Not Sold On Square Filing

[Skeans1]

What you’re looking for is the outside corner and the cutting corner to meet like this.


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[John Beiswenger]

Turns out John is my brothers' “old” next door neighbor.

Good one Joe but don’t think I’m that much older than you!!

 

[toolmaker]

Good one Joe but don’t think I’m that much older than you!!

No, no......... that's not what I meant!!
Perhaps I should have said "my brothers' former neighbor".

 

[chipper1]

Wanna hear a small world story?

My brother told me long ago of a logger that lived next door to him that square filed his chains. I met him long ago, don't remember much about him though.
Brother sold house and moved out of the neighborhood.
In the thread above John Beisweinger offered me a loop of chain, said he lives 20 min. from me.
Turns out John is my brothers' old next door neighbor.
Kind of crazy, isn't it.......................

I love hearing stuff like that.

Anyone near me to teach me how to square file and to send me some free chains .

 

[deye223]

I find square chisel lasts better than round chisel...got more support on the leading edge. Round chisel too pointy & gets smashed out of shape in hard wood. I just bought a roll of Windsor round chisel that I'll grind square to play with, but for me semi chisel is 99% what I use.... unfortunately

Around here I have found Windsor a waste of time in hardwoods but we have grey sandy soil being close to the coast , mix that with stringy bark and box bark and stihl or Carlton chain lasts the best . hope you have better luck

 

[iamsham78]

Around here I have found Windsor a waste of time in hardwoods but we have grey sandy soil being close to the coast , mix that with stringy bark and box bark and stihl or Carlton chain lasts the best . hope you have better luck

I mainly run Stihl rsflk. I found 2 loops of Carlton 3/8 050 skip I was bored so I square file the chain just to see what it would do? It’s a salad shooter!! In popular, cherry, soft maple it throws ribbons!! Very impressive.Been wanting to get a couple more loops of full comp and see what they do? I have no idea how these chains will hold up to say a full day of cutting firewood? So far all I’ve cut with them is cookies of popular and a few saplings. It was a fun experiment but definitely too much work to buy loops or a roll to run full time. Hoping to get a grinder somewhere down the road.


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[iamsham78]

I mainly run Stihl rsflk. I found 2 loops of Carlton 3/8 050 skip I was bored so I square file the chain just to see what it would do? It’s a salad shooter!! In popular, cherry, soft maple it throws ribbons!! Very impressive.Been wanting to get a couple more loops of full comp and see what they do? I have no idea how these chains will hold up to say a full day of cutting firewood? So far all I’ve cut with them is cookies of popular and a few saplings. It was a fun experiment but definitely too much work to buy loops or a roll to run full time. Hoping to get a grinder somewhere down the road.


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Forgot.... I’m in central WVa and we mainly cut locust, popular, cherry, maple, and lots and lots of dead ash. Should say “deadly dead ash” man I hate cutting those things!!![emoji856]


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[Moparmyway]

I mainly run Stihl rsflk.

Never heard of this

RSLFK is square full skip
RSLHK is square half skip

 

[iamsham78]

Never heard of this

RSLFK is square full skip
RSLHK is square half skip

Yep square full skip


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[sundance]

My results greatly improved when I got a chain vice, way easier. After getting comfy filing on the vice, it made it easier to do touch ups on the saw.

@Deets066 Any details on the chain vice? Looks handy.

 

[Johnmn]

@Deets066 Any details on the chain vice? Looks handy.

@Homelite410 sells them

 

[Homemade]

There was a guy in here I can’t remember his name that made them. Only a short run were made. I see forrester sells one but looks light duty.


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[Homelite410]

Good afternoon fellas how can I help you guys with a vise?

 

[Deets066]

Good afternoon fellas how can I help you guys with a vise?

WOOTS!!!
Can’t beat em buddy.

 

[Al Smith]

Everybody has an opinion . I find it a pain in the behind to file for work chain .A racer is different but it is used in soft poplar or cotton wood not hard as iron dead ash or hickory .I seldom cut a live tree .

 

[beaglebriar]

I love hearing stuff like that.

Anyone near me to teach me how to square file and to send me some free chains .

Freeloader...

 

[dall]

Forgot.... I’m in central WVa and we mainly cut locust, popular, cherry, maple, and lots and lots of dead ash. Should say “deadly dead ash” man I hate cutting those things!!![emoji856]


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where at in west virginia

 

[iamsham78]

where at in west virginia

Buckhannon hell your not far


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[dall]

Buckhannon hell your not far


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a hour

 

[toolmaker]

Good afternoon fellas how can I help you guys with a vise?

I would like to see pics of your vise