Do they make stones for dressing bars or just files?

[motolife313-2]

Do you think a stone would grind better and last longer? Did this with a big file but seemed to wear it out fast. New to dressing bars. I’ve put a log of hours on this bar and never touched it

 

[buzz sawyer]

That doesn't look too bad as long as it is square. I use a sanding disc on a slowed-down table saw to dress and square the tops. Yes, the hardened edge is tough on files.

 

[motolife313-2]

Polished it up with the da sander and found this crack. Hopefully it doesn’t get worse

 

[motolife313-2]

You have a controller inline on your power cord? What kind of sanding disk do you put on it?

 

[Mad Professor]

Vertical belt sanders do it quick and square.

 

[motolife313-2]

I don’t have a whole lots space right now

 

[dwaugh]

Vertical belt sanders do it quick and square.

I need to get one of those, not so much for bars, but they do seem handy for that and other things. For my light bar dressing needs I just use a file and try and hold it square.

 

[Coralillo Lo Pro]

Vertical belt sanders do it quick and square.

Double posted by accident, trying to delete.

 

[Coralillo Lo Pro]

Vertical belt sanders do it quick and square.

Picked up one of these combo belt/spindle sanders near new at a yard sale down the street for $100 from a retired cabinet maker. Mainly for woodworking but be useful for this kind of thing as well.

 

[Michael E]

I use a cheap disc sander. I think it was about 40 Euros brand new, but it has an adjustable table. It's important to dress the bar square.

 

[BeatCJ]

All of the handheld tools use a specialty file, as far as I know.

 

[Husky77]

i used to use a grinder and keep it square then got a dedicated bar file gauge, it came with 4 files and does a good job. just wear gloves or sooner rather than later youll be looking for bandaids

 

[Sidecarflip]

I use the 12" flat plate shop grinder with a suitable PSA disc on it to dress my bars and afterwards a flat b astard cut file to remove any burrs left behind. The shop grinder is primarily used for deburring and chamfering jobs but I own the shop so I can use it for whatever. It also makes a nice twist drill sharpener.

 

[TheLazyBFarm]

$10, cheap, easy, effective.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07T814953/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1

 

[HumBurner]

PFerd makes a rail-dressing holder/stone.

 

[BeatCJ]

Are you sure? As far as I know, the Pferd tool uses a special file, not a stone. I don't think there is a tool out there that uses a stone.

 

[motolife313-2]

Used a chunk of aluminum I had laying around and took it to my friends shop and came up with this myself, having a hard time finding a stone that’s corse grit, it has a 3/8 slot in it so I can use a 3/8 stone or 1/4 and shim it, pferd wants 20$ for 1 of these files like I have in the jig , I went to Lowe’s and bought a 10$ file and cut 2 of these files out of it

 

[Philbert]

I use the Oregon one (STIHL and Vallorbe are identical, but different colors).

Refused to pay $30 for it. Tried it. Then bought a second one for field use.

So convenient; can use without a vise, so I am more likely to touch up a bar with a small burr, when doing daily cleaning and maintenance, then waiting for it to become a bigger job.

Did not like the files on the cheaper eBay / Amazon clones.

Did not like the Pferd tool as well.

Posted a thread a while back. Will add a link if I find it.

Philbert

 

[Philbert]

OK, lots of good information in this thread:

https://www.arboristsite.com/threads/bar-dressing.315936/

I was thinking of posts number 16, 18, 44, and 72, per my comments, but there is a whole lot of useful information and ideas throughout that thread. It’s worth viewing.

Philbert

 

[buzz sawyer]

You have a controller inline on your power cord? What kind of sanding disk do you put on it?

If you were asking me, I used different pulleys to slow it down. Small pulley on the motor and large on the arbor. The sanding disc is a steel plate made for it with a self-adhesive disc stuck to it.