Chain Sharpening - Partner P350S Instruction Manual

4. Rotate saw chain by hand. Repeat
lubrication procedure until the entire
sprocket tip has been greased.
Fig. 20
GUIDE BAR MAINTENANCE:
Most guide bar problems
prevented merely by keeping the chain
saw well maintained.
Insufficient guide bar lubrication and
operating the saw with chain that is TOO
TIGHT will contribute to rapid bar wear.
To help minimize bar wear, the following
guide bar maintenance procedures are
recommended.
WARNING:
Always wear protective
gloves during maintenance operations. Do
not carry out maintenance when the engine is
hot.

CHAIN SHARPENING:

Chain sharpening requires special tools to
ensure that cutters are sharpened at the
correct angle and depth.
inexperienced chain saw
recommend that the
professionally sharpened by the nearest
professional Service Center. If you feel
comfortable sharpening your own saw chain,
special tools are available
professional Service
non-experienced users of the chain saw, we
recommend to have the chain sharpened by
a specialist in any authorised service.
WARNING:
When having wrong
sharpened chain, there may occur a higher
danger of kickback.
1. To sharpen the saw chain, use the suitable
sharpen-ing tools:
- Round chain file ø5/32"(4mm).
- File leading
- Chain measuring calibre.
These tools can be bought in any
specialsed stores.
2. To gain well shaped sawdust particles, use
sharp chain. If there appears wooden
powder, you must sharpen the saw chain.
WARNING:
All cutting teeth must be
similarly long. Different length of the teeth
can cause rough run of the chain or its
rupture, as well.
3. Minimum length of the teeth must be 4mm.
If they are shorter, remove the saw chain.
4. Angles, which the teeth are under, must be
followed.
5. To sharpen the chain basically, make 2 to
3 pulls of the file from the inside out.
WARNING:
sharpening of the cutting teeth, have the saw
chain sharpened in any authorised service.
They will sharpen the depth limiter as well,
which provides the distance.
CHAIN SHARPENING - The pitch of the
chain (Fig. 21) is
Sharpen the chain using protective gloves
and a round file of ø5/32" (4mm).
Always sharpen the cutters only with outward
strokes (Fig. 22) observing the values given
in Fig. 21.
can be
WARNING:
welldefined chips. When your chain starts to
produce sawdust, it is time to sharpen.
After sharpening, the cutting links must all
have the same width and length.
After every 3-4 times the cutters have been
sharpened you need to check the height of
the depth gauges and, if necessary, lower
them using the flat file and template supplied
For the
optional, then round off the front corner.
user, we
(Fig. 23)
saw chain be
WARNING:
depth gauge is as important as proper
sharpening of the chain.
from the
Center. For
GUIDE BAR- The bar should be reversed
every 8 working hours to ensure uniform
wear.
Keep the bar groove and lubrication hole
clean using a bar groove cleaner (optional).
(Fig. 24)
Check the bar rails frequently for wear and, if
necessary, remove the burs and square-up
the rails using a flat file. (Fig.25)
WARNING:
chain on a worn sprocket or self-aligning ring.
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After 3 to 4 of your
3/8" LoPro x .050".
Fig. 21
A sharp chain produces
Proper adjustment of the
Fig. 22 Fig. 23
Never mount a new
Fig. 24 Fig. 25