Chainsaw question: I'm missing something...?

[WoodsDigger]

yeah, raker height has to be filed or you are just making sawdust

Yes , that sets how much the teeth can reach. I learned from a young man that nowadays they call them depth gauges. My dad called them rakers I do too.

 

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[DizzyDigger]

I've also got a Stihl, and when the chain needs sharpening I just drop it off at Wood's Logging and let them work their magic on it.

 

[Tesorodeoro]

I've also got a Stihl, and when the chain needs sharpening I just drop it off at Wood's Logging and let them work their magic on it.

I tried that and the local shop said no…but you can sharpen it yourself -> there is the grinder.

 

[unclemac]

a 3 pack of new chains costs less than $30.... $10 per chain is usually what it used to cost to have them sharpened.

 

[Tesorodeoro]

a 3 pack of new chains costs less than $30.... $10 per chain is usually what it used to cost to have them sharpened.

Dang. I can’t imagine it was ever profitable to throw away a chain after first use. Really kind of demonstrating how overly expensive it was to pay someone to sharpen your chains.

But I don’t know a logger that would run a new chain without sharpening it first and they certainly do not throw them away!

1 chain for my saw costs $48 it will last me all summer of casual use. 3-4 cords of firewood (when I was cutting more firewood). Now brushing saws..they go through chains quickly.