Hand sharpening off the saw

[Big-Cigar]

I generally try to sharpen my chains on the saw. Sometimes I don't have time and put on a new chain. Then I wind up with a half dozen chains off the saw that need a medium sharpening. Is there a product or a home made jig that would fit in a vice to hold the chain and be able to advance it and flip it around?
Thanks
Bruce

 

[old guy]

I used to put a bar in a vice, but found that not really efficient, so I bought a grinder, now I have 4 grinders and never looked back.

 

[Squareground3691]

I generally try to sharpen my chains on the saw. Sometimes I don't have time and put on a new chain. Then I wind up with a half dozen chains off the saw that need a medium sharpening. Is there a product or a home made jig that would fit in a vice to hold the chain and be able to advance it and flip it around?
Thanks
Bruce

I have a chain vise , I purchased from another forum, it works great, and really good at square filing, with end clamp feature,

 

[Mad Professor]

You could make one with an old bar, a few blocks of wood and C-clamps/or spring clamps. Clamp the bar in a vice, then hold the chain with the blocks of wood using the clamps.

 

[guym3]

Like you prefer to sharpen on the bar but...
I keep a scruffy old Carlton bar of the right length. Put the chain on the bar and put the bar into my vice. then I take a wood working clamp with rubber covers on the jaws and pull the bottom of the chain down to the worktop below the vice. This tensions the chain. I can sharpen half a dozen teeth before releasing the clamp and moving it on. Turn the bar around for the other side. Didn't cost me anything as I've got plenty of old scruffy bars. Just my thoughts....

 

[dankas]

now I have 4 grinders and never looked back.

Fine history, 'old guy'...( I will reach your category, **85**, this coming Sunday...) ...Which grinders do you find most consist in use?-...

I've been using a HF ( the Plastic Disaster...) for 3 years & believe I've uncovered all of its characteristic faults. But the one you cannot correct is angle...
(Don't mean to hijack your thread Big Cigar, but wish to add to it...correct me if I'm out of line, please...)

Beat!

 

[dankas]

@BIG Cigar...
this might be what your looking for...
https://www.ebay.com/itm/3035453470...ca6VLRG3nEtn+KRHyo6sgLjL2fl7|tkp:BFBM9LHi8cBk

 

[old guy]

Fine history, 'old guy'...( I will reach your category, **85**, this coming Sunday...) ...Which grinders do you find most consist in use?-...

I've been using a HF ( the Plastic Disaster...) for 3 years & believe I've uncovered all of its characteristic faults. But the one you cannot correct is angle...
(Don't mean to hijack your thread Big Cigar, but wish to add to it...correct me if I'm out of line, please...)

Beat!

I use the Oregon 511s for round grinding when I'm not grinding square with the Simington.
I actually dislike fileing.

 

[dankas]

I use the Oregon 511s

Thanks @old guy ! I've been watching the 511's... I always have several ready-to-go chains with me doing restoration in Preserves. Seems to me, changing a chain in the field - and a quick clean - is more timely then setting up & sharpening in the field.

I hope you get what you need @BIG cigar !

 

[old guy]

I don't change chains in the field, I change saws. At 83 I don't cut far from home anymore,I take 3 saws in the trailer behind my honda rancher and go across the road to my nieghbors and cut on his log pile.

 

[Todd Loosli]

Does your neighbor know who is getting his wood when he is gone, I'm not going to tell him anything about what i see on AS .

 

[Big-Cigar]

@BIG Cigar...
this might be what your looking for...
https://www.ebay.com/itm/303545347031?_skw=chainsaw+chain+holder+bar+brace+sharpening+clamp&itmmeta=01J83HRK3QCR5AGWYJ41541H92&hash=item46acb66bd7:g:wkwAAOSw-B9enSJW&itmprp=enc:AQAJAAABEHoV3kP08IDx+KZ9MfhVJKmMC8UF17AjdxyzU0RJmW2rcfyjH2skG348WfznHGcXU5lTRJeH0U3QwpftgRXlQLvB3g7leKyxiG8wvksPQGHFuy5mRCfPcNfXwBRkjQjXCVn5E0HZb3bySj5jA7rq9pjt8rPDBPjbWhWjm43Jc+rFKuJdZ0iQ1zdttmMAK0HcgZ6eQ77qxCG5YPMTCNiCe8/oFRscRSY97qTg29xyLK+v9y2vxupyakr+tqA9JPCNBK+DCRjsnj8fgkPnST+B6Prsqo+XKU5sjgEew5ZDWv0yavAQO7PaBwjx4mXDmkho7ZVG8XF5yZIvqi98ca6VLRG3nEtn+KRHyo6sgLjL2fl7|tkp:BFBM9LHi8cBk

Exactly what I'm looking for. Thank you

 

[Philbert]

We have several threads on chain filing vises.

Here are a few:
https://www.arboristsite.com/threads/philberts-low-tech-filing-vise.245004/

https://www.arboristsite.com/threads/philberts-low-er-tech-filing-vise.277258/

https://www.arboristsite.com/threads/i-made-some-chain-vises.240935/

https://www.arboristsite.com/threads/my-new-saw-chain-vise.120500/#post-1935099

Photos were lost from some older threads. The last one started out with an antique filing vise designed for hand saws, but which clamped drive links pretty well too.

Philbert

 

[Big-Cigar]

We have several threads on chain filing vises.

Here are a few:
https://www.arboristsite.com/threads/philberts-low-tech-filing-vise.245004/

https://www.arboristsite.com/threads/philberts-low-er-tech-filing-vise.277258/

https://www.arboristsite.com/threads/i-made-some-chain-vises.240935/

https://www.arboristsite.com/threads/my-new-saw-chain-vise.120500/#post-1935099

Photos were lost from some older threads. The last one started out with an antique filing vise designed for hand saws, but which clamped drive links pretty well too.

Philbert

Thanks to you all. I ordered one last night. I am good to go so thanks again.

 

[old guy]

Does your neighbor know who is getting his wood when he is gone, I'm not going to tell him anything about what i see on AS .

Sshhh

 

[old guy]

Does your neighbor know who is getting his wood when he is gone, I'm not going to tell him anything about what i see on AS .

Actually, I just cut it & leave it, He wonders what the hell???????

 

[pdqdl]

I used to put a bar in a vice, but found that not really efficient, so I bought a grinder, now I have 4 grinders and never looked back.

A bar in a vice works great for hand filing. As far as flipping it around you can just flip the bar around or put the chain on backwards to keep the same angle of attack. You do end up approaching the tooth from a reversed direction, though. Some people don't like filing from front of tooth towards the rear.

As far as that goes, I've been hand filing for years using the bar in a vice. I generally keep the saw attached, then use the chain brake to hold the chain while I file 3-6 teeth on the top of the bar. Then move on down the chain with a quick slide.