Author Topic: Chain Sharpening Angles?  (Read 940 times)

0 Members and 13 Guests are viewing this topic.

Offline farmboy

  • Moderator
  • Nitro Hotsaw
  • *******
  • Posts: 1170
  • Karma: 150
  • Location: Hayesville, NC

  • Total Badges: 31
    Badges: (View All)
    Level 6 Eighth year Anniversary Seventh year Anniversary Sixth year Anniversary 1000 Posts Old Browser
Re: Chain Sharpening Angles?
« Reply #10 on: August 30, 2015, 09:31:59 am »
30* 60* 0* is what I grind.
Shep

Offline Cut4fun .

  • Administrator
  • Nitro Hotsaw
  • *******
  • Posts: 23708
  • Karma: 664
  • OHIO REDNECK Saw Repair Getter Done
    • Redneck Chainsaw Repair

  • Total Badges: 53
    Badges: (View All)
    Tenth year Anniversary Nineth year Anniversary Level 8 Apple User Eighth year Anniversary 20000 Posts
Re: Chain Sharpening Angles?
« Reply #11 on: August 30, 2015, 10:05:53 am »
Stihl USG grinder  I went with A +40 /+40  B +10/-10   C +30/-30   they show to use 15 on B but I like 10.

Better give you this link for those that dont know the USG  http://www.stihlusa.com/WebContent/CMSFileLibrary/instructionmanuals/USG_sawchainangles_chart.pdf

Offline 660magnum

  • Global Moderator
  • Nitro Hotsaw
  • *******
  • Posts: 6437
  • Karma: 249
  • For The Love Of Chainsaws
  • Location: NCO

  • Total Badges: 39
    Badges: (View All)
    Seventh year Anniversary Sixth year Anniversary Fifth year Anniversary Fourth year Anniversary 5000 Posts Third year Anniversary
Re: Chain Sharpening Angles?
« Reply #12 on: August 30, 2015, 01:43:40 pm »
Semi chisel chains do not normally have the top of the cutter drooping 10 degrees.

But most chisel chains do. You can see it if you look at the cutter head on.

Chisel chains have a a sharp corner where the vertical and horizontal parts of the cutter meet. (like Stihl RS or Oregon LG)

Stihl RM is a semi chisel cutter and is always flat zero across the top cutter and are rounded off between the vertical and horizontal parts.

Semi chisel chains are better for dead and dirty woods.
We should share what we know... someone may learn...
That knowledge can live after us... and that "Pays It Forward".
Be all that you can be . . .

Offline Philbert

  • Gas Hotsaw
  • ******
  • Posts: 563
  • Karma: 76

  • Total Badges: 23
    Badges: (View All)
    Seventh year Anniversary Sixth year Anniversary Level 5 Fifth year Anniversary 500 Posts Fourth year Anniversary
Re: Chain Sharpening Angles?
« Reply #13 on: August 30, 2015, 03:27:49 pm »
Pretty sure I have posted these before.  Current Oregon recommendations show 30/55/10 on a lot of chains, that they used to say 30/60/0. These things change. I would not get hung up on it - pick something that works for you.

http://www.oregonproducts.com/pdfs/FilingAngles.pdf

http://www.oregonproducts.com/pdfs/GrindingAngles.pdf

Philbert

 

Related Topics

  Subject / Started by Replies Last post
5 Replies
914 Views
Last post January 31, 2012, 10:10:59 pm
by Al Smith
4 Replies
450 Views
Last post February 28, 2013, 10:17:45 am
by 660magnum
18 Replies
2053 Views
Last post October 31, 2013, 11:59:21 pm
by 660magnum
1 Replies
385 Views
Last post December 24, 2013, 11:36:57 pm
by Cut4fun .
2 Replies
453 Views
Last post February 05, 2014, 07:47:35 pm
by gunnusmc03
4 Replies
351 Views
Last post October 17, 2014, 04:16:51 pm
by Cut4fun .
6 Replies
977 Views
Last post November 23, 2014, 08:39:38 am
by Cut4fun .
6 Replies
373 Views
Last post February 15, 2015, 02:06:46 pm
by ljmercer
5 Replies
464 Views
Last post May 26, 2021, 03:51:02 pm
by Philbert
2 Replies
351 Views
Last post August 13, 2023, 12:21:14 pm
by John Mc