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Originally Posted by Therrin  It's not exactly a poll but I'm tryin to figure out how most of you guys manage your chains.
1. How many chains do you usually keep for your bars?
2. Do you use hand files or electric sharpeners?
3. And, even if you prefer to sharpen them all when you get home, how much time do you spend sharpening or touching up chains while in the field? |
G'day Ken.
I prefer to lose count of the amount of chains in my shed.
My climbing saws (14") I tend to do by hand or handheld elec sharpener so not to take too much off.
The other saws I do by hand to "touch up" each night, or bench grinder for realingment or resharpening damaged or blunt as buggery.
I know alot of diehard saw guys swear by hand sharpening and measuring but I just dont have the time. Plus the bench grinder once set brings them all back to same depth etc.
The sharpest I get is with the hand held grinder.
I tend not to sharpen in the field, just swap chains.
I leave the blunt chains until the pile grows high. Then one night just plob thru them with some tunes to keep me company.
Every time we talk about chain sharpening I tend to learn something new...its such a fine art with different methods that word for different timbers, areas, climates, saws and chain types.
