Barshop Manuals Videos? Tips and use?

ScottWojo · Dec 23, 2012

A barshop is a machine to recondition chainsaw bars.

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There was one on Craigslist that I had finally decided to buy. I was wondering those of you have used it, what I should know about its operation. Found one guy on youtube grinding the guides. but not much more than that.

The one I have has a hammer attachment that you slide the bar through to close the rails.

Dennis Cahoon · Dec 23, 2012

Wojo........Don't use the hammer attachment. Sand the feathers off the rails, then slightly squeeze the rails with a rail squeezer, and then regroove. Never had any good luck with the hammer attachment. The sander is the best tool on the machine for me. I use it almost daily sanding mostly aluminum, but also cleaning up bars. I use the grinding wheel for heavy grinding, and mostly to even up the rails.

Arrowhead · Dec 23, 2012

I've never used the hammer on mine yet. I believe Dennis is right with just using a squeezer. The hammer is LOUD!!
I use mine about daily to dress bars and only occasionally do I cut a groove.
I use the fat grinding wheel to dress the rails, then I use the sanding drum to take the edges off.

Jacob J. · Dec 23, 2012

Like Dennis said- the sanding drum is flat-out the best attachment on the bar shop. I used the one we had for finishing all kinds of stuff. A few log cutters I was working with would come in and use the rail closer. As Ed said, it's loud enough to wake the dead.

Be careful with the grooving wheels- they're thin and quite fragile. When they break, they throw pieces everywhere.

Arrowhead · Dec 23, 2012

Yes, make sure you wear saftey goggles when using the grooving discs. I've had several explode. The first bar I regrooved was a 25" Stihl ES bar. I didn't have a good hold on it, it bound up, and went flying across the shop. It flew about 14 feet before hitting the wall. It didn't loose any altitude in the process either. :laugh: