Sharpening Chain.

[Farmchuck]

The instruction manual for your grinder should show you how to center the chain holding vise to get equal length cutters.

This setting can change as the
grinder wheel wears and the diameter changes.

Or, you can adjust your technique: I will grind all of the Left cutters (for example), then do just one Right cutter. I stop and compare that cutter back-to-back with one of the Left cutters, and make small adjustments to the cutter positioning stop / dog to get equal length cutters.

After a while, you will be able to predict which side will be longer without making the adjustment.

Philbert

With what do you compare them with?

 

[Deets066]

With what do you compare them with?

Each other.

Roll the chain around and hold a left cutter next to a right and compare length

 

[Philbert]

With what do you compare them with?

See photo in earlier post. You can measure with a micrometer or caliper, but visually is good enough for me.

Philbert

 

[dahmer]

See photo in earlier post. You can measure with a micrometer or caliper, but visually is good enough for me.

Philbert

Haven’t been retired long enough, even if it isn’t super critical I keep cutters +- .005”, gives me something to do.

 

[Deets066]

Haven’t been retired long enough, even if it isn’t super critical I keep cutters +- .005”, gives me something to do.

 

[dahmer]

OCD from being a retired machinist.

 

[Deets066]

OCD from being a retired machinist.

Do you set your rakers with the same precision?

 

[dahmer]

Do you set your rakers with the same precision?

To be honest, no. Too much PITA on them.

 

[Deets066]

To be honest, no. Too much PITA on them.

Well chit, that’s the part that matters. Lol

 

[dahmer]

Do you set your rakers with the same precision?

You got me thinking on this. I have a bar clamped in a vise for doing rakers. I can mount a magnetic indicator base to the side of the bar and just swing the indicator over each raker as I file it. Give me something else to do. Thanks for making me think @Deets066.

 

[RI Chevy]

Pics when you get it figured out please.

 

[dahmer]

Pics when you get it figured out please.

Air filter pic too?

 

[RI Chevy]

No sir. All set. TY

 

[Deets066]

You got me thinking on this. I have a bar clamped in a vise for doing rakers. I can mount a magnetic indicator base to the side of the bar and just swing the indicator over each raker as I file it. Give me something else to do. Thanks for making me think @Deets066.

Don’t think so, they need to be set as opposed to each tooth.

 

[Deets066]

You got me thinking on this. I have a bar clamped in a vise for doing rakers. I can mount a magnetic indicator base to the side of the bar and just swing the indicator over each raker as I file it. Give me something else to do. Thanks for making me think @Deets066.

Let me know if you figured out a better method than a parallel and a feeler gauge. Cuz that sucks

 

[dahmer]

Don’t think so, they need to be set as opposed to each tooth.

Yep. Swing indicator across tooth then over raker -.025”

 

[dahmer]

Will have to mount indicator base on anvil of vise for it to work correctly. Mounted on bar will not work because of angle.

 

[Deets066]

Yep. Swing indicator across tooth then over raker -.025”

I spose that could work

 

[dahmer]

Supposed to rain here Thursday and Friday, I’ll work on it then. Can’t let the leaves get too far ahead of me so it’ll be at least Thursday before I can start experimenting.

 

[Philbert]

Let me know if you figured out a better method than a parallel and a feeler gauge.

Started a whole thread on this on A.S.:

https://www.arboristsite.com/community/threads/depth-gauge-tools-for-saw-chain.279374/

Last page shows $7 digital tire gauge being used:

https://www.arboristsite.com/commun...l-indicator-feedback-on-marketability.295188/

Philbert