Chain Sharpening

[NDwalleyes]

Seems like it's a dying craft. Anyone know who sharpens chainsaw chains in Bismarck?

 

[Wirehair]

Ace Hardware.. They do a good job of sharpening but have doubled their price in the last year or so. I have files and a jig and try to do touch-ups between trips to Ace.

 

[riverview]

i spent around 100 bucks on a bench sharpener from harbor freight works great

 

[Rut2much]

If you guys have a Napa, they just did two for me for $5-7 (stupid me said, "that's it!?") sometime it's better to just stfu I suppose, but I was pleasantly surprised not paying out of my ass for something finally like our good ol days I guess..
They'll always have my business and recommendations as long as they don't toe the line of this trendy bs of raping their customers I guess. That's how it should work..

 

[Rowdie]

I helped a buddy of mine years ago who cut trees for years. He was a pro. I watched him sharpen his. They cut so nice!

 

[Slappy]

 

[agriffith]

Acme tools sharpens chains.

 

[lunkerslayer]

This is what I use also very easy

 

[Allen]

i spent around 100 bucks on a bench sharpener from harbor freight works great

Do you have a specific model?

I recently took in six, 8 inch chains (polesaw) and it cost me $72. Seemed a bit pricey. I had recently picked up a couple new chains for $15 a piece. Not sure why I'd sharpen them anymore unless I can do it myself.

BTW, Ace in Bismarck contracts its sharpening of chainsaw blades out to a local fellow. Don't remember his name, but he does all their chainsaw blades, and probably other stuff. Part of why it's gotten so pricey.

 

[savage270]

I get mine done by "the blade man" and they are about $7 each. 701-391-5835

 

[rodcontrol]

I bought the tool that is featured in this video. It works very well and is pretty simple to use. If you take pride in doing things yourself this is for you!

 

[Allen]

I get mine done by "the blade man" and they are about $7 each. 701-391-5835

Hmm, I wonder if that's who sharpens them for Ace?

 

[guywhofishes]

This guy is a hoot. Learned a lot watching his vids.

 

[luvcatchingbass]

I just touch mine up myself, not that hard once you get the correct sized file and after you do it a couple three times it doesn't take me very long especially if I just keep up with it after everything couple uses. That Stihl tool does look pretty slick

 

[guywhofishes]

a stump vise is cheap and makes it very convenient to touch them up on occasion in real time

 

[Rowdie]

Yup just like the guy in the last video was doing it. Thats how the ol tree Dr did it. He had a vice on his boom truck and had two little saws that did 90% of the trees. He'd touch them up a few times a day and he'd cut one-handed most of the time.

 

[luvcatchingbass]

One overlooked thing is the depth gauge part of the tooth, every once in a while you might need to nick that down with a file but be careful because too much and it will bite like no other. Learned that from my buddies father-in-law and what a difference it made

 

[Lycanthrope]

How do you know when a chain is shot or unsharpenable?

 

[guywhofishes]

How do you know when a chain is shot or unsharpenable?

They have marks on the teeth. See the lines on the teeth in the youtube video frame grab?

That line tells you the angle - and when you file down/over the line it's over.

 

[guywhofishes]

By the way, most people don't know there's a winter/summer mode on some chainsaws. I stumbled upon it when I was modifying the muffler on my Farm Boss. Had to dig out the manual to see what it was. The sun/snowflake symbols suggested what it was.

It's a little plastic piece that routes warmed air into the carb for winter mode, blocks the warm air in summer. Around 50F is when you swap.