Chisel grinding and fileing. NOT SQUARE !!

[Dolmar Enthusiast]

Its a depth gauge.

Thank you, not quite a pet peeve but I cringe just a little when they are referred to as rakers or a variety of other things! I mean come on, what are you running a cross cut misery whip...

 

[concretegrazer]

Where do you get the Stihl brand has/3 corner files ??

From stihl/they do exist.

 

[tramp bushler]

Ya, sometimes I call them riders. But not too often. When people call them rakers its kinda like fingernails on a chalk board.

When filing with a Hexagon chisel file. I give the gullet a few swipes before I do the cutter. Even tho the gullet is part of the cutter, it is its own little entity. I file it down on an angle so the point of it get out of the way. Much prefer a hex file to a big fat round file for doing gullets. When I'm grinding I free hand each gullet before I put the chain on the grinder to sharpen it.

 

[tramp bushler]

From stihl/they do exist.

What shop ??
No Stihl dealer around here carries them.

 

[northmanlogging]

Out of curiosity, what do you call the the bump that stands in front of the cutter?

Rakers, riders, depth gauges... depending on who I'm talking to mostly, as for calling them Rakers its a hold over from the misery whip days, but also from the scratcher chains of yore.

Really bad when someone refers to the bar as a "blade"

 

[concretegrazer]

What shop ??
No Stihl dealer around here carries them.

I had to order them. I can get the part # if you want.

 

[tramp bushler]

Rakers, riders, depth gauges... depending on who I'm talking to mostly, as for calling them Rakers its a hold over from the misery whip days, but also from the scratcher chains of yore.

Really bad when someone refers to the bar as a "blade"

Ya , that about makes my head explode a little.

 

[tramp bushler]

I had to order them. I can get the part # if you want.

That would be great ! I would appreciate it !

 

[Dolmar Enthusiast]

Rakers, riders, depth gauges... depending on who I'm talking to mostly, as for calling them Rakers its a hold over from the misery whip days, but also from the scratcher chains of yore.

Really bad when someone refers to the bar as a "blade"

The blade people, I am always quick to inform them that it's a rotary light saber...

 

[Dolmar Enthusiast]

What shop ??
No Stihl dealer around here carries them.

Yeah I had to get my local dealer to order them also, he allows that nobody knows how to use em,so he doesn't keep ! $11 bucks a pop

 

[concretegrazer]

That would be great ! I would appreciate it !

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There was some discrepancy for that # being 1 file or a box. For my dealer it was just 1 file.

 

[concretegrazer]

Yeah I had to GE my local dealer to order them also, he allows that nobody knows how to use em,so he doesn't keep ! $11 bucks a pop

$8 or 9 here.

 

[Dolmar Enthusiast]

$8 or 9 here.

I knew they were screwing me, just wait till Monday...

 

[madhatte]

I initially shape a new wheel with a single point dresser. Then take it out and put cluster dressers back in. Really let's a guy get a fine edge on the tooth.

That is exactly how I do it, works well

 

[ChoppyChoppy]

Glennallen. We've been here since 08

That place is like a freezer. Couple years ago I had to go rescue a friend hauling a 38ft trailer to the L48. Was about 40* here in Palmer. (Was springtime, April I think) Was about -30 in Glennallen!

 

[InfiniteJest]

Where do you get the Stihl brand hex/3 corner files ??

The local Stihl dealer keeps them on hand. A guy might find them online...never looked.

 

[concretegrazer]

When filing with a Hexagon chisel file. I give the gullet a few swipes before I do the cutter. Even tho the gullet is part of the cutter, it is its own little entity. I file it down on an angle so the point of it get out of the way. Much prefer a hex file to a big fat round file for doing gullets.

I missed this last night. The Stihl hex file has a smaller sideplate edge which leaves a considerably larger gullet & it won't work well for clearing them.

 

[fool skip]

Something that works for me if I am stuck with a 3 corner file. I file my tooth with a round file and then just put a corner and file the top plate with the 3 corner. It will suck some wood.

 

[Knobby57]

Something that works for me if I am stuck with a 3 corner file. I file my tooth with a round file and then just put a corner and file the top plate with the 3 corner. It will suck some wood.

I would love if you can post some pics of this . I have a couple 3 corner stihl files and they don’t make sense to me

 

[concretegrazer]

I would love if you can post some pics of this . I have a couple 3 corner stihl files and they don’t make sense to me

What's not making sense?