Remington RM1215U Owner's Manual page 15

CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE
Items Needed to Sharpen Chain
Purchase these items from your local dealer, hard-
ware store, or chain saw supplies outlet.
• 5/32" round file
• Depth gauge tool
• File guide
• Vise
• Medium sized flat file
Sharpening Cutters
Use file guide for 30° filing.
1. Adjust chain for proper tension (see Saw Chain
Tension Adjustment).
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 groove between top plate and depth gauge
on chain. File guide should rest on both top plate
and depth gauge (see Figure 18). 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 18). 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
18). Note: Two or three strokes with file should
sharpen cutter.
6. After each cutter is sharpened, move chain for-
ward to sharpen next cutter. File all cutters on
one side of chain.
7. Move to other side of chain and repeat process.
Filing Cutter Depth Gauges
The cutter depth gauge clearance is reduced as cutters
are sharpened. After every second or third sharpen-
ing, reset cutter depth gauges.
1. Place depth gauge tool (.025") firmly across top
of two cutters. Make sure depth gauge enters slot
in depth gauge tool (see Figure 20).
2. Use medium flat file. File depth gauge level with
depth gauge tool.
3. Remove depth gauge tool. With flat file, round
off front corner of cutter depth gauge (see Figure
21).
After several hand filings, have authorized service
center or sharpening service machine sharpen chain.
This will insure even filing.
30° Guide Mark
Note: This illustration shows file guide placement and filing
direction for sharpening cutters on left side of chain.
Figure 18 - File and File Guide Placement On Chain
Depth Gauge
(left side of chain)
Groove
Top Plate
(left side of chain)
Figure 19 - Chain Part Locations
Flat File
Depth Gauge
Tool
Figure 20 - Depth Gauge Tool On Chain
Front Corner
Figure 21 - Round Off Front Corner Of Depth Gauge
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Filing Direction
File Guide
5/32" Round
File
Depth Gauge
(right side of chain)
Groove
Top Plate
(right side of chain)
Right Side of Chain
Depth Gauge
Depth Gauge Slot
.025"
.635 mm