Care And Maintenance; Saw Chain Sharpening - Black & Decker CS1216 Instruction Manual

relaxing your grip on the chainsaw
handles. Don't let the chain contact the
ground. After completing the cut, wait for
the saw chain to stop before you move
the chainsaw. Always stop the motor
before moving from cut to cut.
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CARE AND MAINTENANCE

Use only mild soap and damp cloth to clean
the tool. Do not use solvents to clean the
plastic housing of the saw. Never let any
liquid get inside the tool; never immerse any
part of the tool into a liquid.
IMPORTANT: To assure product SAFETY
and RELIABILITY, repairs, maintenance
and adjustment should be performed by
authorized service centers or other qualified
service organizations, always using identical
replacement parts.
Regular maintenance ensures a long
effective life for your chainsaw. We
recommend you make the following checks
on a regular basis:
CHAIN AND BAR
After every few hours of use, remove the
guide bar and chain and
clean thoroughly.

SAW CHAIN SHARPENING

CAUTION:
Sharp chain. Always
wear protective gloves when handling
the chain. The chain is sharp and can cut
you when it is not running.
WARNING:
prevent accidental operation, ensure that
the tool is unplugged before performing
the following operations. Failure to do
this could result in serious personal injury.
NOTE: The cutters will dull immediately if
they touch the earth or a nail while cutting.
To get the best possible performance
from your chainsaw it is important to
keep the teeth of the chain sharp. Follow
these helpful tips for proper saw chain
sharpening:
1. For best results use a 4.5mm file and
a file holder or filing guide to sharpen
your chain. This will ensure you
always get the correct sharpening
angles.
Sharp moving chain. To
2. Place the file holder flat on the top
plate and depth gauge of the cutter.
3. (Figure S) Keep the correct top
plate (22) filing angle line of 30°
on your file guide parallel with your
chain (file at 60° from chain viewed
from above).
S
22
4. Sharpen cutters on one side of the
chain first. File from the inside of
each cutter to the outside. Then turn
your saw around and repeat the
processes (2,3,4) for cutters on the
other side of the chain.
NOTE: Use a flat file to file the tops of the
rakers (portion of chain link in front of the
cutter) so they are about .025 inch (.635
mm) below the tips of the cutters as shown
in Figure T.
T
5. (Figure U) Keep all cutter
lengths equal.
6. If damage is present on the chrome
surface of the top plates or side
plates, file back until such damage
is removed.
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CAUTION:
be sharp, use extra caution during this
process.
NOTE: Each time the chain is sharpened,
it loses some of the low kickback qualities
and extra caution should be used. It is
recommended that a chain be sharpened
no more than four times.
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60°
.025 in.
.635mm
After filing, the cutter will