Old_Logger
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And I think you mentioned elsewhere that with the 10 degree tilt on the right hand cutters the vice handle gets in the way of the degree settings on the vice to where you cannot read them.
Some Tecomecs have reversible motors as the single direction on Oregon and some Tecomec grinders deal is a U/L listing thing for the USA.
I was taught to NEVER sharpen a chainsaw from back to front (point). Always sharpen from point to back. Sharpening from back to point will create a burr. Because of this, I did a lot of research on the machine and a procedure for reversing the direction of rotation on the motor.
I discovered (by watching a youtube video by Rosa String Works) that you can run the Oregon 511AX in reverse.
It was hard to believe, but it works like a charm. You can skip to 8:45 in the video () and watch the procedure.
In a nutshell, get the grinder adjusted for the chain tooth and stick a hex bit in your drill, place it in the bolt that holds the grindrock on and spin it backwards. After it gets up to speed, pull the drill out and hit the power switch and the machine will run backwards to eliminate the "burr" on the cutting edge.
You have to spin it fast and switch power on as soon as you remove the drill driver bit.