Chainsaw Repair

I hand filed mine on the saw in the vice. That is how I sharpen all my chains. I like to try and keep things the same. I feel that it better to make small changes on a chain that way you actually know what each different thing does. ch74 you should be well pleased with your chain. To have a round filed chain cut like that is great. On my square chain I sharpen the tooth out at the tip of the bar, where the tooth just starts over the round edge of the tip. Helped me to get the file in there and not get down in the straps so bad.

I filed mine in my fg2 with the top part(file holder) removed.  First round chain I filed square.  Tried to follow all the pros(squarefile,mdavlee,cut4fun,moparmyway)tips/methods.  I've got a lot to learn but it was fun as hell.  Wish I would've had more time with it.  Big thanks to moparmyway and of course cut4fun and all who helped.

Count me in for the next one, I'm hooked.

happy Christmas everyone.

learned a few things with my chain when it was compared to others times.

i lightened my chain as much as possible. the rivs ground down; the rakers thinned; the straps around the rivets; 45'd the back of the cutters; line ground the side of the cutter.  lots of metal fell off.  edit: forgot to mention, thinned the underside "drive" part of chain.

left the round cutting edge as it was from the factory, did not put a file to the tooth. angled the rakers down a bit.  (maybe too much, hahaha).

don't think with my chain chip clearing helped much, nothing but air behind the cutter.  time was on par with the stock chain.

maybe with more power, it would be a tad faster, but i don't think by much of anything. it's all in the cutter i am thinking?

maybe this will help someone.  posted a pic earlier of the chain.  hope cut4 can post a better one.

be careful with my chain with higher power kevin.  please check the rivs before you decide give it a go. 

Thanks, Cut4 your a good fella.
I like that hook under the raker on my chain.
And holly hell that last chain looks like a ferrari...lol..It just looks fast.

My chains were sharpened on just the bar with a sprocket. I used a small pipe & screech to tighten. On the work chain I round filed the cutter back then squared it up. The first few I did free hand then I did the rest with a granberg G-108. The depth gauges were then set to about .020.