How to square file

[Redfin]

A 30* sharp chain with those guides should bore like a champ.

 

[RI Chevy]

30* bore better than 20*?

 

[p61 western]

I'm gonna change a few things before trying it again. It was freshly sharpened when I started yesterday.

It will take some messing with the angles, but you will get it to where you like it.

 

[beaglebriar]

It will take some messing with the angles, but you will get it to where you like it.

That's what I'm thinking. like it plenty for firewooding, just need to make some changes for felling.

Or stay with round for the woods. I can touch up a round chain in a couple minutes and be back to work.

 

[p61 western]

That's what I'm thinking. like it plenty for firewooding, just need to make some changes for felling.

Or stay with round for the woods. I can touch up a round chain in a couple minutes and be back to work.

Could be just a couple of minor changes, and be good for both.

 

[p61 western]

That's what I'm thinking. like it plenty for firewooding, just need to make some changes for felling.

Or stay with round for the woods. I can touch up a round chain in a couple minutes and be back to work.

What are you using to set your rakers?

 

[beaglebriar]

What are you using to set your rakers?

I set them at .025 with a file guide.

 

[p61 western]

I set them at .025 with a file guide.

Is it progressive like the Husky or fop?

 

[beaglebriar]

Is it progressive like the Husky or fop?

This is what I normally grab when I use one. I have the husky type also.

 

[Moparmyway]

Go to 0.030 or 0.035

If you could see how the angle changes as 0.025 remains constant as the tooth gets filed back to the end of its life, you would switch to the progressive guide or switch to nailing 5-7 degrees

 

[Skeans1]

That's what I'm thinking. like it plenty for firewooding, just need to make some changes for felling.

Or stay with round for the woods. I can touch up a round chain in a couple minutes and be back to work.

Should be the other way around, a round chain should be on the landing/firewood chain.
Falling is a great place for running square, normally first thing in the morning my chain will be grabby but I’ll smooth out through the cut.
This is one of my chain in a second growth Doug fir on a property line, same chain cut some alder as well.

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[p61 western]

This is what I normally grab when I use one. I have the husky type also.

That particular one there is a paper weight lol.

 

[beaglebriar]

That particular one there is a paper weight lol.

Lol...worked fine up to this point.

 

[beaglebriar]

Go to 0.030 or 0.035

If you could see how the angle changes as 0.025 remains constant as the tooth gets filed back to the end of its life, you would switch to the progressive guide or switch to nailing 5-7 degrees

I'll give it a try. Thanks

 

[beaglebriar]

Should be the other way around, a round chain should be on the landing/firewood chain.
Falling is a great place for running square, normally first thing in the morning my chain will be grabby but I’ll smooth out through the cut.
This is one of my chain in a second growth Doug fir on a property line, same chain cut some alder as well.

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Doug fir and alder are quite a bit different than what we have here. Various Oak Maple and hickory mostly. Not that your chain wouldn't work.

 

[Skeans1]

Doug fir and alder are quite a bit different than what we have here. Various Oak Maple and hickory mostly. Not that your chain wouldn't work.

We have oak and maple out here as well. Doug fir is a fairly hard wood as well it’s not far behind some oaks, it’s not a true fir or like a Hemlock or spruce conifer.


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[Redfin]

30* bore better than 20*?

Ive never intentionally filed a 20*.

 

[RI Chevy]

OK
You were asking for angles and stuff. So you just guesstimate your file angles. [emoji106]

 

[p61 western]

Lol...worked fine up to this point.

Lol maybe

 

[Moparmyway]

Lol...worked fine up to this point.

Any pictures of the chips from trying to bore ?

How’s about when bucking, does it self feed ?