I have seen proper grinders for sharpening chains, but heard they go through chains fast.
Anyone want to try this guys method? ???
I think I will stick to the file! :D
Try the youtube link below.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJdqIOIxAl0&feature=fvw
Nothin new, I did that for years till I got a regular grinder. There's definitely a learning curve, but with a little skill, it works fairly well. Might help if you're a redneck ;D
Now I can't help but wonder how many people have fell for that line of horse pucky and how many chains were ruined in the process . Inquiring minds want to know . :D
Quote from: Al_Smith on October 02, 2009, 08:18:02 PM
Now I can't help but wonder how many people have fell for that line of horse pucky
About 94,412? Thats how many views it has, surprisingly.
50,000 of those views are mine, as I still haven't perfected it yet. Need to go buy yet another chain and keep practicing. ;D
No way.
That chain would be no where near sharp when he is done.
Now, may be better than when he started sharpening, but not a good sharpening job when finished. Just no way.
I've seen it done that way, and while it may not be a hand filed perfection finish, it was sharp and it did cut surprisingly well.
Why in the whole video does the grinder never get turned on? What a waste.
I wonder too why the grinder didn't get turned on. Think I will keep using my file. Use it on my customer's saws too.
Quote from: mike_van on October 03, 2009, 05:09:18 AM
Why in the whole video does the grinder never get turned on? What a waste.
Hard to hold the camera with one hand, and then not have the angle grinder take off your other hand.
As well, noticed that the grinder wheel was quite course for a small chainsaw tooth.
It looks more like a "red green" type video, for laughs. It did that for me. ;D
(and why it is named "redneck" technique. :) )
Funny he says it takes 5 minutes to do this procedure. I can sharpen my blade in 5-7 minutes depending if I have already been cutting. That just sounds like an accident to happen.
Did anyone else here actually look at the chain? Those teeth (there is no 'blade' on a chain) look like they were filed with a chainsaw file. They are all even and clean. The top plate angles all look correct. I suspect the video is a giant practical joke and the guy is busting a gut laughing at all the people who took him seriously. What is even funnier is the number of people who will actually try it! :D
:D :D
Of course I can't view the video on dial-up, not within a 5 minute span anyway. But, I know one guy on the thinning crew that free hands the filing on his brush saw blade, no guide. I equate it to watching someone trying to play the fiddle. He don't keep blades long. :D :D
Don't knock it till you try it, like I said, I used a 4 inch grinder to sharpen my chains for years. There's definitely a learning curve and a fair amount of skill is necessary to get a decent job. No different from sharpening with a file....
Notice how some of the depth gauges were almost completely gone while others looked like they hadn't been touched.
Quote from: SwampDonkey on October 03, 2009, 08:43:17 PM
But, I know one guy on the thinning crew that free hands the filing on his brush saw blade, no guide. I equate it to watching someone trying to play the fiddle. He don't keep blades long. :D :D
I've rarely if ever used a guide, and sharped my chains just fine. It just takes practice.
If anyone does this trick, a video of it would be priceless. ;D
I would think this would go through a chain much, much faster than a file, wouldnt it?
Quote from: mike_van on October 03, 2009, 05:09:18 AM
Why in the whole video does the grinder never get turned on? What a waste.
he had to get duct tape for the cord first
i'll stick to my file
If I use my 9" grinder, will the chain come out sharper? More h.p. you know, :D
Quote from: chevytaHOE5674 on October 03, 2009, 10:28:56 PM
I've rarely if ever used a guide, and sharped my chains just fine. It just takes practice.
It ain't a chain, it's a saw blade. When sharpening them, if your file is going at multitudes of angles to the teeth it ain't going to work too well. ;) But, on the chain issue I never use a guide neither.
Quote from: SwampDonkey on October 04, 2009, 05:41:43 AM
It ain't a chain, it's a saw blade. When sharpening them, if your file is going at multitudes of angles to the teeth it ain't going to work too well. ;) But, on the chain issue I never use a guide neither.
I've sharpened brush saw blades without a guide also, just got ta practice.
He's had lotsa practice, only practice at doing it wrong. ;D
The blade guide isn't much. It's just a 20 degree line on a piece of iron that the file sets in with a handle.
I've never tried it or going too, but using the "leading" edge of the angle grinder, will surely come back and bite ya.
If it works for him , fine , but he aint going to feed me his salade .. certainly not the part about hitting the rackers and it not being an issue .. ::) I have worked a lot with grinders , and in this aplication , it is best to use a another type , a fixed grinder won't come back and try to eat your fingers ;)
Now I could care less how anybody sharpens thier saw .I use a file myself but who am I to say .
However using a side grinder kind of reminds of some guy on another site that used a router to cut the exhaust port of a chainsaw .He could have done better had he used a horse hoof rasp . He's real lucky he didn't prune off his fingers in the process .
I use a Dumore grinder. Works great and fast.
Been sharpening my own chain for about 60 years. Used to use a file but found a Dumore works great. Also have toe $29 electric sharpener from Harbor freight which I hardly ever use anymore. Too slow.