Wild Knight
ArboristSite Guru
I misunderstood a post on sharpening angles and really messed up a chain. Luckily I only messed up one side of the chain before I caught the mistake. I have spent quite a few strokes on each cutter trying to re-shape it back to factory. To do this, I had to put a brand new point on the cutter by filing back the leading edges at a new angle until it got far enough through the edge to start cutting a new point. I focused on making sure the cutter stayed straight, filing it back until I got some semblance of a point. The raker is simply cut flat with the raker filing guide. Does this sound right?
Here are the chips thrown out of a cross-cut after I screwed it up:
And here are the chips after I re-filed the edge:
The saw feels like it is pulling itself through the wood again. Is this what I should be seeing if the cutter is reshaped properly?
Also, I tested it in some noodle cuts. Here are the noodles coming out the back of the saw:
And here are the noodles come out the front off the bar:
The ones in the back have a lot of dust. Is this because there is still something wrong with my cutters or raker depth, or is this a product of the chain re-cutting the noodles as they clog on the chain catcher (I do not have a roller catcher yet)?
Here are the chips thrown out of a cross-cut after I screwed it up:
And here are the chips after I re-filed the edge:
The saw feels like it is pulling itself through the wood again. Is this what I should be seeing if the cutter is reshaped properly?
Also, I tested it in some noodle cuts. Here are the noodles coming out the back of the saw:
And here are the noodles come out the front off the bar:
The ones in the back have a lot of dust. Is this because there is still something wrong with my cutters or raker depth, or is this a product of the chain re-cutting the noodles as they clog on the chain catcher (I do not have a roller catcher yet)?
...... I told you you'd get it. 
