ms200t sharpening

[travis]

what is the best way to sharpen the ms200t?

i seem to be filing the links as well as the teeth.

is a dremel any good?

[Daniël Bos]

I don't mean to be offensive, and this may not be considered helpful, but if you have to ask a question like that you should not be using a 200t imo.

[Big T]

Kind of gotta agree with rover, have you done Cs30?? MS200t`s are only meant for qualified, experienced climbers that have passed CS39. It is technically illegal to use a top handled chainsaw on the ground!

Edited March 15, 2012 by Big T

[treemeup]

push the file into the tooth when sharpening, keep the depth to the link but not into it by not filing into it.

Treat each tooth as an individual blade which needs the correct curvature as well as angle to cut efficiently. It's the easiest chain to sharpen so after a few sharpens of a 30" odd bar a 020 chain should be easy!

[Ian H]

I don't mean to be offensive, and this may not be considered helpful, but if you have to ask a question like that you should not be using a 200t imo.

 

[Stubby]

If you can't do it freehand then get a file plate . This keeps the file the correct height above the the top of the cutter , 1/5th dia of file I seem to remember, and that is assuming you are using the correct dia file ( 4mm or 5/32 in old money ) Oh and keep the file level (paralelle to the ground) if its a Stihl chain , if its an Oregon then I think its down 10 dgrees ish . The angle back toward the saw will be on the plate ( 30 degrees I think ) I agree with the coments from the other guys though !

[pleasant]

Kind of gotta agree with rover, have you done Cs30?? MS200t`s are only meant for qualified, experienced climbers that have passed CS39. It is technically illegal to use a top handled chainsaw on the ground!

 

 

 

..not if it's a private user in their private grounds it isn't. Only in a commercial environment the HSE and DTI guidelines do not recommend the use of etc. Personally I use my Efco 132s top-handle for small diameter logs on my sawhorse for my wood burner simply because it is very light and manageable. I'm certainly not breaking any laws in doing so.

 

However i do know how to sharpen a chainsaw chain if that has any bearing on it. LOL.

Edited March 15, 2012 by pleasant

[GardenKit]

To be fair to the OP, he never mentioned where he was using the saw, either up a tree or on the ground. Come to that he did not even say he was using it himself. He only admitted that he was rubbish at sharpening.

 

Maybe a few more constructive points on sharpening and less assumptions may be in order?

 

I wonder if the file is too large?

 

I would avoid a dremel

[Joe Loggs]

To be fair to the OP, he never mentioned where he was using the saw, either up a tree or on the ground. Come to that he did not even say he was using it himself. He only admitted that he was rubbish at sharpening.

 

Maybe a few more constructive points on sharpening and less assumptions may be in order?

 

Agreed

[Stubby]

Tried to help with sharpening, I thought .