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FILE HOLDER
File Guide
Filing Direction
5/32" Round
File
30° Guide Mark
Groove
Depth Gauge (left
side of chain)
Top Plate (left
side of chain)
Right Side of Chain
Groove
Depth Gauge (right
side of chain)
Top Plate
(right side of
chain)
Figure 24 - Depth Gauge Tool On Chain
Flat File
Depth Gauge
Slot
Depth Gauge
Tool
Depth Gauge
Front Corner
.025"
.635 mm
CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE
4. Hold file guide level. Make sure 30° mark
on file guide is parallel to center of guide bar
(see Figure 22). This will insure that you file
cutters at 30° angle.
5. File from inside towards outside of cutter
until sharp. Only file in this one direction (see
Figure 22). Note: Two or three strokes with
file should sharpen cutter.
6. After each cutter is sharpened, move chain
forward to sharpen next cutter. File all cutters
on one side of chain.
7. Move to other side of chain and repeat pro-
cess.
Filing Cutter Depth Gauges
The cutter depth gauge clearance is reduced as
cutters are sharpened. After every second or third
sharpening, reset cutter depth gauges.
1. Place depth gauge tool (.025") firmly across
top of two cutters. Make sure depth gauge
enters slot in depth gauge tool (see Figure
24).
2. Use medium flat file. File depth gauge level
with depth gauge tool.
3. Remove depth gauge tool. With flat file, round
off front corner of cutter depth gauge (see
Figure 25).
After several hand filings, have authorized service
center or sharpening service machine sharpen
chain. This will insure even filing.
Replacing Saw Chain
Replace chain when cutters are too worn to sharpen
or when chain breaks. Only use replacement chain
noted in this manual. Always include new drive
sprocket when replacing chain. This will maintain
proper driving of chain. Note: For proper chain
and drive sprocket, see Replacement Parts and
Accessories.
Figure 25 - Round Off Front Corner Of Depth
Gauge
Items Needed to Sharpen Chain
Purchase these items from your local dealer, hard-
ware store, or chain saw supplies outlet.
• 5/32" round file
• Depth gauge tool
• File guide
• Vise
• Medium sized flat file
Sharpening Cutters
Use file guide for 30° filing.
1. Adjust chain for proper tension (see Saw
Chain Tension Adjustment).
2. Clamp guide bar in vise to hold saw steady.
Note: Do not clamp chain.
3. Press 5/32" round file (attached to file guide)
into groove between top plate and depth gauge
on chain. File guide should rest on both top
plate and depth gauge (see Figure 23). Note:
File at midpoint of guide bar.
Figure 22 - File and File Guide Placement
On Chain
Note: This illustration shows file guide placement and
filing direction for sharpening cutters on left side of
chain.
Figure 23 - Chain Part Locations