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Sharpen the Chainsaw Chain

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What happens here

The presenter demonstrates chain sharpening. First, he removes the two nuts holding the clutch cover, then removes the clutch cover. He loosens the chain tension and cleans out any accumulated sawdust and debris from the bar groove and around the sprocket. Next, using a round file, he sharpens each tooth on one side of the chain by filing in a consistent, forward-only motion. He then flips the chainsaw around and sharpens the teeth on the other side. After sharpening, he reinstalls the clutch cover, adjusts the chain tension appropriately, and tightens the nuts.

Goal: Restore sharpness and proper tension to the chainsaw chain

Tools and materials

  • Chain File — Sharpening the teeth of the chainsaw chain
  • Chainsaw Bar Cover Bolts — Securing the clutch cover to the chainsaw body
  • Chainsaw Clutch Cover STIHL — Protects the clutch and sprocket area
  • Socket Wrench — Loosening and tightening the bar cover bolts
  • STIHL MS 170 Chainsaw STIHL — The chainsaw being maintained
  • Wire Brush — Cleaning debris from the chainsaw bar and sprocket

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outdoorsman in your house so and so is this really we picked up our steel at a local Ace Hardware and what I'm doing right there is I loosen these two bolts and I'll go air it up here and there is a set screw right there I guess you'd call it a set screw what I want to do is tighten this chain up just a little bit and that's probably good if you look right here we don't want it too tight might be a little bit loose might bring in another half turn but anyway it's adjusted right here so you get the full full rigmarole here you get the full description of what it's really like to run this saw which I think a review should be like that well snug this down but what we'll do we'll only just snug it down so one of the guys at the chainsaw shop said you know what the best thing you can do with this I said what he said cut that off and leave this about that long because what happens is you can tighten these guys down too far and you can strip everything out so you just want to put it snug hand tight you don't have to go gorilla tight and when you're tightening it you should pull up on your bar so your bars in the upward position now you'll see steel is upside down right here so I flipped this bar every time I sharpen my chain or every time I put a new chain in it so that the bar wears evenly as I cut let's fire it up

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