Burnham
Woods walker
A well-positioned vice is the cat's meow.
How do you sharpen saw chain?
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pantheraba
More biners!!!
Stump vise....I got this idea from Stig...he cuts an on-site tree to the right height...as a logger he is sometimes on-site days at a time. I carry the stump with me...my site is always different.
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pantheraba
More biners!!!
It has worked very well...thanks for the idea.
flushcut
TreeHouser
I made this for the tailgate and takes up little space in the truck box.
SouthSoundTree
Treehouser
I like holding the powerhead in my lap almost, squeezed between my legs, bar up and in front of me, 18" away from my face (up close view). Its how I started in the woods.
sotc
Dormant hero!!
That's how I do it as well
SouthSoundTree
Treehouser
SouthSoundTree
Treehouser
Vises make my neck hurt. I feel like I do a good job, and have good posture at the same time. I like to look "down" at the cutter from straight above.
CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
Magnus
TreeHouser
brendonv
Tree Hugger
I made a tilda where we log in the woods. Works great.
flushcut
TreeHouser
flimsy!
It's heavy enough that you can use both hands on the file and really get after it if need be, and I ran some beads of old calk on the bottom for a nonskid surface.
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
Why file a saw upside down?
SouthSoundTree
Treehouser
powerhead out of the way, Butch????
Magnus
TreeHouser
Best with this is that it holds bar like a vice, chain is free.
It is like the one you have on truck, Butch but this is of wood and in better position.
You make it as high as you need, porteble too if desired.
Svante make te cut to squish bar low, I made it paralell and wedged from top. Worked but low is better.
I put the saw vertical when I file so my vice is built in from factory.
It is like the one you have on truck, Butch but this is of wood and in better position.
You make it as high as you need, porteble too if desired.
Svante make te cut to squish bar low, I made it paralell and wedged from top. Worked but low is better.
I put the saw vertical when I file so my vice is built in from factory.
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
Vertical???
Mick!
TreeHouser
We are learning stuff today!!
SouthSoundTree
Treehouser
My bar is at about 70 degrees, 90 being vertical, while sharpening in my lap.
If I have a badly rocked chain, grind it. If it is just a touch-up to keep sharp, no more than 10 strokes to Sharp, then the lap.
When working in rocky areas in the woods, I would sometimes just put on two light strokes every tank, most of the time.
If I have a badly rocked chain, grind it. If it is just a touch-up to keep sharp, no more than 10 strokes to Sharp, then the lap.
When working in rocky areas in the woods, I would sometimes just put on two light strokes every tank, most of the time.
Mick!
TreeHouser
I'm a vice hammered into a log man on site, vice on the bench at home. Rather boring really.
I worked with a faller for a bit on oaks and he brushed the file over the teeth nearly every tank, only lightly but his saws were mighty impressive.
I worked with a faller for a bit on oaks and he brushed the file over the teeth nearly every tank, only lightly but his saws were mighty impressive.
Magnus
TreeHouser
I file 99% of all chains by hand in a vice:
The few times I am out and cut I file vertical.
My now older son shows what I mean in this pic:
Here is me filming a couple buddy's that filer same way:
The few times I am out and cut I file vertical.
My now older son shows what I mean in this pic:
Here is me filming a couple buddy's that filer same way:
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
Interesting!
Magnus
TreeHouser
Found this in Photobucket file... Here is a pic of me and Stig when we meet now for second or third time?
Mike Acres running Dolmar.
Mike Acres running Dolmar.
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
I'm prone to touching up chains each time I fuel up a saw.
Just a few swipes on each cutter till the dull shine disappears, indicating a razor sharp cutter.
Keeping your files in sealed weather proof containers helps a lot.
Any chain over 2 feet gets the grinder though!
Most my sharpenings are by hand, no guide, just a file handle. Rakers should only need attention 2-3 times over the life of the chain.
I like to kneel at my tailgate during sharpening to be on the same level as the chain, so's I can see the reflected light on the dull edge of the cutter, disappear.
Jomo
Just a few swipes on each cutter till the dull shine disappears, indicating a razor sharp cutter.
Keeping your files in sealed weather proof containers helps a lot.
Any chain over 2 feet gets the grinder though!
Most my sharpenings are by hand, no guide, just a file handle. Rakers should only need attention 2-3 times over the life of the chain.
I like to kneel at my tailgate during sharpening to be on the same level as the chain, so's I can see the reflected light on the dull edge of the cutter, disappear.
Jomo
