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Taper (Triangular) Saw Files
Filing Chain
Saw Teeth
Rounded hooded
chain saws:
These type of chain saws
require round chain saw files
specifically designed for the
task. These files are available
in various diameters to fit a sizes of round hooded chain saws.
Place the file against the beveled cutting surface of the teeth
that face both sides and provide their own clearance at an angle
of 20° to 45° with the saw blade, depending on manufacturer’s
specifications. The direction of the filing stroke is off the cutting
edge. It is essential that the file be held level and it should be
pressed back and slightly up during the filing stroke. Every other
tooth is filed, and then the chain saw is reversed. The depth
gauges of this type of saw control the depth of the cut that the
saw will take. As the cutting teeth are sharpened, they become
lower, and it is necessary to lower the depth gauges an equal
extent. The difference in height between cutting teeth and depth
gauge should be between 0.020"/0.51mm and 0.030"/0.76mm.
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Number of
Saw Points
Files Recommended
4 7" Heavy or 8" Regular Taper
5 7" Regular Taper or 10" Slim
5 1/2 7" Regular Taper or 10" Slim
6 5" or 6" Regular Taper 7" or 8" Slim
7 6" or 7" Slim
8 4" Regular Taper, 6" Slim, 7" X Slim, 8" XX Slim
9 5" Slim, 6" X Slim, 7" XX Slim
10 3 1/2" Regular Taper or 5" Slim, 5" or 6" X Slim
11 3" Regular Taper or 4" Slim, 5" X Slim, 6" XX Slim
12 3" Regular Taper or 5" X Slim
13, 14 4" X Slim or 5" XX Slim
15, 16 4" XX Slim
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File the depth gauge only as required to maintain dimensions
between cutter and gauge as cutter is filed back. Do not file off
too much. This overloads motor and chain and the chain will clog.
Use a Depth Gauge, Chainsaw File, or a Mill File.
Sharpening Circular Saws
Before removing the saw blades
from saw, lower the blade until
only 1/64" (0.40mm) protrudes
above the table. Place a file over
the opening in the table and by
hand, revolve the saw backward
against the file. Be sure that
the file touches each tooth top.
Remove the saw blade and sharpen.
Some large size circular saws may be sharpened without
removing them from the saw as long as there is no chatter. Large
circular saws with insert type teeth are sharpened with a Mill File.
The larger the saw, the larger the file.
Filing The Hand Crosscut Saw
The teeth of the crosscut saws cut with their edges
and points: edges must be beveled and sharp. Start
at the point of the saw and work towards the handle.
Place the file in the gullet to the left of the first tooth set away
from you. Hold the file level with the angle of the saw blade.
At this angle, it should touch on the bevels of both teeth. When
filing the flattened teeth, only half should be filed away at a time.
Miss the next gullet and file the one following until every other
gullet has been filed.
Reverse the saw and begin process from second gullet away
from saw point.
Filing Hand Ripsaws
For pointing and filing, follow the same procedure as the crosscut
saw. It must be remembered that the rip saw is filed so that the
tooth points do the cutting, not the edges. Teeth should be filed at
right angles to the blade. Every other tooth is brought to a square
edge, the saw is reversed and the remaining teeth filed.