Derik
ArboristSite Member
Hey folks, I used to sharpen chains with a harbor freight electric sharpener, with a grinding wheel. It did well on my (small) saw, but I could notice a difference in the longevity with the sharpness of the chain. I suspect that the chain cutters got a little to warm when sharpening. Anyhow, picked up a Granberg G106B a few months ago.
Sharpened a few chains with it, every time I sharpened it, the saw would cut in a curve to the left. Figured it was just me getting familiar with the jig. Gave it some time, and it still has the same effect. No idea what's going on with it, watched a few videos of guys using it, and I'm doing the same thing they are. I suspect that the little spring holding the horizontal depth stop isn't really doing it's job, or the jig is bent but it all looks pretty well straight to me.
I don't know if I received a bad one out of the bunch or not, I recently bought a 36" saw first of the year and finally used it about a week ago, the chain is to the point where it needs to be sharpened but I'm hesitant to use the jig because that would ruin a lot of the big pieces I have if it curves to the left again.
Anyone have thoughts on this that they would like to share?
Sharpened a few chains with it, every time I sharpened it, the saw would cut in a curve to the left. Figured it was just me getting familiar with the jig. Gave it some time, and it still has the same effect. No idea what's going on with it, watched a few videos of guys using it, and I'm doing the same thing they are. I suspect that the little spring holding the horizontal depth stop isn't really doing it's job, or the jig is bent but it all looks pretty well straight to me.
I don't know if I received a bad one out of the bunch or not, I recently bought a 36" saw first of the year and finally used it about a week ago, the chain is to the point where it needs to be sharpened but I'm hesitant to use the jig because that would ruin a lot of the big pieces I have if it curves to the left again.
Anyone have thoughts on this that they would like to share?