How to square file

[Redfin]

Think he prolly just said it assbackwards Matt. This is how I mount my vise DJ. It allows me to really see. May or may not work for you.

 

[beaglebriar]

Noooooo!!!!

Don’t get rid of the forward lean...

You need some forward lean..

Your’s is leaning backwards,, need to get rid of that..

Yeah that's what I meant. I'm all fugged up. Lol

 

[concretegrazer]

You got some side beak, which will make it feel like it wants to feed at first, but it won’t last.
And it won’t cut fast or efficiently.

Does lean matter when its beaked?

 

[beaglebriar]

Think he prolly just said it assbackwards Matt. This is how I mount my vise DJ. It allows me to really see. May or may not work for you.View attachment 156254

I can try that too. I kinda like mine clamped in the center but maybe that'll help hold the angle. Like filing over the top of the saw?

 

[mdavlee]

Does lean matter when its beaked?

Probably not until the beak is mostly gone

 

[Hedgerow]

Does lean matter when its beaked?

As far as feed at first, no..
But even though it’ll feed at first, it won’t cut fast.

Then the beak will break off and you’ll have the worst of both worlds.

 

[Hedgerow]

A cutter point has to engage the wood to feed, but to move material, it has to sever the fibers along the side plate. Not bind up on a shelf made by a low intersecting line.

 

[Deets066]

Hit some schnit the other day too. Had to freshen up the chain on the 34 again

 

[Icepick69]

Hit some schnit the other day too. Had to freshen up the chain on the 34 again

View attachment 156259 View attachment 156260

Showoff.

 

[Deets066]

Showoff.

Sup Anferknee

 

[Icepick69]

Sup Anferknee

Hey,
Your cutters looking real good

 

[beaglebriar]

Have to rotate the file towards the inside. The chain a touch more to get forward lean

Just did a couple, if I point the file at the rivet directly behind the cutter it seems to be the proper angle to get some forward lean.

 

[beaglebriar]

Now I can go to bed...

 

[Deets066]

Now I can go to bed...

Now ya gotta finish the chain

 

[beaglebriar]

Now ya gotta finish the chain

Shoulda stayed up and finished it. Really couldn't sleep without wifey being home anyway.

 

[CR888]

This is around the time most new square filers give up & give it away. Almost the hardest part is them first few chains that look god awful that leave u frustrated. But push through it, soon something just clicks & you get cutters roughly close to a factory grind. Then its just about programming muscle memory so file position becomes second nature. Its kinds demoralizing to begin with you often don't know whether your going from bad to worse. Hang in there!

 

[Hedgerow]

 

[p61 western]

Shoulda stayed up and finished it. Really couldn't sleep without wifey being home anyway.

Put down the dent puller and grab a file lol. You will get the chain the way you like it.

 

[Time's Standing Stihl]

Shoulda stayed up and finished it. Really couldn't sleep without wifey being home anyway.

Hopefully you left her a present on her pillow.


You finish the chain? We need pics man.

 

[beaglebriar]

Hopefully you left her a present on her pillow.


You finish the chain? We need pics man.

No time mang..we was busy killin stuff yesterday.