I had the info on my phone, the Stihl usg number is 52032000009US
$649 the thing ain't cheap!!! but they are well made.
Thanks for all your help. Let me see what my local dealer can do with this number. I was looking at buying one months ago maybe even a year but I believe the problem was the dealer. It was way more than the $649 or they just couldn’t get it, for whatever reason I just gave up. Now I have accumulated more chains that I have filed and the angle is off to the point the saw binds. Usually after about 4 or 5 sharpenings. Now I need something to get them back right.My warehouse in Colorado is claiming to have one in stock.
What is a nod?Got my NOS for $175 delivered,off Kijiji
It had been for sale for months at $175,so i asked if he would ship it for that, Yup he said.Pakaging wasn't the best and the raker wheel got broke in shipping.
Watch around,i have seen a couple more since i bought mine.
If you are not in a rush you will get a deal.
Do you use diamond wheels? By the way I have never used a grinder before.OP , when you locate one , get the foot operated chain release . It’s not super cheap ( Stihl ) ,and it’s kinda homemade looking . But, it speeds up work ,and holds up well .
Wow! You must have copied and pasted that. Thanks that’s actually is a lot of good information. I know my way around a lathe and have access to a couple at work and a bench top at home. Making a insert/ bushing for the grinding wheels should be enjoyable.Ok, I can write a paragraph on operating the USG. In comparison to my Oregon 511, the USG is a very sturdy machine, the "slide" works very well. You set it to about 15deg, with the top angle at 30 deg. The stones that the grinder come with are quite nice, If you are doing .325 chains the 3/16 wheel is a bit thick, and the 1/8 wheel is a bit thin. The best answer is to make a centering adapter and run the 5/32 wheel from timbertuff on the .325 chains.
Unless you are SET on getting the USG, you can get the Oregon 511 or some version there of for about half the price. It will indeed make a very nice chain! (also easier to modify...)
Ok, now the inevitable "reversing" speech.
With a file you go from the inside to the outside of the tooth. With a grinder and a good clamp you will get better (excellent?) results from going outside to inside. This pulls the "burr" inside the tooth instead of outside. Now, for obvious reasons they (safety?) decided that it isn't a good idea to have sparks being directed at the operator and set all the motors to go one direction (away) from the operator. This means that 1/2 of the cutters are being ground "wrong" in my opinion. if the Wheel is very clean, and the operator is careful you can get a 1/2 decent tooth with it this way. I prefer to modify the motor to include a switch to reverse the motor for the opposite side of cutters, the right cutters with respect to the USG machine.
With ANY grinder, it is very important to keep the grinder wheel correctly shaped and absolutely clean. Any amount of "dirt" embedded in the wheel will result in heating of the cutter tooth. I have discovered that even a little heating has detrimental effects. Watch the oil smoke on top of the tooth, or the pitch "burning" as a indication that you are warming it up too much, time to dress and clean that wheel !! As a side benefit a clean wheel produces a very nice tooth, and is faster at doing it than the dirty wheel.
Years of experience talking here....
Rakers... the USG has a funny wheel that can be used to do them. I have a older Oregon grinder that has been beat up, and is no longer really accurate for cutters, it is setup with a 1/4" wheel vertical to set the rakers.
After all of that, I still will run thru a chain with a file for one stroke to clean it up, and also see how I am doing, anything look funny??
You will have to learn, and probably ruin a few chains to get the feel for it.
I do ALL the sharpening for the store up here, and have gone thru hundreds of chains this year. Developing a good reputation for sharpening. A correctly sharpened chain is a pleasure to work with,
By the way I have never used a grinder before.
nope... all off the top of my head.Wow! You must have copied and pasted that. Thanks that’s actually is a lot of good information. I know my way around a lathe and have access to a couple at work and a bench top at home. Making a insert/ bushing for the grinding wheels should be enjoyable.
CBN wheels from Diamond wheel inc. .Do you use diamond wheels? By the way I have never used a grinder before.
do you mean NOS new old stock?What is a nod?
I should have enter NOS. I’m not familiar with that abbreviation but that makes since.do you mean NOS new old stock?
I am a Nixon too.I agree about the foot pedalOP , when you locate one , get the foot operated chain release . It’s not super cheap ( Stihl ) ,and it’s kinda homemade looking . But, it speeds up work ,and holds up well .
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