Greenthorn attempts at hand filing square ground / Critics welcomed

[Warped5]

That pic shows exactly where the 'crease' should be.

 

[MustangMike]

Looks like a touch of a beak, which is OK.

I've made some mistakes on my chain, then went back to the drawing board and tried to correct them, so I'm not posing pics!

 

[redoakneck]

Looks like a touch of a beak, which is OK.

I've made some mistakes on my chain, then went back to the drawing board and tried to correct them, so I'm not posing pics!

Yep, I see a very slight beak too,


...no tacos for you!!!...

Just bird seed


Square filing is not easy IMHO, practice, practice, silvey

 

[Greenthorn]

I think junkmans sharpened for soft wood. Do you guys have handles for your files? Does that seem to improve the holding/handling of the file? I guess I'll go make one, and see. I think I've pretty well got it down now, at least the mechanics of it anyway. I finished this 67dl in about 3 1/2 hours . Looks like I'll be ordering a simington for Christmas..

 

[Trx250r180]

I think junkmans sharpened for soft wood. Do you guys have handles for your files? Does that seem to improve the holding/handling of the file? I guess I'll go make one, and see. I think I've pretty well got it down now, at least the mechanics of it anyway. I finished this 67dl in about 3 1/2 hours . Looks like I'll be ordering a simington for Christmas..

A handle helps keeping the fingers from cramping up ,and a little better one handed control .

 

[Trx250r180]

Looks like a touch of a beak, which is OK.

I've made some mistakes on my chain, then went back to the drawing board and tried to correct them, so I'm not posing pics!

Pic's ??

We are here to help sir .........And beak is ok............ beep beep .

 

[Trx250r180]

I think junkmans sharpened for soft wood. Do you guys have handles for your files? Does that seem to improve the holding/handling of the file? I guess I'll go make one, and see. I think I've pretty well got it down now, at least the mechanics of it anyway. I finished this 67dl in about 3 1/2 hours . Looks like I'll be ordering a simington for Christmas..

If a 105 dl takes more than 10 min i feel like i spent too much time ,you need that grinder ,especially if converting round to square ,once the chain is shaped to your file ,if do not hit rocks ,should be able to touch it up in 5-10 min or so like round .

 

[mdavlee]

I can usually file the teeth in around 20-30 minutes depending on length and how full it is. A 36" full comp is about 30 minutes

 

[Moparmyway]

I think junkmans sharpened for soft wood. Do you guys have handles for your files? Does that seem to improve the holding/handling of the file? I guess I'll go make one, and see. I think I've pretty well got it down now, at least the mechanics of it anyway. I finished this 67dl in about 3 1/2 hours . Looks like I'll be ordering a simington for Christmas..

A handle makes all the difference for me, but it has to be the round wooden ones .......... all the others dont let me articulate my wrist well enough to produce a nice corner

 

[Moparmyway]

I can usually file the teeth in around 20-30 minutes depending on length and how full it is. A 36" full comp is about 30 minutes

Wizzard !!!!
A 36" full comp takes me a few days

 

[Moparmyway]

A handle makes all the difference for me, but it has to be the round wooden ones .......... all the others dont let me articulate my wrist well enough to produce a nice corner

I will add that for me, after filing several teeth (especially when converting round to square) I feel like my arm and chest starts to go numb.
I hit the weight pile 3-4 days a week since the 80's and maybe thats why, but once I lose some feeling, I have to stop and do something different or I lose the corner

 

[Trx250r180]

I will add that for me, after filing several teeth (especially when converting round to square) I feel like my arm and chest starts to go numb.
I hit the weight pile 3-4 days a week since the 80's and maybe thats why, but once I lose some feeling, I have to stop and do something different or I lose the corner

You need a grinder also

 

[Moparmyway]

You need a grinder also

So .......... you trying to get me to make slower chains too ??

 

[Greenthorn]

If a 105 dl takes more than 10 min i feel like i spent too much time ,you need that grinder ,especially if converting round to square ,once the chain is shaped to your file ,if do not hit rocks ,should be able to touch it up in 5-10 min or so like round .

Just got off the phone with madsens, will ship this week.

Now I'll have fodder to start another thread next week.

 

[Trx250r180]

So .......... you trying to get me to make slower chains too ??

While you are still sharpening ,i have done my work and put the saw away 2 times

 

[concretegrazer]

Sharp chains are dumb.

 

[MustangMike]

I would rather buy square file than try to convert from round. W/O a grinder, it is just not worth the time.

Square file chain does not cost that much.

 

[Moparmyway]

Sharp chains are dumb.


View attachment 463760

Hot Dog !!!
That looks too sharp !!
Is that PS ?

 

[concretegrazer]

Hot Dog !!!
That looks too sharp !!
Is that PS ?

Ps3

 

[Moparmyway]

Ps3

Dont make any practice runs with it or you might be sharpening it again !!