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Ok, now my bar is doing the arc cut :(

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  1. Horkn

    Horkn

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    I flipped the bar too. Same thing, both sides.

    Can these be trued back, or is it just time to get a new bar?
     
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    Ok. It appears I need a bar chain dresser. That will get the results parallel and get me straightened out.;)

    Now to see if I can get one locally. If not amazon will have it here soon.

    I see the Oregon brand appears to be the main one, and they are a reputable brand.

    Any suggestions for the brand, or options?
     
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    Chances are you just have a buggered chain...teeth on one side worse than the other...
     
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    May not be the best thing to do but I just use a bench mounted stone disk
     
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    This answer I'd bet. I do dress my bars with a die grinder & 80 grit wheel every now & again. Use a bench vise to close the groove a bit & call it good.
     
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    :yes:
     
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    Ok. I'll swap chains again.

    It's not like I can turn the chain around.;)
     
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    you can, but it doesn’t cut real well...:whistle:
     
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    I’ve seen me do it. :doh:
     
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    I think it's the chain also. Bad cutters or depth gauges on one side are off.
     
    T.Jeff Veal, Apr 18, 2021
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    But somehow I think we've all tried it.:whistle:
     
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    Some more than once.... :whistle:
     
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    I have one of these:
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    If a bar gets wonky, I true it up with a pass or two on the disc to get it perfect.
    If it did the same on both sides, I vote chain. Getcha a progressive depth gauge to file rakers.
     
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    Yep.:rofl: :lol: Makes ya feel really intelligent too.
     
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    I've done that too. :whistle:
     
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    I vote chain issue. The teeth can be all different sizes, as it you reshaped 5 of them after rocking it, as long as each depth gauge is matched for each tooth it will cut straight.
     
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    I tried that once... Must have been talking or daydreaming at the time. A real shocker when I went to make that first cut too...
     
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    Here ya go Horkn...this'll getcha straightened right out...plus you can give us a seminar at Dennis' GTG if you get practiced up on it a bit now...:whistle:;) :rofl: :lol:
     
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    thinking about trying this, keeping the right angle on the file is the ''secret'' and the same # of strokes on the file is another. don't forget the same pressure, it all adds up. and don't get in a hurry, lol.
     
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    The only issue with this is that these type of files are meant to be used in the "push" stroke only (not even supposed to drag the file on the return stroke) not as a rotary file...using it as a rotary file will ruin the file pretty quick in my opinion...might still be worth it to straighten out a roached chain though, I dunno...
     
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