Chris E
I'm Not Slash
I use a small plastic box with individual compartments, similar to what you store fishing tackle in
Storing saw chain
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woodworkingboy
TreeHouser
Anyone soak their new chains in an oil bath? I did that for a awhile, then hung them up to drip back into a canister to reclaim the oil. Read it recommended in a book. I'm sure that it can't hurt, but i stopped doing it.
Burnham
Woods walker
Too much mess and hassle, imo. Hell, chains are not THAT costly 
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MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
Agreed!
CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
Bag em, tag em and box em up. Easy peasy.
Burnham
Woods walker
Yep...they don't need to be treated like museum objects; they are a wear item that has a quite limited life, over all.
So long as they are not banging about into other steel and dulling the cutters, or sitting in water rusting, what's the big deal? Unless some evil boss like Stig sets up a trap for you, untwisting a saw chain is nothing.
So long as they are not banging about into other steel and dulling the cutters, or sitting in water rusting, what's the big deal? Unless some evil boss like Stig sets up a trap for you, untwisting a saw chain is nothing.
SouthSoundTree-
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I hear that a long-bar chain is capable of simply being flipped inside-out with a little force. Easy to screw with someone.
Mick!
TreeHouser
I keep them in the original boxes but ensure I write clearly what saw it is for on the box, then store tidily in the workshop.
I never take spare chains to work, plenty of spare saws though.
I never take spare chains to work, plenty of spare saws though.
sotc
Dormant hero!!
Fun fact
I think you may have read "Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance" Jay.
It is recommended treatment for motorcycle chains.
Yes, but möbiussing a chain makes it way more puzzling.
When we tried it on Martin our last apprentice, it didn't work, though.
He took one look at it and said: " You guys are f...... with me again"
Bummer.
woodworkingboy
TreeHouser
Pre-soaking a chain. I'm sure that it was a book on chainsaw maintenance, but an old one. It may have dated back to the time when automatic oilers weren't so common.
SouthSoundTree-
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I had some chains hanging by the grinder in outdoor humidity. They started to corrode over time. I oil-dipped and hung them.
CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
I like making the new guy find the chain stretcher and untangler myself.
woodslinger
TreeHouser
It's the AGAIN that got ya, sounds like he's a quick learner and you have a habit of F...... with apprentices.
Stephen, do they sell the chain stretchers and detanglers in the same isle as the wood stretchers? I'm always looking for a good wood stretcher, especially after I've cut it twice and its still too short!
CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
I usually just hand them a mirror.. Those can be had from Wally World 
BlackSmith
Uncivil
The only way to store chain and I've never sharpened one since...
flushcut
TreeHouser
This is what I use easily accommodates a 54" they are durable and last years. I think this one is over ten years old.
Evan Sussman
TreeHouser
Exactly what I was going to say. I put the chains in there cardboard boxes marked by bar length, we only run 28 inch and 16 inch. So it's not too difficult. Then we store those boxes inside the ammo can.
BlackSmith
Uncivil
Yea but it sure is nice knowing where everything is. I drive myself nuts looking for something I know I have but can't find. I'd rather know I don't have it.
Al Smith
Mac Daddy
Being such a neat freak I store mine in a 5 gallon bucket along with the wedges and files .
flushcut
TreeHouser
It looks like you need to spin up a few chains.
