I can rotate the pferds, the stihl holders are harder to rotate the files.
Pferd vs Stihl combi sharpener
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Yes the grandberg jig is slow.
I can only give you my expiereance with the Pferd 2 in 1. I used one years ago and found the results lacking in both tooth profile and raker height. The tooth profile wasn't great and the rakers where taken down to far for use in hardwood.
At the time I found the Husqvarna roller guides gave me much better results. Subsequently, I put in the time and effort to learn to hand file and my handfiling exceeds both and I am by no means a great hand filer compared to some.
I have long suspected that the Pferd files down the rakers more than a 25 thousandths gap. It makes it cut a bit rough, but fast. The 500i has enough power to handle the more aggressive cut. My previous saw was an MS441C, and I had to baby it a bit when I sharpened with the Pferd. I don't use a bar longer than 25", so the 500i is not challenged by it. I have learned that you need to apply pressure in the right way to keep a good tooth profile. It must be both down and back at the same time.
I can sharpen a chain by hand but I can't see as good as I used to and I'm not as steady as I used to be. The 2n1 works fine for me and I'm a lot faster with it.
kwang
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file is diffrent stihl has swiss made file pferd has german made file
And this matters how?
I wonder if the source changes sometimes?
The rectangular, depth gauge file is proprietary to this product. I can’t imagine many, higher end companies making it.
Philbert
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You bought a WHAT???!!
I found the same thing. It appears Oregon uses two grinding wheels on a production line, left and right. They don't seem to dress them uniformly. Maybe to save money they only dress them when they have to, I don't know, but the chain price is reasonable so...
...although since i started buying more my STIHL dealer has been spinning me loops of STIHL chain for about the same price... and STIHL chain is extremely uniform.
How do you know this? Pferd makes the combi file for Stihl. I have heard that the only difference is the plastic color.
Indeed. I have tried a number of chains, and the Stihl RS seems to cut the fastest and last the longest between sharpenings. It also does not stretch as much. Worth the price.
pferd offers two version of round file, one is more aggressive. Stihl 2 n 1's are manufactured by pferd. It would not be unusual to out source some of the files esp after the covid shutdowns
kwang
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i check again . and some stihl 2in1 has swiss and some stihl 2in1 has german file .
i dont know why . i buy to stihl dealer in Korea
but dont buy chinese 2in1 it has bad file position bad working.
i have stihl and pferd and chinese 2in1 .
i dont know why . i buy to stihl dealer in Korea
but dont buy chinese 2in1 it has bad file position bad working.
i have stihl and pferd and chinese 2in1 .
When I bouya Stihl it had finer file. About the same as their files if you just uy Stihl files.
They are more like the "Premium" Pferd files. I prefer the Pferd Classic.
They are more like the "Premium" Pferd files. I prefer the Pferd Classic.
