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Square filing chains

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  1. 94BULLITT

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    Thoughts?

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    Your good in the corner but still to flat. So keep the file on the corner like you did there & bring the tip of the file against the tie strap.
     
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    Alright, I'll try another.
     
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    I am had the file on a 35* angle in the pic I posted last night. It is just barely missing the tie strap.
     
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    Square file addiction disorder!!! Lol. Hey Tom. Couped up so what better to do...

    Here’s some pics for angles.
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    I hear you Jason. That last pic is a good one to show angle.
     
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    Up/down angle?
     
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    yes
     
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    Must just be the glare I'm seeing then. Your gooder then. Carry on.
     
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    It could be the camera angle.

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    Pictures can lie.

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    Like concretegrazer said It looks like you may have your file too flat. Look real close at Jason's string of 3 pics. Take note on how the body of the file is slightly rotated up towards the cutter. I try to think about 3 angles when trying to file.

    1. The up down angle of the file - how far I have the file tilted up off of the chain.
    2. The in out angle - how far I have the file off of parallel from the chain.
    3. The angle that I have the file rotated towards the cutter.
     
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    So now I am curious, this jaunty little angle/curve/whatsitmajig is it a deliberate feature or happenstance caused by the length/angle of the files used to make the cutter the way you wanted?
    If it's deliberate and you wouldn't mind I would love to see a trailing shot of that cutter, I am curious what that feature does.
    thanks
    Dave
     

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    That's just to remove .000002345 grams of weight Dave. ;)

    No seriously it's just happenstance from my tunneling. I have the cutter in vice grips for that & shaping the rakes.
     
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    Thank you sir, when i am looking at chains that i know are built well sometimes the stuff that doesn't matter just makes me think i am missing something important LO
     
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    Could have a elaborate explanation, that lead to a new trend....ops works
     
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    I prefer to file with one hand it too. I started doing one side left handed. I never got it perfect left handed though
     
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    I see what you guys are saying how it looks "flatter." I'm not to far off the tie strap now, so I don't see how I can increase it. I'm not trying to build the baddest chain right now. I'm just trying to learn the basics.

    1. I have the file on a 35* angle
    2. I also file the on a 35* angle. Is that too much, making it look flat?
    3. I have near perfect 90* outside side plate angle.
     
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