Finally ordered a Full Chisel Chain from Woodland Pro for my Husqvarna 450. Well, decided to do a quick sharpening after about two tanks of gas and using the recommended 3/16 round file and the prescribed angles I struggled getting the file (new stihl file) through (thought maybe the rakers initially a little high on new chain???) but eventually able to get an edge (two strokes per tooth). Ran another two tanks and got into a little (very little) dirt on some dragged logs and dulled a little so decided to lightly sharpen again (maybe two strokes per teeth like before). Well this time I just couldn't get the file though the tooth. Almost like way too much bite on the file. Never had this problem with semi-chisel chains. Am I doing something wrong? Have actually become very proficient at sharpening but this has me stumped. Have heard that sometimes full chisel chains can be sharpened with flat file. Any thoughts and or advice on how this is done? Woodland pro suggests using round file and I am at the correct angles. No mention of using flat file so that was just a thought based upon some of my earlier post reviews. On another note, the chips from the full chisel chain have been very ragged from day one. Not the nice smaller uniform chips that the semi-chisel chain put out. Any advice/thoughts appreciated.
Thanks,
Ken
Thanks,
Ken