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The thing that works best for me for extending the life of a file is to be really good about rotating it through its forward stroke. If you keep filing the same side it heats up and dulls quicker. Rotating it allows it to cool down. Don't worry about the derail. That's a cool old saw. The...

One of the catalogues had a tip about getting more life out of you files. They recommended soaking them in acid(which I cannot remember) overnight. Wait, I seem to think it was muriatic acid. Any which way, I am fresh out of acid so I've never tried it out.

Me too and because all the repair shops here are Stihl dealers. It makes more sense to buy Stihl here, but huskies are fine saws.

I don't get the all or nothing approach folks have to what they buy. I prefer Stihls but I do not hate Husqvarna saws. I rather liked the 372. I would buy whatever truck suited my needs, whether it was a Chevy, Ford, Dodge or what have you. Folks seem to have such fierce brand...

I use the Pferd files.

Just to be fair, I'll order Stihl chain next time. The Woodsman Pro I ran was ages ago when there were shortages of Oregon chain.

I've never had problems with Oregon Chain. I like the Stihl chains fine too. I didn't like hand filing the Woodsman Pro chain as it dulled a file per chain it seemed like. If you ground your chains, I suppose that would be great too. I must not be too discerning or something.

It stretches more I think as it is softer.