Sharpening

[TTownsend]

Hey,

 

Any advice on sharpening with out a vice? With a vice there's no dramas but I'd like to improve my sharpening without a vice for times on site when a saw needs sharpening. I'm not to bad without a vice but there's definitely room for improvement and I know you can get log vices, but some days you don't have an logs to use (like to today on a light reduction job)

 

TIA

 

Tom

[Gary24]

I do mine on my knee[hedgelaying]nowhere to use a vice so only way

[stihlmadasever]

Hey,

 

Any advice on sharpening with out a vice? With a vice there's no dramas but I'd like to improve my sharpening without a vice for times on site when a saw needs sharpening. I'm not to bad without a vice but there's definitely room for improvement and I know you can get log vices, but some days you don't have an logs to use (like to today on a light reduction job)

 

TIA

 

Tom

 

Sit on top of the power unit so its between your thighs,lean over the guide bar and sharpen away.

Those log vices are overated..

[Cheesy pete]

if your that bad get a field vice

https://www.frjonesandson.co.uk/products-page/consumables/sharpening-equipment/sharpening-accessories-tools/oregon-bar-vice-heavy-duty/?gclid=CLL6z4XF_NECFaIW0wod4O0Fhw

 

other than that get a flat surface and jam a piece of wood under your saw to make it sort of horizontal and trap it down other than that .............................. practice!

Edited February 6, 2017 by Cheesy pete

[Sambo]

You'd be surprised how little force you actually need to sharpen the average saw chain provided the file is good - even if the chain's in pretty bad shape - less force just more strokes! This means you can get away with just perching the saw on your knees or on a flat surface like the tailgate of a truck. Hold the bar steady with one hand and file with the other. It becomes second nature with a bit of practice! A lighter touch will make your files go much further too!

[Arctostaphylos uva-ursi]

Yep. Just learn to do it on your lap. With practice it becomes second nature. Just make sure your teeth are the same length either using a vernier or small nut and bolt.

[stewmo]

I often find a log or another tree and prop the saw with bar tip up at a reasonable angle with unit between legs. Then work up the bar, then lift and spin chain down with file and repeat.

Works pretty well

[JLA Arborists]

I sit cross legged. Handle shoved under my bum, body of the saw sits on my calf. My thigh stops saw rotation against the side of the saw as I file and the chain is free to spin. Swap legs when changing filing side so you're filing against the leg that is 'locked' under your knee.

[andy cobb]

If it's a decent length bar I sometimes find a smallish tree ( 4" ish) and put a vertical bore cut in at a comfortable height then just hang the saw in that while I sharpen and just lift the saw and drag the chain round as required.

Obviously no good if you haven't got a tree to sacrifice.

[Darrin Turnbull]

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I usually have three or four sharp chains with me which can be quickly changed.

I knew somebody who carried a black and decker workmate in their van for sharpening and maintenance .