deerefarmer23
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I am looking for a chain grinder to sharpen various chains i have, anyone have a model they recommend and a place to purchase it from? thanks alot guys....
:deadhorse:
This topic has been murdered many times.
Many opinions as well.
Chain grinders ruin chains.
Files ruin chains.
People with chain grinders ruin chains.
People with files ruin chains.
I think that rocks ruin chains.
I file a little (I suck). I grind the chains when I get back to the shop.
There are 3 price ranges of grinders.
cheap, expensive, and really expensive.
Cheap ones sharpen chain (but not that well). It will cut, sort of.
Expensive ones sharpen chain better. It cuts okay, but a very careful file could sharpen it better.
Really expensive ones would make a chain with a knife edge.
-Pat :monkey:
My local Stihl dealer is now charging $.50 per tooth to sharpen chain. They take the chain and put it in a bucket with water & Red Devel drain cleaner . After a couple hours it goes into the parts washer to neutralize the solution then blow off & grind. Puts some oil on it & into a sandwich bag. If you decide to try Red Devel drain cleaner be extra carefull as one drop in the eye will burn the lens resulting in loss of sight for life.
With a 511/tecomec it is a simple matter to reverse the motor for the left cutters. I have mentioned this before on Arboristsite. DPDT switch, and some wiring with a bit of knowledge of motors....
-Pat
By the way grinders don't ruin chains I think that is the operator that doesn't know what they are doing. Is there a site out there that gives step by step on sharpening a chain?
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