Sharpening Saw Chain - Remington BRANCH WIZARD RM0612P Owner's Manual

CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE
SHARPENING SAW CHAIN
£k
WARNING: Unplug Pole Saw from
power source before servicing. Severe
injury or death could occur from electri-
cal shock or body contact with moving
chain.
WARNING: Cutting edges on chain
are sharp. Use protective gloves when
handling chain.
Keep chain sharp. Your Pole Saw will cut faster and
morn safely. A dull chain will cause undue sprocket,
guide bar, chain, and motor wear. If you must force
chain into wood and cutting creates only sawdust
with few large chips, chain is dull.
items Needed to Sharpen Chain
Pmvhase these items fiom 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 %r proper tension (see Saw Chain
Tension Adjustment).
2. Clamp guide bar in vise to hold Pole Saw steady.
Note: Do not clamp chain.
3. Press 5/32" round file (attached to file guide)
into groove between top pEtte and depth gauge
on chain. File guide should rest on both top plate
and depth gauge (see Figure 14). Note: File at
midpoint of guide bar.
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Filing Direction
30 ° Guide Mark T
le Guide
Depth Gauge (left side of chain)
Groove
Top Plate
(left side of
chain)/
Depth Gauge (right side
of
\
Top Plate (right side of
chain)
Right Side of Chain
Figure 15 - Chain Part Locations
4. Hold file guide level. Make sure 30 ° mark on
file guide is parallel to center of guide bar (see
Figure 14). This will insure that you file cutters
at 30 ° angle.
5. File fiom inside towards outside of cutter until
sharp. Only file in this one direction (see Figure
14). Note: Two or throe strokes with file shouM
sharpen cutter.
6. After each cutter is sharpened, move chain for-
ward to sharpen next cutter. File aH cutters on
one side of chain.
7. Move to other side of chain and repeat process.
Filing Cutter Depth Gauges
The cutter depth gauge clearance is reduced as cutters
are sharpened. After eve U second or third sharpen-
ing, 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 16).
2. Use medium flat file. File depth gauge level with
depth gauge tool.
3. Remove depth gauge tool. With flat file, round
offffont corner of cutter depth gauge (see Figure
17).
After several hand filings, have authorized service
center or sharpening service machine sharpen chain.
This will insure even filing.
5/32" Round
File
Note: This illustration shows file guide placement and filing direction
for sharpening cutters on left side of chain.
Figure 14 - File and File Guide Placement On
Chain
Figure 16 - Depth Gauge Tool On Chain
_ .025"
.635 mm
Figure 17 - Round Off Front Corner Of Depth
Gauge
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