Picco chains

[rasawing]

I was thinking about getting one of those Picco chains for my saw......but I am not sure what it would take to sharpen it. I normally use a small Dremel motor with a stone on the end. But I'm not sure if this would be adequate for these kinds of chains. Would this suffice? 

[HolmenTree]

Should work for you just fine if that's all you ever used.. You'll need a 5/32" stone.

[rasawing]

Thanks. That's a bit smaller than what I normally use. (I.e. 7/32". My manual calls for 13/64 for a regular chain. But I have a hard time finding them anywhere.) 

[HolmenTree]

Picco .375" chain is not full size .375
Its tiny chain.

[rasawing]

Thanks. Just to be sure we are all on the same page.....this is the product I am talking about:

https://www.stihlusa.com/products/chain-saws/specialty-saw-chains/pd3/

I want to put it on a MS 660. It says "must be re-sharpened with a formed diamond grinding wheel". 

Never used one of those before. 

[lxskllr]

You'll need a compatible sprocket and guidebar also. Although it's 3/8 pitch, it's different than full size 3/8.

I haven't heard much good regarding the duro. Ok for filthy coarse work, but doesn't cut as well, and more difficult to sharpen.

[rasawing]

Thanks for the feedback.

[Caloren]

You are talking about carbide teeth on these chains. Your small stones will not touch them, neither will a file. I have a friend who is a Captain in a fire department and they use carbide chains to cut through any type of roofing, metal, tile, composition, etc. When dull they have to be sent in to a facility to have them sharpened with the a fore mentioned stone.

[Mad Professor]

You will need a 3003 mount stihl bar with 0.050 groove and picco sprocket, also a picco rim or spur drive sprocket. Regular 3/8 won't work with picco 3/8 chain.

I run picco on my CSM 066

[Mad Professor]

The picco chain I run on my 066 is PMX milling chain, hard to find and expensive.

The OP wants to run carbide cutters, that is going to require a diamond sharpening system.

Why need carbide cutters?  Even with those if you hit something hard enough they will break.

[Al_Smith]

Carbide won't cut as good as regular chain .It's a gimic for people who don't like to file or grind chains .I had a sales lady try to sell me a loop for a Stihl 200t  just as the dealership owner came to the counter laughing .He kind of said,hon this guy is no weekend warrior,he knows me alright  :D