I'm ready for a chain grinder

$50 well spent. I too came across the angle issue with mine and tinkered with it until it passed muster. You're right, once you get into the rhythm it goes quick. I still hand file most of the time, but if I have several chains to do or if I'm dealing with a chain that got rocked hard I'll set up the grinder and have at it.

 

Pricey little fellas aren’t they!?!

Guess I’ll put that on the list when the pink one is worn

 

I was super stoked to get my grinder, I think you'll love having one. While I did enjoy hand filing with a good tune on the hi-fi, now I'm a little less bummed out if I hit dirt or a rock.

 

Don’t be afraid to use different angles from the ones Oregon recommends….play around with it, I can make a killer chain on my 520 Oregon or my stihl USG

Also for me the CBN wheel is the best…I sharpened chains for guys for awhile so it paid for itself….now I only do mine and never regretted gettin the CBN, haveing the same profile at all times helps narrow down any problems you could have!!!

 

That's the grinder I would've went with too, for 50 bucks. As others have mentioned, look into a CBN wheel. I've also had good luck with the white Tecomec wheels. They're better than the pink, or green IMO, and only a few bucks more, if you don't want to spend CBN money on a wheel. It takes a lot of grinding to wear out a wheel.

As Wood Wolverine mentioned, a grinder makes hitting rocks, or wire a bit less of a deal.

Congratulations.

 

CtRider Congrats on the purchase, you stole that 520! I’ve seen some sites lately that have them priced at $700+. I believe I paid about $380 for mine 2-3 years ago. Enjoy it Sure wish I had a neighbor like that!

 

He’s a good dude to have around. Check out my wood hoarding adventures - he shows up in things like “guess who called trying to get rid of monster red oak rounds” and “I went up 60’ in a bucket truck and trimmed my own trees” and “well this is dump truck load #5 of logs today”

 

Really happy with the grind I’ve got going but can’t help but want larger chips. Seems to cut fast and straight - just have smaller chips in hardwood. Seems ok in softwood. My 2in1 sharpforce I’ve hand files with is 35* but the Oregon chart says 55/25/10, I’m setup for 55/35/10 at the moment. Might have to test a 25 or a 30. I’m not sure if using the hand file at 35 has shaped the cutter over factory but 35 definitely matched the closest. I have a a true raker gauge coming and a flat file to make sure I have the takers just right. When I spot checked them they seemed fine to low.

 

I personally never had long chips/ribbons on oak, either cut live or dead standing. Some species I'll get longer than the width of your hand.

 

I grind 55/25/5 on my Tecomecs and may get a half inch, to an inch, curl in locust, but that's about it, length wise. I use raker gauges and always set them to the "soft wood" depth with the Husqvarna ones, or the lowest on the WCS gauges.

 

Congrats on the 520

 

Do you have your chains cuttin as good as your hand filed chains??

 

they seem to be. They seem to cut pretty fast. I like the consistent edge on the top of the cutter. Feel like I could be doing it slightly better lower on the tooth so now it's a tinkering exercise.....

 

Yep sounds like you’re doin good!!!

Did you get a cbn wheel??

 

Nah, I'll run the pink oregon one for a bit. $100 on a wheel is not my priority right now. Next hoarder funds will go to a 24" bar and chain for the 572

 

Don’t blame ya I got one just because I used to sharpen the public’s chains so it paid for itself…good luck brother

 

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You mean my HF grinder for like 30$ isn't good enough?

 

What bar do you have on the 572

 

Ok....a situation where I can learn. I use, and have used for years, the harbor freight sharpener. It's $30. It seems to do everything I need it to do but cutting wood for me is nothing more than a hobby and I understand the expensive sharpeners are expensive for a reason but what exactly are the differences?