[AT] Chainsaw - 2 years without shrpening?

[Frank]

willing to bet that if you have it sharpened by a Stihl shop you will not 
believe how dull it really is

Frank


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stephen Offiler" <soffiler at gmail.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2008 8:32 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] Chainsaw - 2 years without shrpening?


> Apparently, the secret is in the metallurgy of the Stihl chain and the
> factory sharpening procedure/geometry.  That, and keeping it out of
> the dirt, of course.  When there's obvious dirt on a log I'm cutting I
> will give it a few swipes with a wire brush.  You might start a
> downhill slide the first time you touch it with a file since you won't
> be able to hold geometry like they did at the factory.
>
> SO
>
>
> On Sat, Oct 18, 2008 at 6:49 PM, carl gogol <cgogol at twcny.rr.com> wrote:
>> Steve-
>> Tell me your secret to keeping a chain for 2 years without sharpening it! 
>> I
>> find if I file every two tanks of fuel I can usually get about 4-5 
>> filings
>> before needing to get the chain ground professionally.  Now, I am cutting 
>> a
>> lot of junk cherry, buckthorn and honeysuckle to the ground level (so I
>> don't dig stumps) and this is really hard on the chains - no matter how
>> careful I am.  Any standing ash or willow is a lot of fun to saw with the
>> Stihl 290, but they are just occasional treats and the blade does last a 
>> lot
>> longer in comparison.  Is your wood just so much cleaner or is there a 
>> real
>> secret that no one tells me?
>> Carl Gogol - Manlius, NY
>> Tasty grazing in the Oran valley of Central NY
>> AC D14, 914H
>> JD 5320 MFWD
>> Kubota F-2400, B7300HST
>> Simplicity 7116H
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Stephen Offiler" <soffiler at gmail.com>
>> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <
>>
>>>I am running a Stihl 290 also.    I
>>> went to work with the anti-kick chain, and using reasonable care, it's
>>> still on there and cutting like a champ while the other brand-new
>>> chain is still in the package, .  It's sometimes hard to keep the
>>> chain out of the dirt with this kind of work but I'm not exactly a
>>> beginner.  Let's see, it's coming up on two years old or is it three?
>>> Nah, two years.  The original, anti-kick, "inferior" chain has never
>>> even been sharpened!  I am totally serious.  /at
>>
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