Sharpening Your Chain And Adjusting Raker Clearance - Husqvarna P AX1100 Operator's Manual

• Number of drive links. The number of drive links is
determined by the length of the bar, the chain pitch
and the number of teeth on the bar tip sprocket.
• Bar groove width (inches/mm). The groove in the bar
must match the width of the chain drive links.
• Saw chain oil hole and hole for chain tensioner pin.
Sa w chain
• Saw chain pitch (inches). (The distance between
three drive links, divided by two.)
• Drive link width (mm/inches)
SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS
• Number of drive links.
Sharpening y our chain and
adjusting raker clearance
W ARNING! The risk of kickback is
!
increased with a badly sharpened chain!
General inf ormation on sharpening
cutting teeth
• Never use a blunt chain. When the chain is blunt you
have to exert more pressure to force the bar through
the wood and the cuttings will be very small. If the
chain is very blunt it will not produce any cuttings at
all. Wood powder would be the only result.
• A sharp chain eats its way through the wood and
produces long, thick cuttings. The cutting part of the
chain is called the cutting link and this consists of a
cutting tooth (A) and the raker lip (B). The cutting
depth is determined by the difference in height
between the two.
• When you sharpen a cutting tooth there are five
important factors to remember.
1 Filing angle
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