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Chain Grinder Video

Discussion in 'Axes, Mauls, and Hand Saws' started by Grizzly Adam, Feb 10, 2014.

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  1. Grizzly Adam

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    Hey guys, going to do a segment on sharpening chains using an electric grinder. Any advice, tips to pass on. Anything I need to make sure to get on film?
     
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    Set it and forget it! :rofl: :lol: Just kidding... This is probably the best video I have found Adam. Personally I clean the chains in simple green then setup the grinder and sharpen them. You need to be very careful to not take too much off or you will burn the cutters not a good thing! It weakens the metal and makes the teeth to brittle so the don't hold an edge well and will break. Then I mark the smallest tooth and start there setting it for the smallest amount of tooth I can remove in order to sharpen. This is important because if you take too much off you use your chains up fast. Once your set your off for the races and you go around one side of the chain then turn the chain holder and do the other side. Once that's done I file one raker to the height needed then from there you set the wheel on the grinder and file the rakers down from there. After words I just dunk the chains in wd40 and use them.


     
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    Is there a deadline? I still want to get a short vid of my USG up ASAP. I have been going flat out the last three weeks.
     
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    Vid would be sweet I've been trying to find the time too but it isn't happening so far....
     
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  5. Grizzly Adam

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    I am filming dad doing the process tomorrow, but please feel free to do your own more in depth version. We will likely just be hitting the highlights.

    Pete, what is simple green? We haven't done anything with that or wd40. Can you elaborate on both of these topics?
     
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    http://simplegreen.com it's a biodegradable cleaner that literally eats the dirt and crap off the chains if you soak them for a little bit it isn't really necessary if your only cutting hard woods but I do a lot of pine and it gums the chains up bad. I use the Home Depot HDX $1 bottle version and it works just as well. WD40 is so I can re oil the chains on the cheap so the links get lubber up before I put it back on the saw plus it keeps them from rusting.
     
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  7. Grizzly Adam

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    I don't cut pine, not even if it's in the way. Old lady has allergic asthma and any of the conifers other than cedar seem to set her off. Any reason I couldn't use bar oil instead of wd-40?
     
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    Have never used a grinder so this is going to be interesting!
     
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  9. Grizzly Adam

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    Hoping to have it and the rest of the February video out by Friday night.
     
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    Nop no reason I just buy wd40 in bulk.
     
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    I think we will be starting a bar oil bucket!
     
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    You can also use canola oil it's a little cheaper too.
     
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  13. Grizzly Adam

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    Yeah, but I have a gallon of bar oil, don't have a gallon of the other stuff. Only fats we use in this house are butter, olive oil, and our home rendered lards and tallows.
     
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  15. Grizzly Adam

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    Thanks chief, that's the only segment for my February video that doesn't have a script yet, just a rough outline. Maybe. If I can find it again.
     
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    Well, what ever became of the "video?" Was lookin to get a set up going.....
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  17. Grizzly Adam

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    It is on the firewood hoarders tv youtube channel. I think its in my febuary video.
     
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    Ok, gotcha, haven't checked that out yet.... On my way there now!
    Thanks Grizzly Adam,
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    :headbang:
    No Roku here(yet!) didn't see it on the YouTube either.... Feelin a little frustrated with my troglodyte computer skill set!
    Got a non roku- friendly link?
    Thanks for the help! Computers MAKE me want to smash them(even tho its really my ineptitude at work!)
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  20. Grizzly Adam

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    It is the second segment in this video.
     
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