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the motor to your left.
Sharpen the cutter teeth on the far side of the chain, from
inside to outside, or away from you, as shown in figure.
The guide should be laid flat on the tooth with the 30 degree index line parallel
with the chain.
Repeat the process above to sharpen all of the cutter teeth on the far side of the
chain.
CHECK DEPTH GUAGE – (also called RAKER)
5.
After sharpening one chain several times, you may find that it does not cut as fast.
Each cutter on the chain has a depth gauge or raker (see figure 9 letter
(K)
below)
just ahead of the cutting edge
(J)
that determines how big of bite the chain will
take.
To check for proper depth of the cut, lay a metal straight edge across the
tops of the cutting edges, as shown in figure 10, and check the dimension between
straight edge and depth guide/raker.
CHECK
your chain mfg. info or chainsaw owner
manual for exact depth gauge relating to your size chain.
As a guide, this dimension
should be approximately equal to the height or thickness of end/tip on the metal
gauge of the chain saw sharpening attachment.
If the difference is very thin, or
the depth gauge/raker is taller than cutter teeth, file or grind the depth gauge/raker)
until the clearance is approximately equal to the height/thickness of the metal end
of sharpening attachment or per mfg. specification.
Be careful to maintain depth
gauge shape.
Do not remove more material than necessary or you will overload your
saw.
NOTE:
Be careful to keep this depth gauge setting uniform on all cutter teeth or you
will not be able to make a straight cut.
FIG 8
FIG 9
FIG 10