How to square file

[Wolverine]

This is the bar. I laid this on the anvil of my bench vice and whacked the snot out of it. Enough it probably should have broke off a rail. I didn't even budge it, anywhere.


I'd have to remeasure. I did back when I tried but can't remember. It's a 63 bar and the chain wiggles a lot.

 

[Leeroy]

My old bearing bar rail closer will close the rails too much, but that's on 50. Never tried it on 58 or 63.

 

[Wolverine]

My old bearing bar rail closer will close the rails too much, but that's on 50. Never tried it on 58 or 63.

This type?

 

[Leeroy]

^yes

 

[Skeans1]

I make a lot of replacement parts for Silvey round, swing arm, RSII grinders. I haven't gotten into making anything for the Prosharp and SDM4.

At least on the pro sharp there’s only two wear items I’ve found on mine one would be a real easy to build a bushing for cable, the other is the cable itself can stretch after x amount of time in the 30 years we’ve had this one it’s had two cables from stretch.


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[huskyboy]

This is the bar. I laid this on the anvil of my bench vice and whacked the snot out of it. Enough it probably should have broke off a rail. I didn't even budge it, anywhere.
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I'd have to remeasure. I did back when I tried but can't remember. It's a 63 bar and the chain wiggles a lot.

That’s surprising, the paint is even still mostly intact on the bar

 

[Wolverine]

That’s surprising, the paint is even still mostly intact on the bar

That was before being V’d and beat.

 

[kfd518]

That was before being V’d and beat.

Rails aren’t cracked already from all the beating? If cracked they’ll spring right back until they just break off. If overly wide I have had them feel like they aren’t closing at all but we’re SLOWLY closing. If depth is getting a bit on the shallow side there is not as much leverage to get them to bend back in.

 

[concretegrazer]

How did that beak happen?

 

[Hedgerow]

File movement.

 

[concretegrazer]

File movement.

Good answer. Want to try again?

 

[Hedgerow]

Angle grinder??

 

[Hedgerow]

Hacksaw??

 

[Hedgerow]

Hoof rasp?

 

[mdavlee]

Too much filing fluid?

 

[Leeroy]

You are cutting White Pine and meant to?

 

[RI Chevy]

Looks like somting ate your tie strap! lol

 

[Wolverine]

How.. with a file or a stone. What do I win?

 

[concretegrazer]

Angle grinder??

Hacksaw??

Hoof rasp?

Which one is c? I always pick c.

You are cutting White Pine and meant to?

Hackberry. But that's about all its good for now.

How.. with a file or a stone. What do I win?

Stone it is. How about some dull files?

Seriously though I never thought I'd be able to stone a beak into one before it had issues in the cut.

 

[Wolverine]

Rails aren’t cracked already from all the beating? If cracked they’ll spring right back until they just break off. If overly wide I have had them feel like they aren’t closing at all but we’re SLOWLY closing. If depth is getting a bit on the shallow side there is not as much leverage to get them to bend back in.

No. I used a hacksaw blade in the groove when I had the hammer in my hands. Depth is not an issue, there is plenty. My son is going to trade school for welding so some day I may have him weld it and regroove. Hate to pitch it.