Soilarch
ArboristSite Operative
Never took my chains into the store to get "sqaured up" before.
Decided why not, for $10 I got two sharpened and evened out.
I get them back and the edge of every cutter is black/discolored. Granted, it's uniform...but I've always lived by the rule of thumb that if you're changing the metals color you're changing/ruining it's heat treat and temper. I know for a fact that it holds true for common knife steels, axes, and lawnmower blades. But does the chrome layer on chainsaw cutters make this an exception to the rules?
Or "Did I just pay to have my chains ruined?"
Decided why not, for $10 I got two sharpened and evened out.
I get them back and the edge of every cutter is black/discolored. Granted, it's uniform...but I've always lived by the rule of thumb that if you're changing the metals color you're changing/ruining it's heat treat and temper. I know for a fact that it holds true for common knife steels, axes, and lawnmower blades. But does the chrome layer on chainsaw cutters make this an exception to the rules?
Or "Did I just pay to have my chains ruined?"