Full chisel sharpening.

[Trailoftears]

Just curious,anyone have any experience/comments about this new hexa chain Stihl are selling?

[Stubby]

7 hours ago, Trailoftears said:

Just curious,anyone have any experience/comments about this new hexa chain Stihl are selling?

There were a few posts on hear about it some time before you joined . You may find it if you put in a search .

Edited March 21 by Stubby

[Peter 1955]

Vaguely related to this thread, I've just got a new chain for my MS 261, as I damaged a drive link or two when it came off a day or two ago. I run a 14" bar on it, basically it's the one for the MSA 300 and while looking, I found out that it's a full chisel. ( Apparently ). Seems odd to me, I hope I can just sharpen it normally as I would a semi chisel, normal round files. 

Any thoughts or advice on this gratefully received as always. 

[Stubby]

3 hours ago, Peter 1955 said:

Vaguely related to this thread, I've just got a new chain for my MS 261, as I damaged a drive link or two when it came off a day or two ago. I run a 14" bar on it, basically it's the one for the MSA 300 and while looking, I found out that it's a full chisel. ( Apparently ). Seems odd to me, I hope I can just sharpen it normally as I would a semi chisel, normal round files. 

Any thoughts or advice on this gratefully received as always. 

If its " round ground " full chiz ( most likely ) then yes , the appropriate round file . If its " square ground " full chiz ( unlikely ) then no . You would need the proper files for square ground . 

[Trailoftears]

10 hours ago, Stubby said:

There were a few posts on hear about it some time before you joined . You may find it if you put in a search .

Cheers,just idle curiousity tbh.

[Donnie]

On 20/03/2024 at 09:45, Mark Bolam said:

I use yellow crayon.

 

I’m not allowed pens.

Does yellow taste the best?

 

I can normally tell where I've started sharpening by the shine off the cutter being a little brighter than the others. 

Edited March 21 by Donnie

[skc101fc]

On 20/03/2024 at 09:48, sime42 said:

I use a black permanent marker so I can have a little sniff and headbuzz to spice the tedium of sharpening.

I like my chemicals and solvents - one marker pen doesn't even get close 😉

[arborlicious]

On 21/03/2024 at 21:28, Peter 1955 said:

Vaguely related to this thread, I've just got a new chain for my MS 261, as I damaged a drive link or two when it came off a day or two ago. I run a 14" bar on it, basically it's the one for the MSA 300 and while looking, I found out that it's a full chisel. ( Apparently ). Seems odd to me, I hope I can just sharpen it normally as I would a semi chisel, normal round files. 

Any thoughts or advice on this gratefully received as always. 

Full chisel is actually easier to sharpen since you can see the perfect point on top of the cutter when you're done.

Edited March 24 by arborlicious
grammar

[Whoppa Choppa]

Re tipex / marker pen yada yada. Can't understand the need. The sharpened teeth are bright, the remaining ones dull. Freshly filed metal is abundantly obvious.

[gdh]

It's easier when you're looking from the side.if you have a mark. Only takes 2 seconds and means you don't have to keep checking.