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Chainsaw sharpeners
I'm perfectly happy with the 110v bench model I got on sale from Harbor Freight for thirty bucks. Once I get a machine-sharpened chain on the saw, I just touch it up periodically with a file. When the saw won't cut a vertical line anymore, it's time to put the chain back on the machine grinder. Having a spare chain along lets me finish the job without having to go back to the workshop just to clean/sharpen one chain.
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Well Murf, I only cut enough wood for one household for one Kentucky winter. So that Harbor Freight sharpener is perfectly competent. I paid $29.99 plus $3.99 for an extra grinding wheel. It sharpens my Stihl chains beautifully. Ordering printed catalog number 93213-8BCB gets the $29.99 price.
Heat is a function of the operator, specifically the amount of care taken in adjusting the sharpener TO THE CHAIN. Another reason I bought my own sharpener is that - when I'd get my chains back from the farm store ($5.00/chain) all the cutting edges would be burned blue. Now, I don't burn the chains - and paid for the sharpener after doing only six chains myself.
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Update on mine (Harbor Freight $29.95); it continues to sharpen my Stihl and Oregon chains just fine. But a friend brought over an Echo chain the other day, and I think he ruined it. The chain is so light duty (skinny) that the chain clamp wouldn't grip it at all. I narrowed the sharpener track to absolute minimum, but that Echo chain still jumped every time the wheel came down
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Both cutting wheels I got were true, the OE already mounted. But there's no guarantee whoever mounted your stone tightened it down properly. There are four small Phillips head screws holding the stone cover on. Under that, the stone is held to the motor with a thumbwheel. I intend to leave the cover off mine; so that I can inspect the stone for chips before use, and so I can make sure the stone's tight before I start the motor.
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Thanks Ron - when inspecting the chain guide for some way to clamp on 043 chain, I noticed one track could be reversed against the other, giving a good sixteenth of an inch more grip. The down side is that the two tracks are mounted with metal screws into plastic threads. Perhaps replacing the track fastening system with wingnuts would prevent premature failure of the plastic threads.
Alternatively, maybe I should buy a second one of these things while they're still $29.95 (printed catalog number 93213-8MTA price good till 1-1-07) just to have a ready supply of spare parts.
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I called Harbor Freight at 1-800-423-2576, they admitted a problem when using the website to order 93213-8MTA using the "from a printed catalog" option (it pops up the full retail $99.99 price). The person on the phone assured me that the $29.95 price will be honored (until 1-1-07) if you phone your order in using 93213-8MTA. Get a dollar off a spare grinding wheel ($3.99) using 91903-1VGA
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