Who Sharpens their chainsaw chains?

Well both
I live out in the sticks so it's kind of a pain to drive 30 minutes to drop chains off, drive 30 minutes back home, wait 2-3 days for the place to call that they are ready and do the drive again. Last time they did the chains instead of grinding just a little bit of the tooth, they took a whole grinding wheel width off.
I cut about 35 facecord a year for heating my house so it's somewhat of an investment the way I look at it
Saw is a Stihl MS361 with an 18" bar

 

Depends on how much I need to sharpen. If I hit a rock or ground dremel with FRESH correct size stones. Touch ups a file. I’ve been doing it long enough I go by eye/ feel. As said previous posts, KEEP IT SHARP. It’s safer, easier to touch up and better for your saw.

 

Stihl yellow link if you wanna tear shit up and green link if you want to play it safe. I personally use the lower model Oregon bench sharpener. I sharpen at 30* and have found its a good balance between good cutting and long lasting. If I sharpen a chain at 35* it will tear shit up for a bit and then it’s dull.

 

I got this one too and it works pretty well... the sharpening disc lasts forever too.

 

I use the Harbor Freight electric one, just sharpen a chain now and then, but I'm not good with a file. The HF electric and the Northern Tool one both use the same principal as the one I used a lot as a teenager 60 years ago, it just didn't have any plastic parts.

 

Those safety chains don't cut for shit.

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Oh, well, all's good then. I definitely see the logic. Sounds like you're livin' large, and your garage gets its own man card.

 

I have the Harbor freight electric sharpener....

yeah, I fucked up a blade or 2 with that thing. I just buy new chains now

 

Is it that much better than the HF variant?!?!? Ever try that one? I bought one yrs ago, still in it's box.

 

I just freshen up the chain with a file before a days work. I have a lot of pepper-tree scrub that I've been slowly clearing over the years and a good sharp chain will do through them like butter.

Next on the list are some pesky pine trees that are choking out grass growth. I just have a basic Home Depot version Husqvarna Rancher and it does a fantastic job.

 

I use a file just about every time I take the chainsaw out. Takes some time to learn but once comfortable it only takes couple minutes to sharpen up a chain.

 

I’ve used the little Dremel attachment. Works pretty good if you are careful with the angle. Faster than a file.

 

Funny reading this today. Was too lazy to touch up a chain on my good saw as I was helping out my neighbor who had a tree fall (part of it in his yard but not damaging anything). Threw a new chain on it as my rotation of sharpened chains is out.

 

It's way better!! just kidding, I have no idea, I've had it for so long I forgot what I paid, definitely not that price

 

funny i'm coming across this thread today as i'm in this situation yesterday. bought used chainsaw last summer. no idea how old the chain is. i have a sharpening file. my chain got super dull after cutting some oak yesterday and was just spitting powder. the chain is stretched out to almost it's max, so i'm going to pony up the $25 for another chain, than deal with sharping it.

 

This looks pretty slick
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B010JJNOUE/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

May have to give it a go, been having a guy sharpen mine 2 at a time at 5$ each. This thing should pay for itself soon enough, if it works.....

 

35 face cords a year?!


Thank you all for your excellent responses!
Now bring the Dungeon back!

 

35 face cords is about 8 real cords. 4 by 4 by 8 stacked so the chipmunk can get through it but the cat chasing it can't.

 

I knew what a face cord is, STILL a lot of wood for personal use!!

 

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It's all relative. Igo through 10 full cords in a cold year. This year maybe 6 cords. I'm over stocked in firewood with all the dead ash trees.