Am i filing this chain correctly?

Please check a my filing and tell me if they look filed correctly.

 

Your bar is upside down.

 

He cuts from the bottom up...

 

Surely you must be joking....everyone knows it's best to cut upside down, keeps the wood chips from getting in your hair.

 

This is another Sthil saw using a different chain how does the filing look?

 

OK, was kidding on first post.
Need a close up pic looking at the edge of the top of the tooth

 

I'm no expert, I still am learning every time I file but from what I can see it looks okay, how's it cut?



That's 2 different chains from The last time I filed

 

Looks good from the angle. I look at the edge from the front of the bar and if I don't see shiny, I call it good.

 

This pic looks like you’ve been in the rocks and need to file back more on the top plate to remove the damage

 

Can you provide a pic like Redneckchevy's pics. Hard to judge from that angle firewoodbuckenman

 

Both saws seem to cut very well the second picture of chain i had removed all chain lube so it made a clearer picture.
Since just starting to use the Stihl 2 in 1 sharping tool, i am just trying to get as good of a sharping as i can and get as much life in cutting before needing a real shop machine sharping.

 

Here is another side picture.

 

The gullet should be a little more evenly round. What size/pitch is the chain? How are you sharpening...ie free hand file, filing guide, dremel etc?

 

What hair?

 

Chain in 3/8 pitch Pico using 5/32 file in Sthil 2&1 without raker file installed.

 

First question, how does it cut? From looking at this chain, which I can see clearer than the chain in the first pic, it looks like at least the first full tooth from bottom of pic needs a little more filed off to give it a full cutting edge. Other thing I noticed is that it looks like the gullet needs to be cleaned out some more. Each chain has a “recipe” for how it should be ground/filed. I grind for the most part, so I set my grinder for all of the appropriate angles and offset that the manufacturer recommends. If you wanna see a good video check out some of buckin billy rays stuff. He’s a pretty entertaining guy from canada and he loves to talk about “cleaning out the gullet” once you’ve mastered this, get in touch with The Wood Wolverine for mastering the square file technique!

 

As long as its cutting without forcing and producing chips it seems okay. Most guides are rather foolproof. Just be sure to keep the rakers filed as well. Sometimes i forget to as i freehand sharpen and when i do i notice the improvement. Sometimes im a little too over zealous and it bites too much into the wood.

 

Cutting edge looks good to me. Raker height looks good. Let’s go cut some wood!

 

I have watched Bucken Billy Rays Videos he and his son working together, i have seen him just sit on a log and start sharping a 36 inch chain by hand on the saw, he just zips quickly through the chain and is back to sawing tree's he gos. he also has a great way of taking on life.

Not saying he does not do many really dangerous things and he is not much into protection chaps or eye protection, so one needs to understand old Bucken has been doing it all his life and had been hurt many times, so don't just think you can do as he is doing it may not end well.