Chainsaw Repair

Hi all,

I looked at how the file was sitting on the teeth and this is how it is



I gave it another sharpen and this was the result.  I tried to pull the file up onto the underside of the tooth.



How do they look??

I have no bigger logs to cut up yet so that will have to wait but they feel sharper.  One thing about using the file guide,  I was resting it on the top of the tooth and the top of the hook thing opposite the cutting face,  if you get what I mean,  is this ok or should the file guide only touch the top of the tooth?

Thanks,

Graham

Those guides are basically useless, as they don't let you see what you are doing with the file. If you have too use a guide, use a Husky roller guide, but make sure you get the 3/8" low profile variant.

The best is to file freehand, while looking closely at what you are doing. Use a file handle with an angle indicator, that will get the angle close enough (the exact angle isn't critical, but the higth of the file is).