How to sharpen a chainsaw with a hand file. And also with an electric bench grinder. The we cover what is a raker, gullet, depth guide and tooth.
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The best sharpening video I've ever seen. Speaking from 40 years of experience.
I was running this saw for about 2 hours at about a 30-50% duty cycle kzhead.infoUgkxfQm1wmg0ItKDLavxj1nXtQY9HP7EF504 and it did a great job. I used the lever for the built in sharpener to clear chip buildup out more than to actually sharpen the chain. It managed to cut some hardwood stumps much larger than it's size without bothering the neighbors with hours of 2 stroke noise.
This is a great video with Tanner (orange shirt). He really knows his stuff. Everyone else needs to stop interrupting him and just let him teach.
knows his stuff? LOOOOL Chainsaw sharpening Basics... When you use the file to move the chain, to get to your next tooth... You put the file BEHIND the cutter and pull the chain forwards on the bar... Pushing it backwards, like in the video, Is not the safe way to do it.. If your finger slips off the file, Or the file slips off the tooth when pushing it backwards, Your fingers / hand can come into contact with the very sharp part of the tooth.. Sliding it the correct way.. FORWARDS... if the file slips, Your finger hit the back of the tooth.. The non-sharp part...
I felt like telling the other guy to go away and leave (orange shirt) alone.
@@Ay_Ess Aren't you humble.
I bought the electric chain sharpener at Harbor Freight for about $25 ten years ago. It is similar to the Oregon machine while obviously lower quality. It has always provided an accurate grind and sharp chain and paid for itself many times over.
I bought a Homelite Lil Red with a 14" bar to cut a large branch a storm broke off an old maple tree. When I was getting ready to pay for it, a decent guy asked me if I had a sharpening kit for it. I didn't know what he was talking about. He was a customer like me but took me back where the files were and showed me a book with kits including one for my saw. Real nice guy. I read the operators manual several times until I got the nerve to start the saw and cut the branch into 12" pieces. I haven't used it since because I knew I didn't what the hell I was doing. I'll be re-watching your site and taking notes! Thanks for the great video!
One of the better how to sharpen a chain videos I've seen. I can actually take the information and apply it to my reality and be better at the end of the day.
Just bought a chain sharpener and watched 20 videos and this is definitely the best one !!
Happy to help 😁👍
Ran a saw a long while ago... this is how I did it hand held file flipping the saw to do the opposite side...as he said every tank of gas and rakers every 3 or 4 sharpening. The thickness of the chip is governed by the top of the tooth to raker. if your chips are getting thin and papery you know to lower your rakers... always use a raker file WITHOUT teeth on the sides. You can screw up your cutting teeth if you use a regular flat file that has teeth on the edge. Great video with excellent explanation so important to pass this knowledge on.
Appreciate the great comments, thanks Gregory!
Really great video. Having several different lads just chipping in with their own preferred methods, and just chatting, covers everything really well. Much better than some guy in a studio who spends a week writing his script to get it "perfect".
Good job guys!! I have been lazy and just purchased a new chain every time one got dull. I'll wait for a nice rainy day and see how many of them I can sharpen up. That will give me more $$ for the next beer run.
Just a tip - don't do too many by hand in one session, especially if they're long chains. The first few turn out great, then the quality of work suffers. I don't know if it's fatigue, eyestrain, or whatever, but everyone I have ever cut with has given me that advice. Any time I have gotten cocky and ignored that advise to sharpen many in one sitting, I ended up with lousy chains. Also, don't forget to dress the bar too. You don't need to do it as often but it needs to be done. It's beyond the scope of this video so I don't blame them for not mentioning it, but search to learn this often forgotten step if you aren't already doing it.
They were wrong about the tooth size. You can file one more than the other and it'll work. Just take your depth gauges down proper way. I've done that many times and it works very well, and i'm not "professional". If you want to know more, check Buckin' Billy Ray videos, i learned from him and he really knows what he's talking about!
I'm grateful I found this video. We've been working it out on our own and as it turns out, we've been doing everything that was explained in this video. Thank you guys for the instructions and the nomenclature refresher course.
I enjoy all of these videos on sharpening, helps pick up good tips. My go to is Buckin Billy ... Used to buy 3 new chains every year, now i have a life time of chains since learning how to sharpen. Grab the rifht file and learn, it will be the best feeling ever, plus it makes the work easier in the end. Good luck to all of the new chainsaw sharpeners.
Love the video! Glad to see your channel always has everything I need. Such a variety of things! Just bought my first stihl yesterday. Just wanting to learn everything I can about it
Good demo. I learnt to hand file when I started using a chainsaw a few years ago. I still use my guides to help get the angle right. Now I can sharpen my chain better than using a local centre and to mention a lot cheaper. Retouching the chain when working makes such a difference. A sharp chain is a safe one.
Thanks Alex
learned
Ive only wver hand filed mine. But never ground down the depth gauge going to try again
I like this video on the proper way to sharpen a chain saw blade, I ask a person that boasted he was all-knowing about such matters I was told I bought the wrong brand of saw! I cut a maple, small one about 4" in diameter with a dull blade, then after sharpening according to how the pros sharpen a chainsaw blade ,i sailed right through a much larger maple with no problem at all. I also learned it's not the saw its the blade! I will not be buying another saw anytime soon. I already have 4 with dull blades, no more thanks to you! THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR EXCELLENT VIDEO
It's a BAR not a BLADE! The CHAIN does the cutting. The BAR guides the CHAIN!
I really enjoy the repetition/monotony of chain sharpening by hand. Like reloading. It's therapeutic.
Great video! At least for those of us that want to learn! I realize there are many techniques, but appreciate the best practices as I feel they were trying to explain. Thanks. Yes more of these types of videos would be great! Like the idea of “from the experts”.
Appreciate the comments, thank you !
Thank you for doing this. Never knew about checking rakes on the chain. Learned a new thing today. Kudos to the gents for show us the way!
It took me years to realize that the depth gauge needed filing.
Won’t cut if it’s too high
Lol, I worked with some tools that thought the rakers aka depth gauges never needed filing.. Took me months to finally convince a couple that they do in fact need to get filed down as the chain is filed.. Amateurs they were!!
It will make all the difference in how your saw cuts.
If they are too low like to kick back, so you're new to it use file gage, on both raker and tooth.
Won't lie, that Stihl sharpening tool has saved my life. After years of hand filing chains, bought one of the Stihl tools at Ace. So nice.
Great video, most Iv seen they don’t explain much and u find yourself watching someone file the blade from 4ft away with 0 info. This was great to explain.
I run a tree business and sharpen a lot of chains. It’s always good to see how others do the most basic chores. I think one finger Frankie should do a chainsaw safety video!!!
Lol, thanks for watching Derek!
Love it!
agreed man
Nope to Frankie doing a safety video. Ain't got no credibility.
@@darrowfortheprosecution1404 he'd give you the finger ,if he had one to spare :)
The 2 guys gave some really great advice - I learnt a lot. Many thanks.......all the way from London !
Thanks Paul and happy that you got some useful info!!
we dont learnt mate....no wonder you guys lost the war
@@johnmassengill2253 "Learnt" is actually the original proper English form of "Learned".
Knowing how to do something, and being able to explain it to someone else, is truly two different skillsets. This video was helpful to me. If Stan had done in two takes, it probably would have been much clearer. You look at the comments here, and you can see many have suffered at even uglier explanations of this subject. Stihl, or some other manufacturer, should come out with a clear, concise, step by step explanation of this neccessary skill, in an equally clear and legible 20 minute video! We have the knowledge and the technology!
Nice Job! It showed us the basics of chainsaw sharpening. You gotta start somewhere, and having pros that do it all the time, show us, is a good place to start.
There are two things I suggest. For Stihl saws, I have to set the depth gauges a little lower than specs to get the chains to cut like new. Another issue is that if you use the suggested depth gauge setting tool for the chain, I found that you can't set the depth gauges as low as they should be because of the curve in the saw blade. Also, to prevent blueing of the cutters when using a grinding wheel, I suggest using Kool-Grind.
Good video, it's one thing to explain how to do something but even better to explain why!
I shoot and edit videos for cable network TV and that video right there was more informative and well produced than 95% of the videos that are produced with entire crews and production staff. Well done sir.
Really appreciate that , thank you !
I will now sharpen my own blades. Thankyou for the knowledge.
Yep. Me too. Gonna buy the correct round file and depth gauge too.
How to find a nail in a tree: put a new chain on your saw, start cutting.
Mike Sokolow never fails! Lol!
My brother just bought a new saw and his second cut BANG right into a 3/8 chain in the middle of the tree 😂 he was pissed... Good thing I Know how to file on the spot
Lol of course
hahahahah...I hate that this is true
You ain't NEVER Lied!!!!!!!!
Great video.....good close-ups and explanations. Thanks!
Thank you for your patience, humor, and your excellent instruction. People seem to get hung up on terminology, sometimes. Just remember bar and chain. Thanks again guys. Drop them. Limb them. Buck them. Then you either sell them at a specified length. Or split them. Pile them. Or stack'em. Wood warms you more than just the fireplace. But that's the best time. Hahaha
Thank you very much! Really appreciate the comments !
Hey bro, dig the video. I’ve watched 5 other chainsaw sharpening videos and I didn’t learn half as much as I did with this one. Keep up the good work. 🤙
This was pretty interesting. I've been running saws my whole life and the one thing I've never mastered was sharpening the chain. I had no idea that the takers needed to be filed down that's probably where I have been going wrong. Keep these videos gping things like this can make a big difference for DIY people like me.
A sharp tooth is exactly that. It doesnt matter if one tooth took 5 passes and the next tooth only took 3 passes. Unless you enjoy buying chains. Your not going to cut crooked if all the teeth arnt the same length, your not going to remove less wood either. Counting strokes is and old school wives tale. But by all means,keep the same edge profile and angle. Stop counting. KISS And yes file your rakers. Also Check out Buckin Billy Ray Smith for more wood cutting wisdom and a touch of axe throwing.
Thanks guys that was great. We're professional tile Setters so this is really helpful. We're here in Georgia and after Hurricane Michael there is a ton of tree work that needs to be done.
Glad the video helped out and thank you !
Great job on how to sharpen a chain on a chainsaw I will be using these methods for sharpening the chain on my own saw. Keep the great videos like this coming. Thanks
Old video but i learned something. Ive been cutting wood since i was old enough to swing an axe. We used wood heat growing up in western Washington so we went through some wood. My dad always ran the saw and sharpened the chain though. Ive only sharpened a handful of times and had no idea the raker needed taken down. Makes perfect sense after looking at it.
Really useful video. Michael Dougfir makes some valid points but I took loads of info from the video.
Great to hear that Peter, thank you for viewing
Great video. Very informative. I learned a lot. Just a home owner but now understand how the chain really works to cut wood.
Thank you Kevin glad it was helpful !
The lazy person just use a Oregon Powersharp tool.
Sharpening chainsaw
We just got done with a major ice storm here in okc. I work at a large mower sales and service. I bet ive sharpen 5 or 6 hundred chains. I felt the need to understand it better. Ive been a mechanic for 20 years. Thanks this was helpful
I was very interested by Tanner's comment. He shows how experience is the best teacher IF you think about what you are doing. Most people know that when you grind hardened steel and it turns blue you have lost its heat treatment and it will be softer and not hold its edge. But Tanner says it becomes harder as well! How does that happen? Well he is bang on... heat treatment of steel involves quenching and that locks the carbon particles in place uniformly stressing the steel, when you grind too quickly you heat it and this allows the carbon to move "relaxing the stress" However, if you have tool steel, Chromium and Molybdenum form very hard carbides. These carbides are best when small. When you heat the steel by grinding the carbides grow bigger but they do not strengthen the steel just mess up your file since they are harder than the file. Great observation Tanner!
Can’t tell you how many chains I have tossed out because I had no clue on how to sharpen them. This gave me a much better understanding of the chain and how it works. Thanks everyone 👍👍
Haha me too. I’ve been stockpiling dull chains for a hot minute now though. Got a sharpener from harbor freight, got plenty of practice material!
doing the rakers more regularly was a good reminder , i must get me one of the new stihl hand files that do the teeth and the rakers simultaneously
Thank You!!!! The best video I have watched and learned from for sharpening chainsaw blades.
hey there -I learnt something today...that depth gauge tooth is really important !! cheers guys
I'm qualified to say this was a decent sharpening video... It covered the parts of the chain and the common best practices. Good job Stanley.
Who do you suck off
@@travisdavis3974 Giving credit where it's due there jimbo. When you grow up you'll learn everyone's sucking someone else off lol
@john blackthorn No? lol Not good enough for you? lol ok Then please by all means make a better video showing us your "better" methods. I'm really interested to see how you do it better and how that translates to the thousands of people who will be sharpening chains.
Please provide qualifications
@@xpeeriments6452 My family collectively has like 100 years of tree work experience between us. Although I'm sure that's not gonna be good enough for some of you fucktards.
Really useful always good to see how professionals do the maintenance. Thanks
So glad ya liked it! Thanks Adrian 😀
I trust Tanner - Good job explaining execution expert. Great video Ya'll. Thanks to Wes and Tanner for demonstrating their trade expertise. Thank you Stanley for sharing the production skills.
I was sharpening chains for years before I tried using a guide. It makes such a difference in keeping the angles to 30 deg. Without the guide I have a tendency to making the angle more acute over time and inconsistent from tooth to tooth. Getting a consistent 30 deg on every tooth makes the chain cut as well as when it was new and also makes it last longer (I.e can be sharpened more times before the teeth get too short). Maybe the pros can do it by hand but for everyone else I recommend buying a guide. They are cheap enough.
Definitely a good video for someone that's trying to figure out how to sharpen a chain. One thing they missed tho is you don't sharpen the gullet but you do need to take out some gullet as you go back on the tooth because as you go and the tooth gets lower you need to take out some gullet to keep your sawdust capacity and your your tooth profile.
Thanks for the comments Dan and thanks for watching !
good call i feel there where some things missed but in saying that how much info do you give the newbie to start with. logger of some 25yrs
@@mikekeen9710 yeah same here just mentioned that one because he specifically said not to sharpen the gullet. I have been cutting and hand filing for twenty years and there's definitely a lot more to it than what they mentioned. It's always interesting to here from fellow loggers, good luck and be safe.
I was equally informed and bewildered...
Some really good information, especially for beginners. Great video Dirt Monkey Thank You
These guys know exactly what they are talkin about! Totally experienced. I endorse every little detail they presented! (Oops, all but one. You always drive your stump vise into the stump before you put the bar in the vice. That way you have a nice flat surface to drive the vice into the stump and do not have to worry about hitting on the chain and bar) I was a tree thrower on a logging crew and learned real quick how to hand file my saw. Out there in a timber, you don't have an electric grinder to file your chain. I got to where I could cut a slot into a stump and use that as my stabilizing vise for sharpening so I didn't have to carry that extra weight with me through the timber of the stump vise and hammer.
Thank you Phillip
I think he knows you hammer it in first, he just said it in a weird way in the video because he forgot to say bang it in before he clamped the saw in
I do the same .The vise would be cool cause you wouldn't have to lift your bar to move the chain. It's a good idea to mark your chain first for a starting point. Stihl chains have a green or yellow link already.
Great video!! My Great grandfather, Grandfather and Father were loggers and Saw Mill owners. My Dad told me that's how his dad taught him to sharpen a chain. That was since way back in the 60's. I love good educational stuff about how good hard work is done. Thanks for the video and God Bless you all.
Thank you for the comments Harold!
These are the videos that I enjoy, I miss the podcasts you use to have!
Thank you, appreciate that!
This is the best video I’ve seen on this. Assumed nothing and explained everything. Thanks!
Great video. Like safety glasses, safe raker size explanation.
Harbor freight sells a chain sharpener for 35 bucks, been using it for 2 years and it still works great. No need to blow 600 on a grinder.
Files or grinder
@@patrickflorine9211 grinder. Just like the one in this video only cheaper quality, but it works great
Ive been using my Harbor freight sharpener for 5 years. Still going strong!
The HF one is a little flexible for pros but adequate for someone who doesn't use it a lot.
How often you sharpen also depends a lot on the type of wood you're cutting. Ash, pine and other soft woods you can cut for days, even weeks if you're careful where cutting oak/cherry etc It's probably going to need sharpened every truck load or at least daily. The most important thing when cutting a log on the ground, do not let the chain touch the dirt. One quick oops can turn a razor sharp chain throwing big curly kerfs into a chain that throws tiny sawdust and smokes. Nails and even knots in a log can do this too but the #1 thing I see guys doing cutting logs on the ground is letting the chain contact the dirt.
Exactly. You don't have to file as often if you keep it out of the dirt. Tree bark also traps a lot of grit. Dirty wood bad for chain.
I trained my self on an old sp125 McCulloch 38" bar, if you dont touch ground you can cut with any saw with out touching. That saw weighed close to 30-35 ibs.
In my opinion, the best video on hand-filing on the internet. Well done!
Thank you Roger !
I hate to be "that guy" (only kinda), but Buckin' Billy Ray has way better advice on sharpening. There are so many things to point out, I won't start. Just look up Buckin' Billy Ray and you'll see.
Great job; best saw blade sharpening video I've seen.
Been sharpening my own chains for many years now and I agree with these guys!
Loved it, so few know these tips to give to someone.
Thanks Jeff!
Very educational!!! Two thumbs up!! Always ask the Pros...yes indeed...that is by the way, the folks whose livelihood depends on their skill / trade. Great job!!!
You got it! Thanks Mark
I fell a lot of trees in Idaho and Montana, back in the day. I found that good bar maintenance helps a lot too. I would flip my bar over once a week. It's like rotating your tires. Your bar will last a lot longer. When we were just out getting firewood, I would use my 12 volt Granberg hand held sharpener. It is fast and easy. And after the Mt. St Helen ash fallout, you were luck to get 5-6 cuts before you had to sharpen your chain. And our trees were Tamarack (hardwood), ranging from 2 to 4 feet in diameter.
I’ve had one of those gauges in my tool box for years and didn’t have a clue. Thanks hope I can find it now
Good luck Dale, thanks !
Who did you steal it from ? 😂
Might have helped if ya read the owners manual :)
@@trevors8577 didn't have an owner manual. It was in my dad's tool box that I inherited. He had a lot of stuff that was a mystery to me.
@@brendalux2462 Yea, would have had to download the manual from the manufacturer. Most owners manuals get chucked in the recycle bin here after I've gone through them.
Stihl makes a hand tool with a combination flat file and 2 round files that sharpens the tooth and takes the raker down at the same time. It also has a bar guide for the correct angle. Hand sharpening is a bit more tedious but the chain stays sharper longer in my experience. Grinder may work faster but it takes off more metal and shortens the chain life sooner.
Plus they over heat the cut edge Hand type is best and the new shitl is great but to high price
@@philliphall5198 Worth it to grind both blade and guide in one pass. Got one and never went back.
Yeah the new Stihl hand sharpeners are really nice and doing a quick touch up is a easy thing to do! To me they are worth the price!
Very useful video. Well done guys. This is the sort of instructional video that makes KZhead the best program on the net. Thanks for doing it.
Great learning video I needed that thanks. I’m gearing up for plowing.
Great to hear, thanks Nick!
You can get a raker height file guide that has a .025 for hardwood and .035 for softwood as well as a file guide to hold your file high on the tooth being filed to get the optimum cutting angle. The file guides also have at least 2 different angle markings for filing the tooth. Different chain manufacturers use different angles for different style of chains.
The different depth rake height is for the type of chain you're using, .025 depth is for semi chisel low Kickback chain, AKA Johnny homeowner / Rental customer. .035 is 4 full chisel chain
Stan, you are truly a master. Thank you for all your excellent content
Thank you Troy!
They left out some very important information about sharpening with an electric grinder. Not one word about about the width of the wheel, proper radius and proper depth. I've been a sawyer for a long time. Good video for those who do not know any better
Trying to learn how to do that myself and there's definitely an act for it great video
It would be good to make a video about chainsaw bar maintenance, greasing the tip, dressing the sides of the bar, and closing the gap when it gets over worn. The video was great and had a lot of good info. I always count each swipe if you don't your saw will J-hook when cutting. Another good video I wish someone like Stan was around when I started out.
Thanks for the suggestion Cory and thanks for being here watching !
Great video learned a lot I’m gonna put this to use when I’m sharpening saws for our firewood business
Awesome, thank you !
Good video, I bought a lower spec grinder from Lidle here in the U.K. However, I know the basics of blades now, cheers you guys👌🏻
Peter Wormald I heard the UK makes everyone with a chainsaw take a course and be licensed, commercial or not. So how is it you have any questions about op and mtce"?
They know what they're talking about when it comes to chainsaw chains. If you start seeing sawdust when your cutting wood stop and sharpen your chain if it bites too much file your rakers. Good video Stanley!
Appreciate it, thanks!
The opposite happens if your rakers are taller than your tooth edge, it won't bite at all. You can have the teeth sharp but if the rakers are too tall and blocking the tooth cutting edge you will just be spinning your wheels. If it bites too much chances are you rakers are too short.
On raker depth, you can actually use the grinder to bring down the rakers simply by setting the depth then running the Rakers slowly through the grinding wheel to shave off a small amount in each one.
teddy bhear that is true
Yes and no it's a different size grinder desk than the grinder you use to sharpen the teeth usually the grinder for the 404 teeth
cheers....very informative...they charge $25 au at local stil dealer to sharpen up blunt chains so this is gold.
that's the cost of a new one
@@scientist100 right most I've seen is usually$0.25 a tooth
For 25 you would be a lot better buying a new one. In my opinion you getting ripped off and you should be able to get it sharpened cheaper elsewhere, what I have done is look at a whole lot of sharpening videos where there sharpening with hand files and I’m getting real good at it, practice makes perfect, good luck mate
I guess they charge 25 because they really don't want to be spending their time sharpening chains. I mean take a hint.
Great video and close up photography to really show you how it should be done 👍🏻
It takes an artist and logger skills combined to bring their own round and flat files in the middle of nowhere.
I use a harbor freight chain grinder works great best 30 bucks I spent
Great informative vid guys 👍🏻 This has been a learning experience & will come in handy(no pun intended) 👋👍🏻
Hey thanks ! Glad to help out
I'm gonna add a comment even though I know this video is three years old. This was a great video. I liked everybody's two cents they threw in that was involved in the video. I took something away from it. Knowledge.
I found the video very informative and easy to understand. I would have liked information regarding the angle to sharpen and how or why you would do it differently. As well as which file to use for which chain, I find it some what like a well kept secret. All in all a good video! Thank you!
I don't care what it's called. I'm going to sharpen my own chains from now on. Thanks for the video Stan!
You're welcome Rick , thank you !
You need to learn . Lots of small engine places won’t even sharpen a chain anymore they’d rather just sell you a new one .
Love this kind of video, very good info. Please do more on battery operated equipment. 👍
I will keep in mind, thank you !
Thank you. I run my own small lawn company and I use battery operated blowers and weedeaters it is easier than hualing 2 types of gas around and I am looking to upgrade to some new stuff next year and I trust your reviews and your honesty about the things you review and can you give updates on what you have already used if you still use them or do they just sit because you don`t use them because there not as good as gas powered equipment. Thanks again JD
Nice video guys, thanks. Learned more from this one than any other I've watched.
Awesome, thank you !
Best explanation I have seen. VERY good!
Really great job, dudes, thanks. (Just subscribed and shared)
I appreciate that, thanks for the sub!
I been free handing for years muscle memory is the key
Learning to free hand is the easiest sharpening in my books. skill ive never lost
Same here. Keep it sharp tank to tank. Now I'm running battery powered saws way more than I like to admit. So battery to battery. 🙂
Gracias . That was exactly the instruction I was looking for.
Great instructional video! Thank you!
i appreciate the close-up views. They didn't mention the angle line engraved on every tooth
Yes they did
Yes they did mention that
I didn't hear it either, but if the guys said they did... They are called witnesses marks by many of the guys I know, they are not on all chains, but most. Also many chains have them on the sideplate to help you to get the correct hook/profile.
quite interesting, i learned more than what i used to do when sharpening a chain
That's great timothy, thank you !
Went from being totally ignorant on how to sharpen a chain, to having some idea how to go about it. Wish there were some recommendations of the tools needed and best place to find them. Thanks guys for putting this togehter.
Thanks a lot for watching Mark !
good job, these guys know what their doing.
Thanks for the tips. Good info. Too many videos on youtube teach nothing. Thank you for being useful!
Appreciate that, thank you !
You got that right!
You should show a video on the new stihl 2 in 1 file I love it
I have one and it blows these old ways out of the water.
Thanks for the suggestion Derek
Those are good until you hit metal and damage a few teeth, you will never get that chain to cut properly again with this tool, you have to go back to old school hand filling to achieve that.
YES Sir! It's 2019, time to lose the slow file tools. Both our Stihl 2 in 1 files, .325 for the Stihls and a 3/8" for the Husq and Dolmar 7900, are LEGIT!!! I can out produce our cheap harbor freight machine, and do a better job without de-hardening (overheating) and shave off less metal, so they last longer. By the way, Oregon is pronounced "organ," it's said pretty quick. The video just got to the machine sharpening section, and the 2 in 1 is definitely a little faster, you can just flip it and hit every tooth as you go around once, rather than twice. This was a pretty good video. Like that you're bringing in other pros! Thanks to those guys, too!
Full proofing your videos at beginning with zoom and labels were a nice touch. I think it was more entertaining for me because I am a chainsaw carver.
I learned a lot from this video and I will be using what I learned here in the future. Thanks
Love to hear that, thank you !