Chainsaw blade recommendations
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Thanks.
Been battling exhaustion, MM & arrythmia.
I have difficulty staying on top of things. Missed yesterday altogether. Kinda like being half in the bag. I can screw some stuff up.
I won't order from Walmart - had a bad experience and wasted Time.
I didn't find a carbide on Amazon searching.
I did order one off eBay.
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Why waste time? You must be time rich.
Maybe everyone would have been helpful if they had read the post and answered the question instead of telling me I need to buy a file.
I've only been cutting stuff for 55 years. I'm aware of how nice, sharp cutters are, from hoes to burr bits. First noticed a sharp knife was better for cutting twine on the bales of hay about every morning when I was a kid.
Sharp has always been safer
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All these lunatics talking about sharpening chainsaw blades, who has time for that?
Sure, but we all understood what he meant, and this has already been pointed out.
For something relevant to add, I worked in small engine shops in the 80s-90s and we only sold Oregon. While there may be something better today, I don't think you can go wrong with them.
JLG what? Forklift?
This is a discussion forum. If you want direct answers try chatgpt or pay someone.
I spent a lot of time working out of these things. It would come in pretty handy.
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jar944
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Stihl rs always held a edge longer than the old oregon LGX, but the LGX was usually 1/2 the price. I Just ordered a bunch of oregon ELX and EXJ loops to compare. Both the stihl and Oregon chain work well in clean wood.
Hohn
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No time to learn the basics of sharpening your chain at home with any of the easy tools (Stihl 2-in-1), but time to run to a distant store to wait in line and buy a new chain or pay someone else to sharpen?
I use a chainsaw maybe twice a year and it was obvious to me that I needed to be able to sharpen effectively at home to keep the saw chain sharp and performing properly (and SAFELY).
The Stihl dealer is 5 min from my house. Even that's not even close enough to make it sensible to go to them every time I needed a chain touched up.
Perhaps you've never used a truly sharp chain and don't really appreciate the importance/benefit of keeping it sharp? Last time I was limbing for storm cleanup, I ended up stopping to sharpen my chain twice. You can tell when it's no longer cutting well. But only when you start with a truly sharp chain and know what you're missing.
Oregon and others make excellent chains. But they assume you will keep them up and that know they need regular sharpening, they are designed to withstand DOZENS of sharpenings before needing replacement.
The Stihl 2-in1 is superb because it uses real Pferd files and gives an excellent cut depth on the rakers/depth gauge. Mine chain was actually more aggressively cutting after the first use of this sharpener, but it was easy to prevent bog and didn't kick back.
I re read your original post. You never said you sharpened your own chains. Just that you went to the dealer for it.
But you know what, we must be a bunch of idiots telling you the same exact answer.
You should buy a file. 7/32. If you need to know what to do with it, send me a PM and I’ll be happy to tell you exactly where you should put it.
Everyone here has tried to be helpful, but you don’t like any of the answers. Hopefully you can get a refund.