Husky 395 Chain choice

[sawguy21]

.063 is almost non existent in western Canada. I worked for a chain distributor and have never seen it in 3/8, only .404 for the big Stihls. We had some .325 x .063 but gave it away, nobody bought it.

[Dave Shepard]

Been running .050" on my 394/395 for 25 years, no problems.

[Spike60]

Husky H83 is Oregon 75CJ. So, in addition to is being skip and .063, it is also square ground. Touching it up with a round file will certainly degrade it's performance. Could maybe make it usable by filing it back a ways, but my guess is you probably ought to toss it and start with a fresh loop. 

[Spike60]

.063 is almost non existent in western Canada. 

It was "existent" around here once when I ordered ten 395's and typed in the wrong SKU.  >:(

[Owtlaw]

Any tips on sharpening the CJ/H83 chain?  It looks simple enough but looks can be deceiving.

[Dave Shepard]

The first bit of advice is to not damage the chain. Dulling is not an issue, but if you rock it bad, it is time consuming to hand file it back to cutting fast. I use a double-bevel-chisel-bit-file for square ground chain. The intersection of the two planes that makes up the point is critical, as is keeping the gullet opened up. An improperly filed square chain is slower than a good round ground chain.