Guide To Using This Manual; Safety Precautions And Working Techniques; Intended Use - Stihl FG 3 Instruction Manual

Guide to Using this Manual

Pictograms
All the pictograms attached to the
machine are shown and explained in this
manual.
Symbols in text
WARNING
Warning where there is a risk of an
accident or personal injury or serious
damage to property.
NOTICE
Caution where there is a risk of
damaging the machine or its individual
components.
Engineering improvements
STIHL's philosophy is to continually
improve all of its products. For this
reason we may modify the design,
engineering and appearance of our
products periodically.
Therefore, some changes, modifications
and improvements may not be covered
in this manual.
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Safety Precautions and
Working Techniques
Special safety precau -
tions must be observed
while operating the filing
tool to reduce the risk of
personal injury.
Read the operating
instructions carefully and
keep them in a safe place
for later reference.
Always shut off the saw engine before
working with the filing tool. Move the
Master Control lever/slide control or the
separate stop switch to STOP or 0.
Electric saws: Disconnect the plug from
the wall outlet.
Wear robust work gloves
made of durable material
(e.g. leather).
It is essential to maintain the angles and
dimensions specified in these
instructions. If a saw chain is incorrectly
sharpened – and in particular if the depth
gauge is set too low – it may increase the
risk of kickback – and personal injury.
Observing the safety precautions and
specifications in these instructions and
the instruction manual of the saw model
on which the filing tool is mounted can
help reduce the risk of injury and
damage to the saw.

Intended use

This STIHL filing tool can be used to
sharpen all STIHL Oilomatic saw chains
with the exception of square-ground and
carbide-tipped chains.
File correctly
Sharpen chain frequently, take
–
away as little metal as possible –
two or three strokes of the file are
usually enough.
Always file from the inside to the
–
outside of the cutter.
The file only sharpens on the
–
forward stroke
– lift the file off the cutter on the
–
backstroke.
Avoid touching the tie straps and
–
drive links with the file.
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