Sharpening Processor Chains

[Johny Walker]

i do fine on the machine no props,just turn the file around ,wedge a log behind the leaver,

[drythropple]

Cordless dremel, with a diamond saw sharpening bit, brilliant!

[RDB logs]

has any one tried the alaskan precision grinder sharpener from rob d?- i use it on the alaskan mill and it does both sides from the same side and very acurately- using it is like a new chain every time, you can even do the depth guages with it.

[nick channer]

I buy 10 chains from my stilhl agent. Buy 10 or more and they half price. Less than £4..

Get through several then sharpen on a chain saw on wet day.

[Johny Walker]

I buy 10 chains from my stilhl agent. Buy 10 or more and they half price. Less than £4..

Get through several then sharpen on a chain saw on wet day.

 

must be short chains ,

[nick channer]

must be short chains ,

14 inch

[Tomatin Firewood]

How does everyone sharpen their processor chains? The sales rep who sold me the machine suggested buying a small electric sharpener but i have never used one. Are they any good? There is no way I can sharpen the chain on the processor bar so maybe his suggestion is best?

I invested in an Oregon Professional Chainsaw grinder. This way it gets grinding angles all correct and ensures all the cutters are the same. I find it really good.

 

I keep a number of chains and bars. Once a chain is blunt I take off bar and chain, it only takes 5 mins to sharpen all the cutters again. I dress bars at same time.

 

The only thing I find a bore is filing the rakers/ leaders as I tend to do manually with a depth gauge and the multicut chains tend to destroy the square files. This is the time consuming bit for me often taking 15-20 depending on how much the leader needs to be filed.

[kscanes]

Apologies for slightly off topic but out of curiosity, what do the operators of the tree harvesters do? How long do their chains last? Do they re-sharpen them?

[baz]

I'm absolutely crap at chain sharpening with files. Just couldn't do it so I hired an Romanian who could do it for me. However, planning ahead, what if my Romanian leaves I did buy an electric chain sharpener. Fantastic, brilliant - does a great job.

 

Even my resident Romanian is impressed. Do I need him anymore, of course I do, just not to sharpen chains.

 

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Edited October 10, 2013 by baz

[baz]

The only thing I find a bore is filing the rakers/ leaders as I tend to do manually with a depth gauge and the multicut chains tend to destroy the square files. This is the time consuming bit for me often taking 15-20 depending on how much the leader needs to be filed.

 

I found this easy to do on the grinder. Just get a second disc and fashion a flatter profile with the stone. Then feeler or depth gauge one link. Set the grinder to a 90deg angle and position on the correct depth link and run through the rest.

 

Shouldn't take more than 5mins, 10 max.