Maintaining And Sharpening Saw Chain; Correctly Sharpened Chain; Clean And Check Your Chain - Stihl 036 QS Instruction Manual

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A properly sharpened chain slices
through wood effortlessly and requires
very little feed pressure.
Do not work with a dull or damaged
chain as it will increase the physical
effort required, produce unsatisfactory
results and a higher rate of wear.
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for cracks in the links and damaged
rivets -
replace any damaged or worn parts of
the chain and match the new parts to the
shape and size of the original parts.
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comply with the angles and dimensions
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See "Technical Data" for the permitted
chain pitches.
The chain pitch (e.g. 3/8) is marked on
the depth gauge side of each cutter.
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Other files have the wrong shape and
cut.
Select file diameter according to chain
pitch - see table at the end of this
chapter.
You must observe certain angles when
resharpening the chain cutters
3/8
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Filing angle
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Side plate angle
Chain type
Rapid-Micro (RM)
Rapid-Super (RS)
Picco-Micro (PM/PMN)
Cutter shapes:
Micro = Semi-chisel
Super = Full chisel
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Furthermore, the angles must be the
same on all cutters.
If angles are uneven:
Chain will run roughly, not in a straight
line, wear quickly and finally break.
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B
Angle (°)
A
30
30
30
B
85
60
85