Which is the correct Stihl raker gauge for 3/8 .050 RS chain ?

[gsrsol84mm]

Looking for the correct Stihl Raker gauge for 3/8 .050 RS Stihl chain.
Usually use the 2 in 1 sharpener which knocks down the rakers as well and works very well but need to work on a couple of Stihl RSF skip chains.

Different stihl gauges are only marked 0.45 or 0.65

Would the Husky depth gauge tool 505 69 81 0P for 3/8 work just as well ?

Would appreciate the help, thank you

 

[Patrick62]

Get yourself a flat file

file them to appox .025 lower than the cutter.
Done.

 

[gsrsol84mm]

Thank you for the reply, what guide to you suggest for the .025 ?

 

[Franny K]

The 0.45mm Stihl depth gauge is for the mini or picco 1/4 inch pitch class 71 chain. Kind of amazing when I asked the same question the guy wearing Stihl clothing did not know which one was for what. 0.025" is 0.635mm. Which is likely too many decimal places for the application so .65mm

There is usually a paper insert in a box or package of Stihl chain that will most likely have a "correct" depth gauge tool specified.

 

[Patrick62]

It's not rocket science.
Doesn't have to be exact, but nice if it is consistent around the loop of chain. What I do is drop the file across from one cutter to another, and eyeball the clearance from raker to the file... a more powerful saw could handle a little more depth.
this is close enough

that one from Amazon would work nicely.

 

[thenne1713]

Looking for the correct Stihl Raker gauge for 3/8 .050 RS Stihl chain.
Usually us eteh 2 in 1 sharpener which knocks down the rakers as well and works very well but need to work on a couple of Stihl RSF skip chains.

Different stihl gauges are only marked 0.45 or 0.65

Would the Husky depth gauge tool 505 69 81 0P for 3/8 work just as well ?

Would appreciate the help, thank you

I can picture that maybe the 2n1 does NOT work for skip chain, as nothing for guides to ride on? I agree on 0.025, and you can buy them anywhere, TSC, WM, hardware. Those 0.045/0/065 (unless that is mm???)...hmmm 0.65mm= 0.0255 inches

 

[LoneOak]

What saw? and what length of bar?

.025" or .030" will generally work well across most combinations of, power vs. bar length vs. hard/soft wood and chisel bit chain!

 

[huskihl]

If you use a progressive raker depth gauge instead of the old standard that lays across the top of several cutters, your teeth can be a little bit different length from left to right and it will still cut straight for you. For ID purposes, the progressive gauges rest on the tip of the cutter you’re working on, and on the front side they rest on top of the chain chassis behind the next cutter.

As a handy tool to have, the husky roller guide has a decent jig to show you the cutter angle and holds the file at the proper height, as well as having a swing away raker height gauge. Both work well

 

[cookies]

husqvarna makes a good 3/8 depth plate and so do the guys at west coast..west coast makes them in every modern chain pitch. A must have if using any type of skip chain or uneven length chisels...being right handed my left chisels are always filed down faster than the right haha. A stihl or pferd 2 in one is great for learning and for in the field on the saw.
https://westcoastsaw.com/products/depth-plate