Used my granberg file n joint to bring a couple of used and rocked out chains back to life as milling chain. Did 2 93 DL - 1 skip, 1 full comp at 10/10, and 1 stihl 105 DL full comp at 0/10 so far. Got 1 more 105 DL I want to do - luckily it's skip! Came out pretty darn good I think.
Newbie here at this stuff, does it make a big difference when your milling ? Reason I ask, is that I got my dad a granberg mini mill for Christmas. He loves playing with his chainsaws and has some nice white pine that he is planning on making benches with. I thought the mill might make it easier, not to mention the last benches he made aren't exactly straight If so, I could always spend a little time filing an old chain.
I'm new at it too actually - I just got a 24" mill a couple weeks ago. I'm hoping to get started in a couple weeks. I basically milled them to the factory specs - the 93DL were Oregon chains, and they file their milling chain to 10/10, and Stihl's is 0/10 (I think?). Filing to a shallower angle is supposed to be better for ripping cuts.
Well as soon as it gets above freezing in the garage it looks like I may have a project. I sure do seem to keep busier since I've joined this site but it's all good ! Thanks for the idea and keep us posted !!!
