Sharpening Cutters - Remington POLE SAW 8FT Manual

CLEANING AND
MAINTENANCE
Continued
Sharpening Cutters
Use file guide for 30 ° filing.
I. Adjust chain for proper teasion (see Saw Chain Tension Adjustment, page 10).
2. Clamp guide bar in vise to hold saw steady. Note: Do not clamp chain.
'3. Press 5/32" round file (attached to file guide) into _oove between top plate and
depth gauge on chain. File guide should rest on both top plate and depth gauge
(see Figures 20 and 21). Note: File at midpoint of guide bar.
4. Hold file guide level. Make sure 30 ° mark on file guide is parallel to center of
guide bar (see Figure 20). This will insure that you file cutters at 30 ° angle.
5. File from inside towards outside of cutter until sharp. Only file in this one direction
(see Figure 20). Note: Two or three strokes with file should sharpen cutter.
6. After each cutter if sharpened, move chain forward to sharpen next cutter. File
all cutters on one side of chain.
7. Move to other side of chain and repeat process.
_ Filing
Direction
30 ° Guide
Mark
Guide
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1
1
Round File
Note: This
illustration shows
file guide place-
ment and filing
direction for
sharpening cutters
on left side of
chain.
Figure 20 - File and File Guide Placement On Chain
Depth Gauge
(left side of chain)
of Chain
Top Plate
( eft s de of chain)_
Right Side
of Chain
Figure 21 - Chain Part Locations
(dght side of chain)
Top Plate
(right side of chain)
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