He Sharpens His Chainsaw With A Cheap Die Grinder

He Sharpens His Chainsaw With A Cheap Die Grinder TRACTORS Accessories Doug Clark Ilderton Ont : “In your last issue you had an article on a fellow who sharpens his chainsaw with a cutoff blade Wow! He must have hands and eyes as steady as a brain surgeon As for me I’m sure I’d end up cutting the chain I have a professional electric saw chain sharpener that’s very accurate and simple to operate but it takes forever to sharpen a chain and I need to take the chain off the saw and mount it in the sharpener As a result I rarely use that sharpener “Instead I use a stone in a cheap die grinder that works like a charm and is much faster A kit from Oregon available at TSC or Canadian Tire stores contains 3 grinding stones for different-sized chains and sells for about $7 It takes me about 4 to 5 min to sharpen a 16-in saw chain using a compressed air die grinder without removing it from the saw It’s extremely easy to do and leaves a better edge than a file These stones will sharpen a chain 40 to 50 times before wearing down too far I place the outer tip of the stone into the hook of the tool before starting the grinder so I can slide the stone up until the shaft end gets to the tooth and then back down in just a couple of seconds to keep the tooth from overheating ”

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