leave the rakers until after testing in wood...especially if I groom the cutters to stay in front of ther rivet. One swipe too far and it'll slow a good race chain down.
A way to tell if the rivets need clearanced is if they are polished after a couple cuts. Or test with one cut buy using a sharpie to blacken about a 10 inch length of chain to see where the most friction occurs.
 

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Be interesting to hear everyone’s order of business making fast chains. I’m in the habit of clipping heals and rakers first. Just reminded myself why. File slipped off the raker, dammit.
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Then I do chassis & rivets saving the cutting edge for next to last. Last being stoning. Then test-n-tune.

Rivets first, then take the cutter back, shape the gauge & tunnel, ect, ect... clip heal last.
 

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I file the cutters first, then gullets, rakers, heels, tunneling. I don’t want to waste all the time on a mediocre chain. Get a fast one out of 4 or 5 and then do the work on it
 

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Wow! Lots goes into making a fast chain. VERY Interesting, but I don't ever see myself going that far. I am just real happy when I can get a chain that can cuts wood well. LOL
I guess you'll have to commission one of the fine folks around here for a fast gtg chain.
 
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