Saw Chain - Homelite EL12 Owner's Manual

CLEANING AND
MAINTENANCE
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SHARPENING YOUR
HOMELITE ® DUAL RAKER

SAW CHAIN

WARNING: Unplug chain saw
from power source before ser-
vicing. Severe injury or death
could occur from electrical shock
or body contact with moving
chain.
WARNING: Cutting edges on
chain are sharp. Use protective
gloves when handling chain.
Kickback-suppressing type 35-MD50 semi-
chisel tooth, 3/8" pitch, Dual Raker saw
chain has two rakers (depth gauges) instead
of just one gauge preceding each tooth.
When chain contact is made within the
kickback zone of a guide bar nose, the two
rakers provide sufficient support to prevent
the cutters from pulling themselves deeply
into the wood. Thus the tendency toward a
violent kickback reaction is suppressed or
reduced.
Keep chain sharp. Your 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,
hardware store, or chain saw supplies outlet.
ITEM
File Holder ........................... DA-92617-A
Includes Round
File - 5/32" (4 mm) dia. ..... D-92604-A
Round File -
1/8" (3.2 mm) dia. ............. 92605
Flat File -
(for depth gauges) ..........D-92609-A
Depth Gauge Filing
Tool - .020" (0.5mm) .....D-92630-C
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Sharpening Cutters
Use file holder for 30° filing.
1. Adjust chain for proper tension (see
Saw Chain Tension Adjustment, page 7).
2. Clamp guide bar in vise to hold saw
steady. Note: Do not clamp chain.
3. Press 5/32" round file (attached to file
holder) into groove between top plate
and depth gauges on chain. File holder
should rest on top plate of cutter tooth
(see Figures 19 and 20). Note: File at
midpoint of guide bar.
Figure 19 - File and File Holder Placement On Chain
PART NO.
Groove
Top Plate
(left side
of chain)
Figure 20 - Chain Part Locations
OWNER'S MANUAL
Filing
Direction
30° Guide
File
Mark
Holder
Left Side of Chain
Depth
Gauges
Groove
Top Plate
(right side
of chain)
Right Side of
Chain
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4. Hold file holder level. Make sure 30°
mark on file holder is parallel to center
of guide bar (see Figure 19). This will
insure that you file cutters at 30° angle.
5. File from inside towards outside of cut-
ter until sharp. Only file in this one di-
rection (see Figure 19). Note: Two or
three strokes with file should sharpen
cutter.
6. After sharpening each cutter, 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.
5/32"
Round
File
Note: This illustration
shows file holder
placement and filing
direction for sharpening
cutters on left side of
chain.
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