jimbojango
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I'm sure this has been beat in the ground but i can't find it. So i went to harbor frieght and bought the el cheapo chainsaw grinder on sale for my birthday. I've never sharpened a chain with one as a 66 year old friend of mine always did it and he managed to have a heart attack the day before thanksgiving and kill himself.
So: i run 26RSC and 36RSC Stihl brand chains. .325 and 3/8 .063 chain. What angle do i set this thing up at (.25, .30, .35) I've already run a couple "tests" on some junk chains i had and .30 seemed "ok" but it didnt' stay sharp very long maybe because i didn't take enough material or i don't know. Help me out here guys and yes i KNOW i should of bought a Stihl grinder but I'm a farmer and i wasn't given any ground or equipment so I'm happy to make $15,000 a year these first few years instead of $250,000 like all the big ones think they make.
Thanks for all the help! If you have a copy of an old thread toss me the link and i'll go read it!
So: i run 26RSC and 36RSC Stihl brand chains. .325 and 3/8 .063 chain. What angle do i set this thing up at (.25, .30, .35) I've already run a couple "tests" on some junk chains i had and .30 seemed "ok" but it didnt' stay sharp very long maybe because i didn't take enough material or i don't know. Help me out here guys and yes i KNOW i should of bought a Stihl grinder but I'm a farmer and i wasn't given any ground or equipment so I'm happy to make $15,000 a year these first few years instead of $250,000 like all the big ones think they make.
Thanks for all the help! If you have a copy of an old thread toss me the link and i'll go read it!