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Dammit - Chain Saws,

KenK/84Bravo
Worked on my bar. Initially tried the old school rat tail file.

Okay. But not great.

Resorted to a rotary tool with a diamond bit. (Designed for chain saws.)

Started throwing nice slivers of wood. Unfortunately, pulling hard right.

Back to the drawing board.


Have dropped a couple 6" white oaks, and a 8" red oak, last couple days. (Dead standing timber.) I fully appreciate, and know when a chain saw is cutting properly. This ain't it.

Frustrating.

I need to mount my bar in a vise, and do a proper job of it.



This is how I royally screwed up my knee. I am trying to be very carefull.
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  • montanajoe
    • Community moderator
    a dull,pulling chainsaw is SO DANGEROUS!!! Please quit cutting corners,your safety is worth it.
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  • KenK/84Bravo
    montanajoe wrote:
    a dull,pulling chainsaw is SO DANGEROUS!!! Please quit cutting corners,your safety is worth it.

    Mom.


    Is that you?
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  • montanajoe
    • Community moderator
    mayyy beeeeee,,,
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  • Sam06
    Take it in to get sharpened right then you have a good base to start. Get one of the Stihl 2in1 Easy File Chainsaw Chain Sharpener that fits your chain and every tank of gas touch it up. These work great. I have 2 of them and use them all the time.

    But you need the chain even so you have a baseline.

    my 2 cents
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  • Grunt2
    KenK/84Bravo wrote:
    montanajoe wrote:
    a dull,pulling chainsaw is SO DANGEROUS!!! Please quit cutting corners,your safety is worth it.

    Mom.


    Is that you?

    :lol::lol::lol:
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  • KenK/84Bravo
    Grunt2 wrote:
    KenK/84Bravo wrote:
    montanajoe wrote:
    a dull,pulling chainsaw is SO DANGEROUS!!! Please quit cutting corners,your safety is worth it.

    Mom.


    Is that you?

    :lol::lol::lol:



    F'n LOL'ing.


    Yeah I know.

    I know how to properly sharpen a saw. On the floor in my Living room, aint it.

    I need to mount it in a vise, in my workshop, and do a proper job of it.
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  • montanajoe
    • Community moderator
    Sam06 wrote:
    Take it in to get sharpened right then you have a good base to start. Get one of the Stihl 2in1 Easy File Chainsaw Chain Sharpener that fits your chain and every tank of gas touch it up. These work great. I have 2 of them and use them all the time.

    But you need the chain even so you have a baseline.

    my 2 cents
    +++100000. Your (Ken's) Mom thinks so too.
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  • Wild Turkey
    Do you reverse the bar frequently? Sounds to me like the bar is having a problem guiding the chain.
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  • allen griggs
    Buy a new bar. I bought a new bar for the Husqvarna in September, cost $28.
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  • Sam06
    Flip the bar every 3 tanks of gas. It will last a long time.
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  • jltrent
    I use one of these.........

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  • KenK/84Bravo
    The bar is fine. It is my doing a half assed job sharpening it, that is the problem. It's a 45cc Poulan Pro 18" bar. Purchased last year (Black Friday Sale at Tractor Supply for $99.) Has not seen much use. It was cutting very good up until recently. Just started pulling right, yesterday for the first time. Its not dull. It is just not symetrical. My fault.

    If I take it out to my workshope, securely mount it in a vise, and do a proper job of it. It will be okay.

    Thanks for all the advice everyone. :)
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  • SCOUT5
    Start over. Buy a new chain and one of the Stihl sharpeners previously mentioned. The sharpener is everything it's advertised to be. You can probably save the chain that's on it but new chains aren't that expensive. Besides, even if you clean up the chain it doesn't hurt to have two chains anyway. You can hit something dulling a chain, slap the new one on and finish what you're working on.

    Added: There is no need to remove the chain when using the sharpener mentioned, it works fine with the chain on the bar.
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  • KenK/84Bravo
    SCOUT5 wrote:
    Start over. Buy a new chain and one of the Stihl sharpeners previously mentioned. The sharpener is everything it's advertised to be. You can probably save the chain that's on it but new chains aren't that expensive. Besides, even if you clean up the chain it doesn't hurt to have two chains anyway. You can hit something dulling a chain, slap the new one on and finish what you're working on.

    Sound advice.

    I also have an older smaller Pouan Pro that the top end crapped out on. It has a brand new bar and chain. I wonder If I can fit that on this one? May explore that.

    Plus 1 on getting a dedicated sharpener, in order to get the correct angles.
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  • Sam06
    Ken

    I am not shinning you on about the stihl sharpener 2 in 1 they really work great. Well worth the money.
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