[AT] Chain saw cutting issues

[Henry Miller]

I've heard of that happening when you try to sharpen the saw with a dull file. My family always replaces their files after 6 uses to avoid that. 

Could be something else, but cheap enough to be worth trying. 

On January 21, 2015 8:57:15 PM CST, David Trompower <flywelder at live.com> wrote:
>I have a [U]Poulan  18 inch classic, chain saw.   [/U]    and had it
>for years.
>Today though, I have issues with the chain blade.
>
>the chain is but 2 months old.  it now will only cut the soft outer
>wood of a log and stops when it reaches the hard wood of the center of
>a log. It is nut cutting straight through a log.  Instead, it is
>cutting in such a way, that by the time the blade reaches the hard
>wood...  my left hand is in the air and my right ( which is operating
>the throttle)  is down, and the blade has cut a curve? a curve that 
>heads in the direction of my left leg.
>SO I sharpened the blade teeth and filed down the  blade depth gauge
>just a bit...( using a Oregon,sharpening device to do so). 
>
>[U]I am [/U]getting short chips  off the blade but the saw shows no
>improvement in cutting abilities and continues to  cut a curve . ???
>
>I have resharpened  and resharpened and even sharpened only the left
>cutters,  No improvement. 
> then only the right cutters, and no improvement? 
>maybe I need to sharpen yet some more the teeth on one side more than
>the other?,.... but which...the left cutters or the right?
>
>And it seems that once the blade reaches the hard center wood of a log,
>the only way I can get and  more shavings is to rock the saw  ( tilt it
>left and right in a rhythm,)  but it cuts a deeper groove towards my
>left leg.  
>
>Tell me what is causing this curved cut issue ? and how do I correct
>it?
>and why the cutting stops when I reach the hard wood in the center of a
>log?
>
>R. David 
>
>
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