New chain sharpening technique???

[celliott]

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

[pineywoods]

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

[Al_Smith]

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

[celliott]

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.

[Warbird]

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

[beenthere]

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.

[chevytaHOE5674]

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.

[mike_van]

Why in the whole video does the grinder never get turned on? What a waste.

[sablatnic]

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.

[chevytaHOE5674]

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.

[beenthere]

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.  )

[Restoman]

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. 

[Rocky_J]

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

[SwampDonkey]

 :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

[pineywoods]

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....

[tyb525]

Notice how some of the depth gauges were almost completely gone while others looked like they hadn't been touched.

[chevytaHOE5674]

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.

[beenthere]

If anyone does this trick, a video of it would be priceless.  ;D

[celliott]

I would think this would go through a chain much, much faster than a file, wouldnt it?

[rickywashere]

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

[mike_van]

If I use my 9" grinder, will the chain come out sharper? More h.p. you know,  :D

[SwampDonkey]

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.

[chevytaHOE5674]

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.

[SwampDonkey]

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.

[Ironmower]

I've never tried it or going too, but using the "leading" edge of the angle grinder, will surely come back and bite ya.