How to sharpen and maintain the chain

Abstract: Retain the chain sharp. Examine the saw or chain Producer's Directions on how to sharpen a chainsaw. Some chains Demand a Particular sharpening Equipment and Should certainly not be sharpened manually. Some Producers Advise Possessing the chain and depth Appraises on their saws sharpened and Submitted by a Certified. If you can sharpen the chain manually, it's not Tough to do with a filing Package.

Caution

Put on heavy Function gloves when Managing the chain.

Action 1

Protected the bar in a vise. Activate the brake to lock the chain. 

Action 2 

Sharpen the Slicing teeth. Spot the Appraise with arrows pointing toward the bar nose. Making use of a Circular Document, Document Just about every other tooth at Best angles to the rollers with a pushing stroke. Discharge the brake to Entry the teeth, and then re-engage it. 

Action 3 

When you've gA single aCircular the chain, turn the saw aCircular and Document the other teeth. 

Action 4 

When the teeth are Achieved, Document the depth Appraises with a flat Document. Spot the Guidebook More than the teeth using the Tough or Gentle Wooden positions - depending on Wooden you're Slicing. File Till the Document contacts the depth Guidebook. 

Decent to Know

The chain's depth Appraises Handle how deeply the saw Reduces. Usually, about Just about every 3rd time you sharpen the chain, you Should certainly Document the depth Appraises. Use the specified depth Appraise Device for your chain.

Action 5

If, More than time, the chain has been sharpened Back again to the angled Guidebook Collection on the teeth, it Should certainly be Changed.

Upkeep Tool Kit

Contemplate assembling a Device Package with maintenance essentials:

· Wrenches and screwdrivers or an all-in-A single Device

· A Circular Document and Document Appraise

· A flat Document and depth Appraise Device

· Cleanup cloths

· Your saw documentation

Caution

Certainly not Reduce with the Hint of the saw and be Mindful that the upper Component of the saw Hint is the 

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