Stihl Hexa file and sawchain

[davidwyby]

Mebbe one morning this weekend. Or bring up there…

 

[Woodpecker]

Mebbe one morning this weekend. Or bring up there…

All the hardware in your luggage pretty much guarantees you a cavity search at airport security

 

[Wilhelm]

All the hardware in your luggage pretty much guarantees you a cavity search at airport security

Maybe he's hoping for it . . .

 

[Big_6]

Don't brag about the saw with the finger ports to prevent the probing.

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[davidwyby]

Goofed around cutting speed wood today. No hexa, it’s .063” and I’m all .050” on my small bars. I could bring to MI if someone has a 20” .063”.

 

[davidwyby]

https://opeforum.com/threads/20-72dl-063-bar-to-test-hexa.27340/

Also, let me know what you’d like to see tested.

 

[davidwyby]

Got bar

 

[davidwyby]

Stock saw? Ported? Hard wood? Soft wood?
I know for sure I’m going to test angled cuts and face cut cleaning.

 

[davidwyby]

I tried it on a stock 266 in dry wood. Doesn’t self feed well. Might if I dropped rakers? I also did some face clean out cuts. Did pretty good, Grabby on the corner of the chain. Baby c was better. Also plunged and sliced a cookie off the top of a vertical chunk. The top/back of the bar/chain seemed to want to catch and push/kick. Overall, meh. I think the round file creates a hollow grind that cuts better. I haven’t tried the file yet but I think the best thing about it is the dummy resistant smooth sided file for file height.

@Woodpecker

 

[Woodpecker]

I tried it on a stock 266 in dry wood. Doesn’t self feed well. Might if I dropped rakers? I also did some face clean out cuts. Did pretty good, Grabby on the corner of the chain. Baby c was better. Also plunged and sliced a cookie off the top of a vertical chunk. The top/back of the bar/chain seemed to want to catch and push/kick. Overall, meh. I think the round file creates a hollow grind that cuts better. I haven’t tried the file yet but I think the best thing about it is the dummy resistant smooth sided file for file height.

@Woodpecker

I think I’ll stick to square

 

[davidwyby]

The file setting all the height and angles means it's hard to adjust to preference...obviously. I think square having the corner in the corner creates a trough for chip flow...the hexa is almost just scraping vs. slicing.

 

[Big_6]

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@sawmikaze Insta

just gotta “control your feed”

After filing, even in the hands of untrained users,
*the hex file basically runs itself*
at 25 degrees.
We'll see what the after effects of Storm Ian are and beak out the Hexa file!

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[gurwald]

I bought a hexa file and also a 12 pack 7/32 files, I got like eight of the round files for the same price as one hexa.

Have not had time to play with it yet though. I dont cut much this time of year.

Question if anyone knows, maybe it says on the file but are the hexafile made for any special chain, brand/pitch/etc?

 

[davidwyby]

Mine is 3/8” chain

 

[Big_6]

Triangulare' !
The Hexa file I got came from Sweden.
It has not been put to the test as new chain is sampled.
The file does lay perfect under the top plate, sets on the side plate and the gullet.
It is pretty awesome.
A few strokes and you are gtg.
This Triangulare' is a one and done deal.

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[Big_6]

i hope so..



you buy a kit first, then let us all know



Nah she's got the hamburger & needs some pork sword …



a bit of persuasion and I think they will peel off her..

Be forewarned when your Stihld maiden shows up in Chain mail!
When's the GTG?

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[gurwald]

Hey buddy, I thought that looked weird. Afaik thats a file for square filing not stihl hexa.
Hexa file should be an even sided 60 degree file with two smooth sides without cutters wich you lay flat against the gullet.

Triangulare' !
The Hexa file I got came from Sweden.
It has not been put to the test as new chain is sampled.
The file does lay perfect under the top plate, sets on the side plate and the gullet.
It is pretty awesome.
A few strokes and you are gtg.
This Triangulare' is a one and done deal.

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[Willard]

Found this a few days ago on the European Stihl Timbersports site.
Backup for the Stihl Hexa? And it is a grinder of sorts

 

[Philbert]

It’s a tiny belt sander powered by a cordless drill. Abrasive is abrasive.

I contacted them, a few years ago, about getting a unit to demo, but nothing happened.

Using it for square ground (sanded?) will take some thought.


Philbert

 

[Big_6]

It’s a tiny belt sander powered by a cordless drill. Abrasive is abrasive.

I contacted them, a few years ago, about getting a unit to demo, but nothing happened.

Using it for square ground (sanded?) will take some thought.


Philbert

MOBILE-Milwaukee battery grinder with the cutting wheel gets the tooth beak and side plate sharp fast! No sandpaper belts necessary!
18v so you can make coffee with a 18v battery while slacking!
Use the 12v stick transfer water pump to get to the coffee maker and chain grinder or foredom in the saw shed, slackers.
How many inches of water can 18v pump? Randy?
Swipe up to watch the water flow!
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CiSVTTGvXEl/?igshid=MTQwMmM4NDE=



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