Sharpening advice

[TIMON]

Yo Timon,

 

If you're short of time during day, and same in evening, no setup back at your shop will help you!?

 

We have files and sometimes vice on truck, can be pro while munching sandwich, ok if chain not buggered.

 

Then got 2 benches with vices back at the cold dark damp yard (winter) for file treatment again.

 

Got one of those old Oregon chain clamps, for holding a loop of chain once off saw normally use when chain comes off of grinder, for raker filing,

 

Have a Oregon bench mounted chain grinder.

 

 

 

That grinder is no quicker than a new file, if you use it quick it burrs over and hardens cutter, makes it blunt edge and hard to file.

 

 

 

2 options look good to a man as busy as you.

 

 

 

1) get auto highly expensive 12v grinder, leave chain grinding itself on your truck as you change it off saw. Needs training/ college degree to set up and get right, plus couple grand to buy.

 

 

 

b) chuck chains in bucket, chuck bucket at someone where they sharpen well at less than cost of new chains.

 

 

 

III) change your life allowing you to file your evenings away. Lets face it, it is fun. Actually, I'm doing it now.

 

 

 

Cool bananas, John.

 

 

Nice one John..... Bucket sounds good. We'll need to up rate the springs on the truck when we take them to the sharpeners :)

 

We will get a bench clamp as well.. Which ones are best??

Thanks

Timon

[TIMON]

Hi TIMON what files do use mate thanks Jon

 

 

Hi Jon..., we possess husky Stihl and Oregon files.... Trouble is we don't use them!!!

How do you go about sharpening yours mate... ??

You must do a fair bit....

Any advice ??!!!!

Thanks,

Timon

[mendiplogs]

Hi Jon..., we possess husky Stihl and Oregon files.... Trouble is we don't use them!!!

How do you go about sharpening yours mate... ??

You must do a fair bit....

Any advice ??!!!!

Thanks,

Timon

 

HI TIMON only use files here mate thanks jon

[TIMON]

HI TIMON only use files here mate thanks jon

 

 

Hi Jon .. Do you sharpen on the saw or use a clamp? And what files??

Thanks

Timon

[TIMON]

sharpening, fun? Really?

Aquired taste?

[Mountain man]

I'd rather watch strictly come dancing, (which I am!)

[Will Heal]

If I blunt a chain while working I can sharpen it real quick ( bout 2 mins flat ) good enough to carry on just use a new file, give 3 or 4 strokes to each tooth then I try to get it better on the vice in the work shop in the evening. You don't have to spend much time sharpening as you think. Just try doing it quickly you'll be surprised

Good luck will

[Jimbob87]

12v granberg precision grinder of rob d easy to use and sharp evry time tickle it with a file for a few days wile having a brew and then wen it starts to dull to much run the granberg over it.

[treequip]

Any advice regarding a chain sharpening set up in our new workshop would be very welcome.

We've just moved all our kit and had a purpose built storage/workshop put together. and would like some advice on what are-the best equipment options available on the market.

Because we are so busy with work and have other obligations in the evenings and weekends we have LOTS of spare chains because very often it has been more cost effective just to buy new chains and keep churning the work out. BLUSHING!!

What are the best bench set ups , grinders, methods etc that you guys know of that can help us become more efficient (and less wasteful !!)

Thanks

Timon

 

You have the horse in front of the cart here.

 

Sharpening isn't slow and its not more cost effective to put a new chain on, IF you can sharpen well.

 

Your problem seems to be that you cant sharpen well and unless you start sharpening you will never acquire the talent.

 

Make some time to sharpen, consider it an investment in your training.

 

Once you have mastered sharpening the cost effectiveness will become apparent, it takes several minutes to sharpen a small mid sized chain and no more than ten to sharpen a big saw (mullered chains notwithstanding).

[Woodworks]

I think it takes less time to give a chain a quick sharpen than to change it. Just get good at it and lots of money saved and no time wasted.