2in1 Saw sharpeners

[Sean McGillicuddy]

Her goes ...
I'm not getting a decent size chip from my Husky 350's newly sharpened chains.
I have a Husky 2in1 sharpener that I have used for my 142 saw and it seams to work to give a nice size chip.
However It is a paint to change to do the other way.
I'll going to try Stilh's version.
So the question is which do you prefer?

 

[Sean McGillicuddy]

Interesting the Stilh unit is heaver than the Husky unit.
Neet feature is that you just turn the unit around,in stead of taking it apart and turning files etc.
The Stilh unit has two files and a large thick flat file..
I'll let you know how it turns out.
On a side note .. I visited 5 Stilh dealers yesterday .. none had it. the one I forgot about down the street just got them in today and was putting them on the display when I called. Is this that new?

 

[BigFir]

Just take the rakers down with a flat file. That's what controls the depth and size of chips. I start with 2 light stokes and increase if it needs more as you don't want to take them down too much. I have never used any sort of guide, is it adjustable?

 

[Sean McGillicuddy]

Just take the rakers down with a flat file. That's what controls the depth and size of chips. I start with 2 light stokes and increase if it needs more as you don't want to take them down too much. I have never used any sort of guide, is it adjustable?

No it is not adjustable.

 

[BigFir]

Are you able to put more pressure on the raker side of the file?

 

[Sean McGillicuddy]

I just sharpened a sharp chain (So I thought) it took a good amount of the rakers off .
I'll run this chain later an give you a follow up.
I just plan to use this 2in1 once in a while when I feel that the rakers are a little tall.
Like a raker tuneup.

 

[Sean McGillicuddy]

Are you able to put more pressure on the raker side of the file?

The raker file rides between two teeth giving you a set depth .

 

[BigFir]

Lemme know, I am curious about these but hesitant because freehand in a vise works great for me.

 

[Chuck the Canuck]

I've been using the Stihl 2in1 for the last year or so. Love it. I tried just about every gadget in the past 3 or 4 years that promised to be a simple and easy system for sharpening, including the Timberline, and now I don't use anything else except the simple 2in1, and I use it every single time I touch up the chain. I've sharpened one chain right down almost past the guidemarks before swapping it out for a new one. I love it. Now for the only caveat: I only cut up and process tree length logs (36 - 42 cord per year) that are dropped nice and neat in front of my shop; all my sharpening is done in the shop on a bench vice located conveniently at the end of the bench so that after I finish sharpening one side of the chain I walk around the bar to the other side and sharpen the other side, easy as you please..... I smile just thinking about my 2in1.... the search for a perfect system is over....

 

[Sean McGillicuddy]

Chuck
I couldn't say it any better!
This brought me back to close to a new chain ...
I recommend it over the Husky's.

 

[DodgyNomad]

I've been using the Stihl 2in1 for the last year or so. Love it. I tried just about every gadget in the past 3 or 4 years that promised to be a simple and easy system for sharpening, including the Timberline, and now I don't use anything else except the simple 2in1, and I use it every single time I touch up the chain. I've sharpened one chain right down almost past the guidemarks before swapping it out for a new one. I love it. Now for the only caveat: I only cut up and process tree length logs (36 - 42 cord per year) that are dropped nice and neat in front of my shop; all my sharpening is done in the shop on a bench vice located conveniently at the end of the bench so that after I finish sharpening one side of the chain I walk around the bar to the other side and sharpen the other side, easy as you please..... I smile just thinking about my 2in1.... the search for a perfect system is over....

X2. Love mine. Greatest sharpening tool I've come across, by far.

 

[slindo]

The Pferd

 

[Rickochet]

Once you sharpen a chain with the 2 in 1 you will never go back to the old school files. I love mine!

 

[MDFisherman]

Does that sharpener work with skip tooth chains??

 

[Dairyman]

Does that sharpener work with skip tooth chains??

No.

 

[DodgyNomad]

The Pferd

It is the Pferd, rebadged. I followed the Pferd right after they introduced it, as it was being well received. When I bought mine from my Stihl Dealer last year, I was unable to get it any cheaper from Pferd, or online. I had another hardcore wood cutter recommend it to me, and he was right, it's fantastic.

 

[Rickochet]

Speaking of price, the Stihl 2 in 1 runs about $35 at the dealers. Amazon tries to gouge you for $50! It pays to shop around!

 

[Sean McGillicuddy]

Speaking of price, the Stihl 2 in 1 runs about $35 at the dealers. Amazon tries to gouge you for $50! It pays to shop around!

I had trouble just finding it.
I paid $45 i don't mind giving to a local that is willing to have it in stock!

 

[CincyBurner]

A couple sites online:
http://www.baileysonline.com/Chains...ferd-CS-X-Chain-Sharp-Filing-Guide---3-16.axd
(broken link removed to http://www.treestuff.com/store/catalog.asp?item=1779)
(broken link removed to http://www.sherrilltree.com/pferd-chain-sharp-cs-x-chainsaw-chain-sharpener-3-16in)

Their old style chainsaw sharpener is still available (about $10 - $15 cheaper) too - the type that you'll need to flip the file when one side of teeth to other.

 

[Sean McGillicuddy]

A couple sites online:
http://www.baileysonline.com/Chains...ferd-CS-X-Chain-Sharp-Filing-Guide---3-16.axd
(broken link removed to http://www.treestuff.com/store/catalog.asp?item=1779)
(broken link removed to http://www.sherrilltree.com/pferd-chain-sharp-cs-x-chainsaw-chain-sharpener-3-16in)

Their old style chainsaw sharpener is still available (about $10 - $15 cheaper) too - the type that you'll need to flip the file when one side of teeth to other.

Blue uh .. Stilh's looks the same but orange and white. .. I like not having to change the files when doing the other side.. That's why I got the stilh's.