Resurfacing the bar rails.

[ChoppyChoppy]

I leave my bar square. No chamfer. At times I just hit the outside with a belt sander so I guess it may be chamfered out there but certainly not much. What’s the idea of doing that?

If the outside edge is flaring out or had a burr I'll do a quick pass to knock that down, but that's mostly so no one cuts their hands while handling it.

 

[Deleted member 117362]

If the outside edge is flaring out or had a burr I'll do a quick pass to knock that down, but that's mostly so no one cuts their hands while handling it.

Cuts like a razor.

 

[Stihl 041S]

View attachment 772828 First I use the 30” x 1” belt sander with the table set at 90 degrees to the sanding belt. I make quick light fast passes till both rails are parallel. Next is the chamfering of the square corners. the square corners of the chain can bind in the square corners of the bar if not chamfered correctly. It’s less friction on the chain if the square edges on the bar are chamfered. See drawing.

I bought a table saw at a garage sale.
Ground the teeth round an d made sure it was dead square to the table. A fairly rough sanding disc and I’m set.
Easy to handle any sized bar and the cast iron doesn’t drag.
Cratex to deburr

 

[Deleted member 149229]

This will work and easy to use.

If that’s a Pferd I bought one at the Paul Bunyan Festival. Easy to use and works great.

 

[Stihl 041S]

If that’s a Pferd I bought one at the Paul Bunyan Festival. Easy to use and works great.

Yup. And you get a true 90 Deg

 

[Deleted member 149229]

Yup. And you get a true 90 Deg

Almost choked at the price for all it is but save 1 bar and it pays for itself.

 

[Stihl 041S]

Almost choked at the price for all it is but save 1 bar and it pays for itself.

Oh yeah.....color the rails with a marker and run it down the bar and see if it needs work.

 

[Deleted member 117362]

Almost choked at the price for all it is but save 1 bar and it pays for itself.

Plus replacement files are available.

 

[Deleted member 149229]

Plus replacement files are available.

Was yours a really aggressive pattern? I was expecting a mill bastard.

 

[Deleted member 117362]

Was yours a really aggressive pattern? I was expecting a mill bastard.

Yes it is aggressive. Something is wrong with that picture I posted. Going out to garage to post correct picture.

 

[Deleted member 117362]

Mine looks beat.

 

[Deleted member 149229]

Mine looks beat.View attachment 773149 View attachment 773150 View attachment 773151 View attachment 773152

Yep.

 

[Deleted member 117362]

Yep.

You, don't have to agree it's beat.