Oregon 5/32-Inch Chain Saw Filing Guide 37534

 (2 customer reviews)

A dull chain makes sawing slow and reduces safety because you are trying to force the saw through the wood. A sharp chain cuts quickly using just the weight of the saw. If you touch up your chain before the chips are reduced to sawdust your work will be a lot easier. I usually touch up the teeth after about an hour of cutting hardwood and two hours in softwood.

For a touch up you will only need to make one or two strokes on each tooth as the provided file really cuts well. If you have hit a rock or nail you will obviously need to file more but at least your day isn't over if you forgot to bring your spare chain. Just remember to file all of the teeth the same amount or the chain will cut crooked.

Saw shops usually take off about 2mm of steel from each tooth when they do the sharpening. This really cuts into the life of the chain. At $35 for a new chain plus $10 per sharpening this gets really expensive.

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I went for the less expensive sharpening kit and got what I paid for. Within the first minute of sharpening the chain in the woods, the Oregon file bent where it enters the wooden handle. I was barely putting any pressure on it. I own numerous files for many different uses, and a file that sharpens a chain saw blade should not bend so easily. Period.