Oregon Sure Sharp bar-mounted filing guide

[n1st]

Howdy All,

I'm looking for a sharpening guide that will last a while. Oregon sells the "Sure Sharp" for about $22 bucks (at Lowes). It has a fair amount of plastic on it, so I have my doubts.

Can anyone comment on this gadget or a simiar one they can recommend?

Thanks.

 

[Nofossil]

Howdy All,

I'm looking for a sharpening guide that will last a while. Oregon sells the "Sure Sharp" for about $22 bucks (at Lowes). It has a fair amount of plastic on it, so I have my doubts.

Can anyone comment on this gadget or a simiar one they can recommend?

Thanks.

I've used the one that's sold by Husky and Pferd. My Husky dealer didn't know about it - had to point it out in his catalog. About the same price as the Sure Sharp, and files the depth gauges at the same time. It has two files, a round and a flat. I get good results with it.

 

[bjorn773]

I bought one of the oregon sharpeners a few years back. I ended up giving it away. It worked fairly well, just felt cheap in my hand. There was a lot of flex in the plastic. It took the steady hand of a surgeon to keep it working properly. I'd recommend the file guide Husqvarna sells. Mine uses standard round files, but has a nice guide with rollers to keep the file moving smoothly. Or you can just buy the file itself. Lowes had them last I knew. About same price as Oregon setup.

 

[n1st]

Well, I ended up Ordering a Granberg File-N-Joint Precision Filing Guide. They're back-ordered, so it may take a while. It looked well made. I think it's the same one that is sold under the Stihl brand name.

https://www.baileysonline.com/itemdetail.asp?item=15200

 

[Lignums]

I have had good luck and about a 10th of the time using this. I am still not as good as the guys who sharpen chains everyday for their jobs, but when on site and you hit a rock or a nail, this thing is a beauty. It has the file angle on the top plate and saves on you knuckles, which means no blood.