[AT] Chain saw sharpening

[Ivan]

  I will second Mikes comment on  chains from Cutters Choice . I can get 
two chains from them for the price of one from  W mart   . They are very 
reasonable , sell great chain ,and ship fast .    They are also a great 
source for lawn mower parts .  Ok honestly I only live two hours away 
from their shop but call first thing in the morning and have it next day 
in my  mail box !  They sell full chisel,semi and the safety ,(Ughh)  
kind . Ivan
On 4/1/2012 12:41 PM, Mike M wrote:
> Hi Dick,
> I've used these folks with good results.
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> http://www.cutterschoice.com/
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> That being said, I have two saws that I use, and have been cutting a lot recently. My big saw is a Stihl 039, (your old saw I believe) and my smaller one is a Husky 045, which is much lighter and nice for limbing. I also bought the guide system and files to sharpen my own chains, and have been doing so for a few years. I thought I was doing a pretty good job, and was happy with the performance of both saws. I had a new chain for each that I was saving for a rainy day, and finally put them both on last week. What a day and night difference! I was cutting the base of a huge downed Ash with the 039 and I thought, "crap it's rotten" because of how the saw was chewing through it. It wasn't rotten though, it was just the sharpness of the new chain! Bottom line is, it is an art to sharpen a chain correctly, clearly I wasn't, and the performance showed. They weren't dull, but they were far from the performace of a new chain.
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> Regards,
> Mike M
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