Ok that makes way more sense. Since I have a cheapo HF unit I am not that worried about the gunk. I understand that reason more than what I had in mind...just shiny or spotless chains.??
Maybe my chains are not as oily or dirty? I dont see any accumulation on the wheels. I actually need to reshape my wheels. They still sharpen in a split second??
Cut down a red cedar tree. It gummed the heck out of one chain. Gunk got it disolved okay! Thanks again for advise.
Might open a can of worms but we use brake cleaner on ours at work. They get creosote and who knows what else all over them.
As I do a lot of chains, I clean them in the media blaster with corn cob grit gets the crud off and allows me to see how far back I need to grind to get a sharp edge. Also keeps from pulling crud through the bar rail on the grinder as well as not loading the wheel up. As far a the wheel loading there are some compounds for applying to wheel to minimize loading or you could use some bar soap. If you are seeing a black line on your wheel it is loading up and will cause burning much more quickly. Really bad chains that have been used for cutting in really poor conditions get an additional step of going through the parts washer.
