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Got disappointed with my local STIHL dealer today. Somebody in his shop has been sharpening my chains for me whenever I hit a nail or rock and I have to take several cutters back to even out the damage.
He doesn't take the clearance teeth down when he sharpens. I have been taking them down by hand with a tapered file after I get the chain back from him. Took another one in to him (hit a piece of gravel that got stuck under the bark when I drug the log out) and asked him to be sure and take the clearance teeth down. He said no, he wouldn't fool with them, takes too long, and he wasn't sure he could take them down without cutting them too short. I even offered him twice his normal charge (normal charge $5) to get the clearance teeth where I want them, and showed him on the gauge how low I wanted them. Nope. Wont do it.
I dont have an electric sharpener. I just use a drimel or a file. How hard is it to lower the clearance teeth with a professional machine? Seems like you should be able to just set an angle and a depth and go through the clearance teeth pretty quickly. Is there a particularly good machine that will do this? I'm thinking I should just get myself a good grinder and quit fooling with this guy.
He doesn't take the clearance teeth down when he sharpens. I have been taking them down by hand with a tapered file after I get the chain back from him. Took another one in to him (hit a piece of gravel that got stuck under the bark when I drug the log out) and asked him to be sure and take the clearance teeth down. He said no, he wouldn't fool with them, takes too long, and he wasn't sure he could take them down without cutting them too short. I even offered him twice his normal charge (normal charge $5) to get the clearance teeth where I want them, and showed him on the gauge how low I wanted them. Nope. Wont do it.
I dont have an electric sharpener. I just use a drimel or a file. How hard is it to lower the clearance teeth with a professional machine? Seems like you should be able to just set an angle and a depth and go through the clearance teeth pretty quickly. Is there a particularly good machine that will do this? I'm thinking I should just get myself a good grinder and quit fooling with this guy.