Anyone Ever Build a Chainholder???

[rahtreelimbs]

This was my first attempt at building a chainholder for sharpening. I used 2 crapped out 3/8" lo-pro bars. I placed a piece of .060 aluminum between the 2 bars before I welded them together. Using .060 aluminum as a shim lets me put any size drive link it in. The holder has a shelf of sorts to keep it in the vice. The clamping force of the vice actually locks the holder down.

 

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Overhead shot.

 

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Top.

 

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Underside.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Nice 'lil tool!

Lets see how long it stays looking purty!

 

[Tony Snyder]

I take it that the .060 spacer was used to set the space between the two bar pieces but does not remain in there, thus the two bar sections can flex and allow clamping. (or is it there but at the bottom?)

Good idea. I have seen far worse approaches to the same thing.

How you keep that shop so clean, don't do much?

 

[Jacob J.]

Tony- one thing I did to keep the shop somewhat clean was moved my chain grinders and bench grinder outside, to a covered storage space behind the shop, so everything doesn't get coated with grinding dust. I also mounted a vice on a stand out there and that's where I do all my grinding on cylinders and other components, so there's no shavings to vacuum up.

That is a nice looking shop, Rich.

 

[rahtreelimbs]

Originally posted by Tony Snyder
I take it that the .060 spacer was used to set the space between the two bar pieces but does not remain in there, thus the two bar sections can flex and allow clamping. (or is it there but at the bottom?)

Good idea. I have seen far worse approaches to the same thing.

How you keep that shop so clean, don't do much?

You hit the nail on the head with the spacer.

I have everything in that shop. From all of my tree gear to every single wrench and tool that I own. If I don't keep it clean and organized I can't move or find anything. Being the organized anal person that I am also helps.

 

[JimL]

Old solid stihl bar

mounts to my chainsaw stand

 

[tony marks]

good work..rich..

 

[jensen 32000]

Chain holder/filing jig

I built this jig out of aluminum and stainless using a recirculating bearing and a rod from an air cylinder from old packaging machinery. I liked the idea of barmount jigs but found them to be too flimsy. It is a copy of a Stihl jig I saw on Ebay.

 

[jensen 32000]

Stihl Jig

Here is the Stihl version

 

[rahtreelimbs]

Re: Chain holder/filing jig

Originally posted by jensen 32000
I built this jig out of aluminum and stainless using a recirculating bearing and a rod from an air cylinder from old packaging machinery. I liked the idea of barmount jigs but found them to be too flimsy. It is a copy of a Stihl jig I saw on Ebay.

Man you outdid yourself on that one. Very, very impressive!!!

 

[jsikkema1]

Rich

You could scribe a few lines on the top of that for your filing angles- just a thought
Jeff

 

[Crofter]

It Works too

Jensen 32000 Filing jig does a good job. We had a look at his filing on Sunday at Gypo's. Mike you will just have to see if you can make it square file as nicely and you'll be off to the races!

Frank

 

[jensen 32000]

Square Filing

Actually I just got a chain that was to come with the bar when I bought the 066. The fellow sent a brand new square filed skip chain for the 33" TSUMURA Lite bar that came with the saw. Now I can start studying. He was a real honest Ebayer. (bar also had a new tip)