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Therrin · 5th February 2008, 02:24 AM

TM and NG,

I use Stihl stones, and have found that they work much better than the "dremel brand" stones. They don't clog up for me.... if anything, they get worn away until they're just smooth underneath. I use as much of the stone, back and forth, as I can, but once they get smooth spots in them I toss and put in a new one.

My dremel is variable speed, but my Stihl 12v sharpener is an on/off model, and it still works just fine. Just depends on whether I want to use that one, clipped to the car/boxtruck battery, or if I have the cordless with me and want to use it.

With my dremel I use the highest RPM setting, and I'm not worried about the temper, because like I mentioned, I only touch them up usually.... just a fraction of a second to a second on each tooth. If the teeth really need some re-honing, I turn the variable speed down a little.

A regular file would not chuck properly in a dremel, and I think the weight would tax the motor too hard...as well as not generating the propper RPM's.... Stihl's stones work in either their 12v hand held grinder, OR in a normal dremel. there is a "chainsaw dremel guide" which screws on the outter collar of the dremel, which shows you the two-way 30* slants.

It might be more expensive than a set of hand files though. I get three Stihl stones to a package. Hard to say how many chains I get per stone though, it varies depending on several factors. A pack of 3 stones runs about $5.

5th February 2008, 02:24 AM	#64 (permalink)
Therrin The Tree World Bandit Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Lancaster, Ca Posts: 1,348	Re: Chains and sharpening TM and NG, I use Stihl stones, and have found that they work much better than the "dremel brand" stones. They don't clog up for me.... if anything, they get worn away until they're just smooth underneath. I use as much of the stone, back and forth, as I can, but once they get smooth spots in them I toss and put in a new one. My dremel is variable speed, but my Stihl 12v sharpener is an on/off model, and it still works just fine. Just depends on whether I want to use that one, clipped to the car/boxtruck battery, or if I have the cordless with me and want to use it. With my dremel I use the highest RPM setting, and I'm not worried about the temper, because like I mentioned, I only touch them up usually.... just a fraction of a second to a second on each tooth. If the teeth really need some re-honing, I turn the variable speed down a little. A regular file would not chuck properly in a dremel, and I think the weight would tax the motor too hard...as well as not generating the propper RPM's.... Stihl's stones work in either their 12v hand held grinder, OR in a normal dremel. there is a "chainsaw dremel guide" which screws on the outter collar of the dremel, which shows you the two-way 30* slants. It might be more expensive than a set of hand files though. I get three Stihl stones to a package. Hard to say how many chains I get per stone though, it varies depending on several factors. A pack of 3 stones runs about $5. __________________ Ken Fessia I.T.S.A. Tree Service (661) 916-4703