Agent319
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Ok, yes I have a Harbor Freight chainsaw sharpener. But let's forget about that for now. What I'm interested in is that it has a 1/8" thickness wheel on it (my chain is a Stihl .325 .050 RS) and the chain is ment to us a 5/32" round file to sharpen it. I also know 1/8" = .125 and 5/32" = .156. Now I have sharpened my chain with this Harbor Freight sharpen twice now and it really works well and the chain cuts great. But since 1/8 is smaller than 5/32 will the chain dull faster, cut smaller chips, or whatever? Anyone else had any experience with a smaller file diameter and seen any significant difference in cutting?