Cutter Side Plate Filing; Cutter Depth Gauge Filing; Cutter Top & Side Plate Filing - Craftsman 917.353771 Owner's Manual

CUTTER SIDE PLATE FILING
(MODEL 917.353770 & 917,353771 ONL ¥_
File Cutter Side Plates (Fig. 28) after every third to fifth Top
Plate sharpening.
Tension Chain so it is snug, won't wobble on the bar_ Use a
chain filing vise if one is available,,
1,, Place 5/32 File and Holder on Cutter Top Plate and Depth
Gauge. Line up Guide Mark Parallel to Guide Bar (Fig. 29).
Keep File Holder firmly level (perpendicular to Guide Bar)
(Fig. 30).
2, Make a light pressure file stroke from inside toward outside
of Cutters,. Take care not to nick Cutters on return stroke,,
Use a few file strokes for each Cutter on one side of Chain
then move to the other side of the Guide Bar to file oppos-
ing Cutters, Rotate the File in its Holder occasionally to
even File wear.
Measure Side Plate projection it should be 1/32 inch (Fig.
31).
CUTTER DEPTH GAUGE FILING
(MODEL 917.353770 & 917.353771 ONLY)
Depth Gauges are lowered as Cutter Top Plates are power
sharpened. Use a Flat File to round off the front corner,
maintaining original shape (Fig_ 32).
Re.tension Chain for cutting (page 4).
CUTTER TOP & SIDE PLATE FILING
(MODEL 917,353730 & 917,,353731 ONLY')
Tension Chain so it is snug, won't wobble on the bar, Use a
chain filing vise if one is available.
1_ Place 3/16 inch File and Holder on Cutter Top Plate and
Depth Gauge (Fig. 33), Line up Guide Mark parallel to
Guide Bar (Fig_ 34). Keep File Holder' Handle firmly angled
down 10 ° from Guide Bar perpendicular (Fig, 35}_
2. Make a light pressure file stroke from inside toward outside
of Cutters_ Take care not to nick Cutters on return stroker
Use a few file strokes for each Cutter on one side of Chain
then move to the other side of the Guide Bar to file oppos-
ing Cutters_ Rotate the File in its Holder occasionally to
even Fife wear,
CUTTER DEPTH GAUGE FILING
(MODEL 917.353730 & 917,353731 ONLY)
File Cutter Depth Gauges after every third or fourth Top and
Side Plate sharpening.
1. Place Jointer on Chain. If Depth Gauge projects above
Jointer. file it level with Flat File (Fig. 36}.
2, Round off front corner to maintain original shape (Fig. 37).
Re-tension Chain for' cutting (page 4),
GUIDE MARK
FIGURE 29
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5/32 FILE & HOLDER
GUIDE MARK
& HOLDER
FIGURE 34
FIGURE 30
FIGURE 35
SIDE PLATE
FIGURE 31 1/32"
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DEPTH GAt
FIGURE 37