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Post by rowdy235 on Jan 30, 2020 22:48:44 GMT -5
Has anybody ever used one? I was watching a youtube video the other day and the guy used one, looked like one of the better designs I've seen. I'm pretty proficient with sharpening with the saw up on a bench but this seems like it would really speed things up especially when you're out in the field. The price is a little steep, but maybe worth it? www.timberlinesharpener.com/ |
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Post by edju1958 on Jan 30, 2020 23:40:04 GMT -5
Probably the easiest "power sharpener" I saw was on YouTube where a guy used a file in his drill.He only used the last one inch of the file,did a couple of sharpenings,then broke off that inch & moved on.You can take your cordless drill with you out to the cutting site & touch up your chain as you need to.The laser markings are on your chain so you know what your angle is.Pretty ingenious idea I thought,& cheap too. Ed
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Post by onlyhomelites on Jan 31, 2020 8:26:25 GMT -5
My field sharpening got a lot easier when I bought one of these:  |
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Post by jklw77 on Feb 6, 2020 6:25:34 GMT -5
some people are cheap and use what they have a 3" clamp will get it done
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Post by sweepleader on Feb 6, 2020 10:25:58 GMT -5
I looked at this rig some time in the past, never used it but it looks like it might be a good idea. It does not have the adjustability others have but that is part of its appeal. It would also still require resetting the rakers with a gage and flat file. I would bet it would give a better edge than the hand held dremel style grinders. The angles would likely be as good or better than a bench mounted electric unit but again, no choice of angles or depths. If a guy was using a lot of the same style chains for the same type of cutting, this just might the the cat's meow.
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Post by rowdy235 on Feb 6, 2020 20:46:57 GMT -5
That's true, not much adjustability, but of course thats also what makes it easy to use in the field, lol. I am still thinking about picking one up, most of my saws use the same style and size of chain anyway.
Years ago when I worked at a tree farm I would have killed for something like that, we limbed and thinned about 50-60 acres a year of pine trees, you found a lot of ways to dull a chain lol
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