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Stihl crazy after all these years
Thanks BobL!
Further to my Feb 8th post, last Saturday I finally got a chance to try out my half-used chain, freshly ground and with the 4 degree angle per the Beal Tilt box on new Stihl chain. I made sure my cutters were about the same length, then hand filed one depth gauge down until the Tilt Box showed 4 degrees on the used chain, and used that to set up the grinder for the rest of the depth gauges.
What a difference! Saturday the saw pulled me through the wood as if the chain were brand new.
I've since ordered and received an FOP. Members here on AS report it will work fine with Stihl chain, but I have yet to try it. I think it will be going into the woods with me from now on though. Haven't looked up the online instructions yet, but from just fiddling with it, I think it agrees with the depth gauge settings on the chain I experimented with.
Thanks BobL, for the detailed explanation about how the geometry works on these chains. Thanks as well to all the AS contributors to this thread who provided their insight. I'm sold.
Now if I can just come up with the funds for that MS441, I'll really be in business.
Further to my Feb 8th post, last Saturday I finally got a chance to try out my half-used chain, freshly ground and with the 4 degree angle per the Beal Tilt box on new Stihl chain. I made sure my cutters were about the same length, then hand filed one depth gauge down until the Tilt Box showed 4 degrees on the used chain, and used that to set up the grinder for the rest of the depth gauges.
What a difference! Saturday the saw pulled me through the wood as if the chain were brand new.
I've since ordered and received an FOP. Members here on AS report it will work fine with Stihl chain, but I have yet to try it. I think it will be going into the woods with me from now on though. Haven't looked up the online instructions yet, but from just fiddling with it, I think it agrees with the depth gauge settings on the chain I experimented with.
Thanks BobL, for the detailed explanation about how the geometry works on these chains. Thanks as well to all the AS contributors to this thread who provided their insight. I'm sold.
Now if I can just come up with the funds for that MS441, I'll really be in business.