I bought one of these sharpeners a year ago but could not make it work on skip tooth chain until I seen this video. Now I'm sold on the tool and have one for each saw 3/8 and .325. The two file holders. The 3/8 for the 562 Husky. The .325 for the small 439 husky. I have vice that can be attached to the wood splitter so I will be able to do a good job of filing the chain should it get rocked out in the bush! This combination of 2in1 tool and the vice makes a real difference in my chain sharpening.
I got the Pferd too. Looks exactly the same, but different color combo. I love it. Well, I like it a lot.
From what I hear, Pferd makes the Stihl set. It's the same thing, just different color and less money. Pferd is made right here in Milwaukee. A friend borrowed a Stihl 2 in 1 in 3/8". Yeah, they rock! Super easy to use, the vise is a must have you you can do it so easily.
I've got one for every pitch chain I run. I've had an issue with 3/8 picco. It was only with one chain towards the end of it life. The 2 in 1 seemed to cut the depth gauges too low and caused vibration and an aggressive bite. I tossed that chain in the dead pile. The tool has done fine with the 2 new chains for the saw. My guess is the chain had stretched enough that it was the primary source of vibration.
I love mine, the only thing is the flat file takes the rakers down too much. So I use it without the flat file for a sharpening or two and then put it back in. I have found between two and three sharpenings is when the flat file goes back in.
I use a 2 in 1 on my .325 saws. My trail saw is a picco 3/8 so I old school that one. The 2 in 1 seems to keep my cuts straighter in the big stuff
I’m not sold on anything but progressive gauges for the rakers. But if you get good results, good to hear it. Im also stuck on square filing. It can be 30-40% faster cutting.
I like my 2 in 1 sharpeners. I found the 241 picco chain was not getting the rakers filed down enough (at least when the cutters were down to their last sharpening). still worked good though. and the chains lasted way longer... compared to taking them to the Dealer...
About every 3 touchups with the 2 in 1 I notice the length of each tooth isn't uniform. It's not the tool, it's me. When I touch up I just file until each tooth is sharp again....so damaged teeth get a few more passes. I find the 2 in 1 great for getting the teeth re-filed. I locate a tooth that appears to be the shortest. File it with the tool and note how much of the tooth is showing past the metal guide rods. Then file all the other teeth to show the same amount beyond the metal guide rods. It's not high precision but it's fast and cheaper than a chain grinder. I'll usually check the chain with a traditional tooth and raker gauge then. The 2-1 is a compromise as it only cuts the rakers one depth. If you want a more aggressive cut then you have to use raker gauge to adjust to your desired depth. I also manually round the leading edge if the rakers as the 2-1 cuts a flat top and after several uses leaves a noticeable corner. Just a little file work to dress the corners to a radius and the chain runs better. Good news is the 2-1 has a flat file you can remove if you don't have a flat file handy.
I use the Pferd here. I have a question. I've always positioned myself over the saw and filed away to the left first once around the chain. Then flipped the sharpener and filed away to the right for the other half of the cutters. My saw cuts crooked in larger logs and I believe it is because I am right handed and filing with my right hand is making the cutters sharper than using my left. I'm seeing in few videos that they stand to the side of the bar. I have a beater vise I can mount to a board on the yard trailer and try this way. Any preference's to a certain method? I liked the visual from the top of the bar looking down on the chain to get the correct angle, but it might be time to try standing to the side.
Up to now I have always sharpened the right side better than the left , hopefully the 2in 1 sharpener will equal it out !
I’ve felt I was probably doing the same, but began paying close attention to cutter length, and making both sides of the chain the same length and that seems to be the fix for me Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
