I read all the info I could find at this site about sharpening my chain saw blades. I have a Stihl Farm Boss. In the past I always sharpened my own blades with some success but I know it wasn't done 100% correct. It made sense to me to "dress" the blades and send it to the shop to get it sharpened. The other day I picked up two blades from the place that sold me the chain saw and is well known in this area for their service. What I didn't expect was to have all the top cutters to have a burr on them and burn marks from too much heat.
I don't see how the cutters can be considered sharp if there is a burr. I'm sure that the burr is from using the electrical grinder but seems that it should have been filed off too. Maybe after the first couple of cuts the burrs will go away. I don't know if I'm expecting too much for $8.00 or this is an accepted practice. There are plenty of place to get the blades sharpened.
There is also the fact that the kid doing the sharpening was rushing to get the blades done because he forgot to do them earlier and I was waiting. Maybe he left a step off. I haven't used the chain saw yet because I want to find out if the blades were done properly or not.
Thanks,
Ken
I don't see how the cutters can be considered sharp if there is a burr. I'm sure that the burr is from using the electrical grinder but seems that it should have been filed off too. Maybe after the first couple of cuts the burrs will go away. I don't know if I'm expecting too much for $8.00 or this is an accepted practice. There are plenty of place to get the blades sharpened.
There is also the fact that the kid doing the sharpening was rushing to get the blades done because he forgot to do them earlier and I was waiting. Maybe he left a step off. I haven't used the chain saw yet because I want to find out if the blades were done properly or not.
Thanks,
Ken