Ground chain wont cut

[smokinj]

It's the new double-sided one that's $40. Bailey's still has the original (where you manually flip the files between filing the right and left cutters) for $20. It's very easy to do, can't see any reason to essentially buy two copies glued together.

Even 20.00 for a bad @ss file scares me.

 

[DiscoInferno]

Really the only advantage I see over the cheaper metal-plate units that clip to the round file is that it does the rakers at the same time. And even there - the depth is fixed, and the only angle mine has a reference line for is 35 degrees. Most of my chains are 25, so I wind up freehanding the angle. It's definitely not for everyone.

 

[oldspark]

Do the teeth look different when sharpened by an electric grinder with a wheel vs a round file or cutter, seems like I had one sharpened a few years ago and the tooth looked less rounded where it had been sharpened. It was one of the sharpest chains I ever had.

 

[smokinj]

Really the only advantage I see over the cheaper metal-plate units that clip to the round file is that it does the rakers at the same time. And even there - the depth is fixed, and the only angle mine has a reference line for is 35 degrees. Most of my chains are 25, so I wind up freehanding the angle. It's definitely not for everyone.

Yea I think after enough strokes behind one you start getting the idea, and at 20.00 per it should speed up that learning curve a bit! lol

 

[DiscoInferno]

Well, there's no reason to buy more than one. It takes standard round files and replacement flat files are available.

 

[smokinj]

Well, there's no reason to buy more than one. It takes standard round files and replacement flat files are available.

Got a link for it?

 

[DiscoInferno]

The original:
http://www.baileysonline.com/itemdetail.asp?item=17049&catID;=

Replacement flat file for the original:
http://www.baileysonline.com/itemdetail.asp?item=17051&catID;=

 

[smokinj]

The original:
http://www.baileysonline.com/itemdetail.asp?item=17049&catID;=

Replacement flat file for the original:
http://www.baileysonline.com/itemdetail.asp?item=17051&catID;=

That clears it up...Kinda cool Gig. I cant run flat rakers though really starts vibration bad and leaves really rough surfaces. In turn a slower chain as well. I Know A lot may disagree with that (Lee your running a different chain)lol

 

[DiscoInferno]

True, you still need to manually round the raker corners. Maybe that will be the third-gen model.

 

[smokinj]

True, you still need to manually round the raker corners. Maybe that will be the third-gen model.

That I would be all in!

 

[DiscoInferno]

Do the teeth look different when sharpened by an electric grinder with a wheel vs a round file or cutter, seems like I had one sharpened a few years ago and the tooth looked less rounded where it had been sharpened. It was one of the sharpest chains I ever had.

Depends on the shape of the wheel I suppose. When I first file a chain after using my cheapo HF grinder it's clear they have somewhat mismatched profiles as you can see low spots that the file doesn't hit after just a few strokes. But I was using the wheel that came with it, which isn't really the right wheel for 3/8 chain. I haven't noticed a huge difference in sharpness.