Chain sharpening

[josharb87]

2 new files per 30" 660 chain on average-easier and quicker to sharpen then!

[skyhuck]

2 new files per 30" 660 chain on average-easier and quicker to sharpen then!

 

For the life of the chain? or per sharpening?

[dodger]

my view is if you havent got the time or energy to sharpen your saw with a file it time to call it a day

Edited April 10, 2009 by dodger

[josharb87]

For the life of the chain? or per sharpening?

 

Hell no! per cutter of course

[Dean Lofthouse]

i think a machine is a waste off money to sharpen a 066 would only take a few minutes

 

If you had a 96 drive link chain which required 10 strokes to get a good edge, allowing 1 second per stroke and 3 seconds between changing teeth with no rest whatsoever =

 

96 DL x 10 seconds / strokes each = 960 seconds

96 x 3 second between teeth = 288 seconds

 

total = 1248 seconds

 

or 20,8 minutes

 

To do a 30 inch chain with ten strokes in a few minutes you would have to be the six million dollar man.

 

Now say you were ringing up a huge stem and hit a nail three times, thats well over an hours sharpening or wasted time. So it isn't a case of not having the time or energy, it's a case of giving the customer value for money, they don't want to see you sat there for over an hour sharpening saws

[skyhuck]

So it isn't a case of not having the time or energy, it's a case of giving the customer value for money, they don't want to see you sat there for over an hour sharpening saws

 

If its their blinking nail then tough!!!

[Simon Rotheram]

If you had a 96 drive link chain which required 10 strokes to get a good edge, allowing 1 second per stroke and 3 seconds between changing teeth with no rest whatsoever =

 

96 DL x 10 seconds / strokes each = 960 seconds

96 x 3 second between teeth = 288 seconds

 

total = 1248 seconds

 

or 20,8 minutes

 

To do a 30 inch chain with ten strokes in a few minutes you would have to be the six million dollar man.

 

Now say you were ringing up a huge stem and hit a nail three times, thats well over an hours sharpening or wasted time. So it isn't a case of not having the time or energy, it's a case of giving the customer value for money, they don't want to see you sat there for over an hour sharpening saws

 

and thats before you've picked up a flat file.....

[skyhuck]

10 strokes per tooth!!!, you'd have to be a bit gormless to do that much damage, I reckon on average your talking 3 strokes per tooth and only a second between each tooth.

[Dean Lofthouse]

10 strokes per tooth!!!, you'd have to be a bit gormless to do that much damage, I reckon on average your talking 3 strokes per tooth and only a second between each tooth.

 

Let me know where you buy your files from Dave, they must be good to remove so much material in one stroke

 

Nail damage is nearly always ten strokes because the chromium plate peens over and the first few strokes just slide over it.

 

If you can do 96 teeth without a break of even a second you are doing well mate, 3 stroke per tooth is touching up

[Johny Walker]

Let me know where you buy your files from Dave, they must be good to remove so much material in one stroke

 

Nail damage is nearly always ten strokes because the chromium plate peens over and the first few strokes just slide over it.

 

If you can do 96 teeth without a break of even a second you are doing well mate, 3 stroke per tooth is touching up

 

any more than 5 strokes its time to make a brew & give the chain a proper dressing up flat file & all