Adirondack
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I bought a CHAINSHARP hand file with both the round file and flat file combo at bailey's. I thought it was working just fine but now I think I might be doing something wrong. It seems like it gets the cutter of the saw chain very sharp but it has trouble "grabbing" the wood. It is an Oregon chain 72LPX072G that came with the saw. The flat file seems to be filing the depth gauge correctly but in Oak it almost acts like the chain is dull. If I push down on the Saw it grabs and seems to make big chips.
Do you run the file 90 degrees to the face of the bar or slightly tilted up to the edge of the cutter?
I have seen both recommended. The most logical seems to have a slight angle on the file to make a nice edge on the point so it can grab the wood easier. But I am a :newbie:and probably do not know what the :censored: I am doing. Thanks for any help.
Do you run the file 90 degrees to the face of the bar or slightly tilted up to the edge of the cutter?
I have seen both recommended. The most logical seems to have a slight angle on the file to make a nice edge on the point so it can grab the wood easier. But I am a :newbie:and probably do not know what the :censored: I am doing. Thanks for any help.
Thanks again.
