Ground chain wont cut

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ss="spellchecked_word">DiscoInferno</SPAN> said:
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
DiscoInferno said:
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
 
Well, there's no reason to buy more than one. It takes standard round files and replacement flat files are available.
 
DiscoInferno said:
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?
 
True, you still need to manually round the raker corners. Maybe that will be the third-gen model. :)
 
DiscoInferno said:
True, you still need to manually round the raker corners. Maybe that will be the third-gen model. :)

That I would be all in!
 
oldspark said:
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.
 
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