How to square file

[PA Dan]

Mr fancy pants grinder

Yep this is how I square file...

 

[Frank bierce]

 

[Deets066]

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Did your hands get dirty from the chain? Or did the chain get dirty from your hands? Lol

 

[ZukiRyder440]

See the beak on this cutter I did, I wasn't in the corner.

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Ahhh... I see now. Thanks!

 

[Wolverine]

You’re not going to get grinder like smoothness when you just started. That takes practice so don’t beat yourself up on perfection. If it cuts good, time will hone your new found skill.

 

[ZukiRyder440]

You’re not going to get grinder like smoothness when you just started. That takes practice so don’t beat yourself up on perfection. If it cuts good, time will hone your new found skill.

What do you guys do to get em that smooth?

 

[ZukiRyder440]

And I'll keep practicing. I will have to dig around in the barn to find more chains

 

[RI Chevy]

Lol. Your dad will be happy I'm sure.
What file are you using Austin?

 

[MustangMike]

Don't need more chains ... just use em and repeat and you will know when it is better!

 

[ZukiRyder440]

Lol. Your dad will be happy I'm sure.
What file are you using Austin?

Using the one on top.

 

[ZukiRyder440]

Don't need more chains ... just use em and repeat and you will know when it is better!

Good point. Im gonna keep tweakin until I get all of the angles correct.

 

[ZukiRyder440]

Thanks for the pointers guys!

 

[Frank bierce]

Did your hands get dirty from the chain? Or did the chain get dirty from your hands? Lol

All just a matter of perspective I guess. Lol

 

[Frank bierce]

Good point. Im gonna keep tweakin until I get all of the angles correct.

It will take some practice...then muscle memory. Are you doing it on the bar, or do you have a chain clamp? A clamp makes it much easier!! The deflection of the tooth while sharpening in the bar can make consistent angles tough as well. If sharpening on a bar, I usually try to get the chain pretty tight on the saw, which helps lessen tooth deflection.

 

[Wolverine]

What do you guys do to get em that smooth?

Practice.
It just takes a nice straight stroke of the file. If it wanders/wobbles a little, the cut of the file won’t be as purdy.

 

[mettee]

What do you guys do to get em that smooth?

It's takes a perfect, straight, even pressure stroke with little to now file movement from the desired angle.

 

[mettee]

View attachment 277127 Using the one on top.

Thats a good file. I got the sharpest corners with pferd

 

[MustangMike]

I use the same file, but I sharpen on the bar, my chains almost never leave the bar.

I use a stump vice (I mark where I put it) and set the saw on top of a wooden box. Then, I lock the tooth in place with a paint stirrer in back of the tooth, angled down to the wooden box, and sharpen with my other hand. I sit next to the box on a mechanic's stool.

Works well for me, fast and simple!

And, the right angles are not just defined by how fast it cuts, but also by how long it lasts. That is why I don't go too steep.

 

[Pincher]

I'd like to see a picture of that setup Mike. I just file chain on bar, in vice, chain tight and a screwdriver on bottom side of bar between the bar and chain for extra tension.

 

[MustangMike]

Busy as a one armed paper hanger at the moment, but I will see if I can get my wife to take one next time I sharpen.

I've demonstrated it at a few GTGs in the area.