Sharpening Saw Chain - Remington BRANCH WIZARD 111409-01 Owner's Manual

CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE

SHARPENING SAW CHAIN

WARNING: Unplug Pole Saw from
power source before servicing. Severe
injury or death could occur from electri-
cal shock or body contact with moving
chain.
WARNING: Cutting edges on chain
are sharp. Use protective gloves when
handling chain.
Keep chain sharp. Your Pole Saw will cut faster and
more safely. A dull chain will cause undue sprocket,
guide bar, chain, and motor wear. If you must force
chain into wood and cutting creates only sawdust
with few large chips, chain is dull.
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 Pole 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 14). Note: File at
midpoint of guide bar.
30° Guide Mark
Note: This illustration shows file guide placement and filing direction
for sharpening cutters on left side of chain.
Figure 14 - File and File Guide Placement On
Chain
Depth Gauge (left side of chain)
Figure 15 - Chain Part Locations
4. Hold file guide level. Make sure 30° mark on
5. File from inside towards outside of cutter until
6. After each cutter is sharpened, move chain for-
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
2. Use medium flat file. File depth gauge level with
3. Remove depth gauge tool. With flat file, round
After several hand filings, have authorized service
center or sharpening service machine sharpen chain.
This will insure even filing.
Filing Direction
File Guide
5/32" Round
File
Figure 16 - Depth Gauge Tool On Chain
Figure 17 - Round Off Front Corner Of Depth
Gauge
13
Depth Gauge (right side
of chain)
Groove
Groove
Top Plate
(left side of
Top Plate (right side of
chain)/
chain)
Right Side of Chain
file guide is parallel to center of guide bar (see
Figure 14). This will insure that you file cutters
at 30° angle.
sharp. Only file in this one direction (see Figure
14). Note: Two or three strokes with file should
sharpen cutter.
ward to sharpen next cutter. File all cutters on
one side of chain.
of two cutters. Make sure depth gauge enters slot
in depth gauge tool (see Figure 16).
depth gauge tool.
off front corner of cutter depth gauge (see Figure
17).
Flat File
Depth Gauge
Depth Gauge
Tool
Depth Gauge Slot
Front Corner
.025"
.635 mm
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