Sharpening Instructions - Stihl HSA 65 Instruction Manual

Sharpening Instructions

When cutting performance and behavior
begin to deteriorate, i.e. blades
frequently snag on branches:
Resharpen the cutting blades.
It is best to have the cutting blades
resharpened by a dealer on a workshop
sharpener. STIHL recommends a STIHL
servicing dealer.
It is also possible to use a flat crosscut
sharpening file. Hold the sharpening file
at the prescribed angle (see
"Specifications").
Only sharpen the cutting edge – do
N
not file blunt projecting parts of the
cutting blade or the cutting blade
guard (see "Main Parts and
Controls")
Always file towards the cutting
N
edge.
The file only sharpens on the
N
forward stroke – lift it off the blade
on the backstroke.
Use a whetstone to remove burr
N
from cutting edge.
Remove as little material as
N
possible.
After sharpening, clean away filing
N
or grinding dust and then spray the
cutting blades with STIHL resin
solvent.
Do not operate your machine with
dull or damaged cutting blades.
This may cause overload and will
give unsatisfactory cutting results.
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