Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[Squareground3691]

Here’s my chain grinder , it’s simply divine!!

 

[sean donato]

I have several xcut chains that are all round ground

The c-85 3/8 is square from the factory, although they tell you to sharpen it with a round file. Kinda defeats the purpose imo.

 

[sean donato]

Here’s my chain grinder , it’s simply divine!! View attachment 1059462

I'd show off mine, but it's covered in dust. I seldomly use the grinder anymore. Just easier and faster to hand file.

 

[The Shooters Apprentice]

The c-85 3/8 is square from the factory, although they tell you to sharpen it with a round file. Kinda defeats the purpose imo.

Maybe I never looked that close. Seemed to me it was hooked at the top like how that goofy Stihl chain is.

 

[Kodiak Kid]

I feel attacked as I have 2 round grinders, although I’ve modified them and they produce a much sharper chain then factory.

Generally if the chain is on the saw I’ll hand file if I have time, but generally when I’m cutting I’m cutting and I ain’t got to stinking time to file a chain, much much faster to just throw on a fresh loop if I mess one up.

And then I’m not gonna throw it back in the saw to sharpen it. Hit it was the grinder in 2 mins and then back in the pack for next time.

Some times during the summer I won’t Sharpen a chain at all, just throw the dull ones in a pile and then grind them as I have time over the winter.

I mean I get it. Round filing by hand is just second nature to me because I've done so much of it. The biggest advantage filing round is the chain dose not need to come off the bar to be freshened up. I can put a round tune on a chain by hand that would blow your mind! BUT, it ain't no good square grind by any means!

 

[Kodiak Kid]

Here’s my chain grinder , it’s simply divine!! View attachment 1059462

Yes, simple divine and far from precision!

 

[The Shooters Apprentice]

I mean I get it. Round filing by hand is just second nature to me because I've done so much of it. The biggest advantage filing round is the chain dose not need to come off the bar to be freshened up. I can put a round tune on a chain by hand that would blow your mind! BUT, it ain't no good square grind by any means!

Don’t get me wrong, I can file a mean chain that you could probably shave with if you could get it to your face, but filing chains off the saw is a pain, so they go on the grinder.

 

[Kodiak Kid]

I'd show off mine, but it's covered in dust. I seldomly use the grinder anymore. Just easier and faster to hand file.

I understand, but do you file square or round?

 

[Squareground3691]

Yes, simple divine and far from precision!

Please KK , it’s not rocket science.

 

[mountainguyed67]

I’ve been on the river hiking trail since Friday, and came back 21 pages behind.

 

[The Shooters Apprentice]

I should make a better effort to proof read my post before hitting send

 

[MustangMike]

I wondered that too but the one guy my dealer guy told me about knows his way around a saw. I'll have to get ahold of him and get his take on it.

It does not make any sense to me.

 

[sean donato]

I understand, but do you file square or round?

The grinder is for round. Hand filing I'll do both, but unless it's nice clean wood I round file. It also takes me forever to file a square chain. If i had a square grinder I doubt I'd more then a few round chains, but I'm a back yard hack compared to most so can't justify the cost of the square grinder. My hand filed square is faster then any of my round chains but one dirty log and the round is ahead of the game.

 

[Kodiak Kid]

No one can get a hand filed chain. Be it round or square. To cut consistently smooth as a precision ground chain. If they say they can? They are missing something somewhere. Perhaps they have never run a precision grider for the entire life of a chain from start to scrap. This is all simply just my opinion gentlemen.

 

[farmer steve]

I mean I get it. Round filing by hand is just second nature to me because I've done so much of it. The biggest advantage filing round is the chain dose not need to come off the bar to be freshened up. I can put a round tune on a chain by hand that would blow your mind! BUT, it ain't no good square grind by any means!

I put a new chain on a saw and it stays on and is round hand filed till I can't.

I’ve been on the river hiking trail since Friday, and came back 21 pages behind.

21 pages? Look for @Cowboy254.

 

[Kodiak Kid]

The grinder is for round. Hand filing I'll do both, but unless it's nice clean wood I round file. It also takes me forever to file a square chain. If i had a square grinder I doubt I'd more then a few round chains, but I'm a back yard hack compared to most so can't justify the cost of the square grinder. My hand filed square is faster then any of my round chains but one dirty log and the round is ahead of the game.

I definitely understand!

 

[Squareground3691]

No one can get a hand filed chain. Be it round or square. To cut consistently smooth as a precision ground chain. If they say they can? They are missing something somewhere. Perhaps they have never run a precision grider for the entire life of a chain from start to scrap. This is all simply just my opinion gentlemen.

Square chain great for clean wood, especially conifers soft wood , but the hardwood that’s dry needs special attention when grinding square or round if dirty , semi chisel comes into play then .

 

[The Shooters Apprentice]

I’ve actually never run a square ground chain. I tried hand filing a few times and they don’t came anywhere close to cutting as well as my round ground so I just kind of gave up on it.

Would love to get my hands on a square grinder but haven’t even ever seen one.

 

[Kodiak Kid]

Please KK , it’s not rocket science.

I'm not knocking your style Pard. I was just taking the piss out of ya a bit. Anyone who can consistently square file good by hand. Is further ahead than the rest IMOP!

 

[farmer steve]

No one can get a hand filed chain. Be it round or square. To cut consistently smooth as a precision ground chain. If they say they can? They are missing something somewhere. Perhaps they have never run a precision grider for the entire life of a chain from start to scrap. This is all simply just my opinion gentlemen.

Not doubting you on that. But my dad han filed for probably 60 or 70 years and I've yet to find a chain like his. I could be cutting with a freshly sharped chain and he would take one look at my chips and tell me it needed sharpened. The man has 5 gallon buckets full of worn out files. He won't throw anything away.