How to square file

[Canadian farm boy]

I'm thinking you put the bar in a vise and start the saw. Turn the idle up till the chain starts moving and carefully hold an old sharpening stone flat against the bar and chain? Does this sound right or do I sound like I have a screw loose? Just trying to learn

 

[huskihl]

Mike has a you tube video of it

 

[Moparmyway]

I need to work on my gullets. Is that pic pretty much text book? Thanks, Duane

Thats an aggressive cutter, with a clean gullett

 

[SteveSS]

I'm thinking you put the bar in a vise and start the saw. Turn the idle up till the chain starts moving and carefully hold an old sharpening stone flat against the bar and chain? Does this sound right or do I sound like I have a screw loose? Just trying to learn

Mike has a you tube video of it

Mike's video...

 

[Canadian farm boy]

Looks a lot safer then the way I was I visioning it...lol

 

[Canadian farm boy]

I really think I need to get one of homelite410s vices. They look slick.

 

[SquareFile]

As much as I like Matt and Mike. Where did I miss Wayne's tips? His name was posted

 

[Toad22t]

I'm thinking you put the bar in a vise and start the saw. Turn the idle up till the chain starts moving and carefully hold an old sharpening stone flat against the bar and chain? Does this sound right or do I sound like I have a screw loose? Just trying to learn

Don't worry I was thinking the same way! But then I would get bored so then I would try to pull the trigger and still hold the stone. I would end up looking like genius but with all my finders as stubs. So thank you Mike for making that video and saving my finger's on my "good" hand.

 

[Hedgerow]

As much as I like Matt and Mike. Where did I miss Wayne's tips? His name was posted

I wish....

But he ain't here...

Lol..

 

[Wolverine]

@mdavlee I finally got a chance to work on that chain I filed the rakers down to far on. I think I took too much off w/ the round file though, definitely a learning experience. Should be able to throw it on a saw tomorrow and see what happens. If it's not too bad, I'll keep going for the fun of it. Rakers could be trimmed smaller I see, not shorter!

 

[mdavlee]

They look short.

 

[WOODS]

Anyone tried this with any success?

Information is also found at http://treefalling.com . Not shown on the website but in the video around 16 to 17 minutes he uses some round spacers for the file.

Ron

 

[mdavlee]

I've not tried any file guides. I think that's the one that is easiest to convert

 

[Wolverine]

They look short.

I just used a feeler gauge on a couple, averaged about .028. Chain cuts very well... so far. All I can do as a rookie is study pics and try to emulate. Give a guy a day off, a double bevel and a dremel. I'm really having fun along the way. Hope I can get a few more tips.

 

[junkman]

I would be bummed out if i hit a rock with that chain

 

[Toad22t]

I just used a feeler gauge on a couple, averaged about .028. Chain cuts very well... so far. All I can do as a rookie is study pics and try to emulate. Give a guy a day off, a double bevel and a dremel. I'm really having fun along the way. Hope I can get a few more tips.
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What did you end up using the dremel on

 

[Wolverine]

Little back story, this was a sacrificial chain. I had used the soft wood part of a guide on the rakers and it took them down way too far, so I removed that much of the cutters to get the rakers back to somewhat usable. So this is totally just an exercise in practice.
I used the dremel and a stone on the front part of the rakers (and the side) to make them smaller.

 

[Wolverine]

I would be bummed out if i hit a rock with that chain

Practicing for a gtg chain, so this won't see use close to the ground.

 

[Moparmyway]

Ready for the next step

 

[shorthunter]

Hey, I think that's John Riley.. He came up to wiggs' GTG.
Had some very nice saws.

John's Youtube channel is awesome. https://www.youtube.com/user/reillystsb/videos

Here is the cylinder that won the KY 385/390 build off

Watch "Husqvarna 390 XP cylinder" on YouTube