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I was thinking of getting one like this, with the brake.

 

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The brake lever clamps the guide, which hold the chain.

 

They are cheap in the states, price should drop over here, perhaps I will ask for one for Christmas.

 

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We have both the hand held and bench jobs and I have had to confiscate them from the saw shed. Unless you get one guy trained up to use it and dont let anyone else touch it you will be getting through a lot more chains. There is a tendency to rub off a lot more chain than necessary.

 

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We have both the hand held and bench jobs and I have had to confiscate them from the saw shed. Unless you get one guy trained up to use it and dont let anyone else touch it you will be getting through a lot more chains. There is a tendency to rub off a lot more chain than necessary.

 

Bob

 

I'll second that, the grinder removes material fast so it it is set even slightly wrong all the cutters lose a bit too much. This then exacerbates the problem of over heating the cutter, because more is taken off in one hit.

 

I also have the Aldi version and echo the comment about the pawl mechanism having too much play (as does the motor pivot to some extent) which means great care is necessary to see the tooth is in the correct position each time.

 

Has anyone done a calculation of file cost verses chain cost verses time? My guess is that if the chain needs more than 8 strokes with a file then the grinder is worthwhile, especially if you've hit a round pebble as this seems to fold the tooth cutting edge and knacker the file quickly.

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I use a bench grinder every 3 or so hand sharpens. They can be used as gently as a hand file but only in the right hands. If I have a few low teeth I dont take the rest down to these. Why trash half a chain for the sake of a few duff teeth. The best thing about the bg is it evens the teeth and gets the correct angle.

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