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[el33t]

Are you talking square chain? I was referring to round grinder angles

@Squish9 was talking about round filed chain.

 

[Squish9]

Are you talking square chain? I was referring to round grinder angles

Round file but I am referring to the finished cutter shape, not the angles of the grinder


C83/85 for example has a 30 degree top plate angle (filing angle) 45 degree side plate angle (hook) and a 45 top plate cutting angle (face of the top plate).

I can't accurately measure the factory C83 but it's in the 45-50 degree range

I don't have access to any of the soft woods where more side plate angle might be an advantage. I can only judge it by how it performs in the wood I cut, but my general experience is that less hook is much more durable without loosing any cut speed. Normally it increases the cut speed when in the 75-85 degree range if you can maintain top plate cutting angle in the 50-60 degree range