So I hand file my chain
Looking down from above, top plate starts out as a 4 sided shape with a new chain and eventually approaches a triangle as the teeth are filed back further and further.
When is it time to quit and replace? Obviously when the first top plate on a chain becomes a shrinking triangle it’s probably time to quit. But I’m wondering if one should call it quits materially sooner? Is there a rule of thumb? Are you risking breaking off teeth under normal conditions or can you go right up to the first triangle shape without danger or consequences? (None of my teeth are exactly the same so one or two will be triangles before the rest)
i.e. If you retire your chains with 25% of that 4th side of the top plates still In place are you being smart and reasonable or wasting 25% of the life of the chain?
Looking down from above, top plate starts out as a 4 sided shape with a new chain and eventually approaches a triangle as the teeth are filed back further and further.
When is it time to quit and replace? Obviously when the first top plate on a chain becomes a shrinking triangle it’s probably time to quit. But I’m wondering if one should call it quits materially sooner? Is there a rule of thumb? Are you risking breaking off teeth under normal conditions or can you go right up to the first triangle shape without danger or consequences? (None of my teeth are exactly the same so one or two will be triangles before the rest)
i.e. If you retire your chains with 25% of that 4th side of the top plates still In place are you being smart and reasonable or wasting 25% of the life of the chain?