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I've always made fine sawdust not chips. I don't think it's the quality of my sharpening....I was once complimented on my sharpening by a Stihl dealer (but maybe he says that to all the guys).
So on the basis that it wasn't my sharpening, I just ignored the issue as un-fixable. Thing is, the oil laden fine dust is a pain to clean out of the saw.
I understand that the incredibly hard Eucalypts which I have need lower rakers than would normally be the case for regular hardwood, without going too low so that the thing becomes a bucking bronco.
Researching file gauges, it seemed that I needed a better gauge than the standard one which came with the saw. I think that means a progressive type.
So I got this from Stihl. It's marked hard and soft wood but I think I saw somewhere that the softwood setting means it gets filed lower than the hardwood.
My question is, should I use the hardwood or softwood setting bearing in mind the type of timber I am dealing with? thanks.
So on the basis that it wasn't my sharpening, I just ignored the issue as un-fixable. Thing is, the oil laden fine dust is a pain to clean out of the saw.
I understand that the incredibly hard Eucalypts which I have need lower rakers than would normally be the case for regular hardwood, without going too low so that the thing becomes a bucking bronco.
Researching file gauges, it seemed that I needed a better gauge than the standard one which came with the saw. I think that means a progressive type.
So I got this from Stihl. It's marked hard and soft wood but I think I saw somewhere that the softwood setting means it gets filed lower than the hardwood.
My question is, should I use the hardwood or softwood setting bearing in mind the type of timber I am dealing with? thanks.