Bar rail closing..

[grön ek]

thanks Brad,

Any tips on setting the bar rail closer up?

Maybe I got a bad file with that thing..........cause it died very quickly...

I use a piece of flat steel, or hard brass two thousandths of an inch smaller than what you need (I use a .061" shim for my 63 gauge bars). Slide that into the groove, and hammer the rail tighter with a 2 pound thumb detector. Check it FREQUENTLY. If it's too tight, open it up with a screwdriver, gently, so you don' blow it way out of shape. I've found that a gap too wide doesn't carry the oil as well as a properly closed gap. I shoot for little or no wobble when the groove is tested with the chain.. Use gloves while deburring the guidebar,,,,, I've a LOT of sliced fingers from those nasty things. Much luck

 

[Frontcut]

the bar rail closers are a great tool, the new ones are just a copy of the silvey BRC.
http://www.madsens1.com/PDF/Bar_Rail_Closer_(BRC)_Instructions.pdf?Check out the silvey manual. Its really easy to do once you get the hang out it

 

[KASH]

Thumb detector you gotta love that one/
kash