Saw Chain - Homelite EL16B 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, 9.5 mm (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 sup-
pressed 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 - 4 mm (5/32") dia. .... D-92604-A
Round File -
3.2 mm (1/8") dia. ............. 92605
Flat File -
(for depth gauges) ............. D-92609-A
Depth Gauge Filing
Tool - 0.5mm (.020") ........ D-92630-C
101473
Sharpening Cutters
Use file guide 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 four millimeter (5/32") round file
(attached to file guide) into groove be-
tween 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.
Figure 20 - File and File Guide Placement On Chain
PART NO.
Left Side of
Chain
Groove
Top Plate
(left side
of chain)
Figure 21 - Chain Part Locations
OWNER'S MANUAL
Filing
Direction
30° Guide
Mark
File Guide
Groove
Depth Gauge
(left side
of chain)
Top Plate
(right side of chain)
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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 cut-
ter until sharp. Only file in this one di-
rection (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.
4 mm (5/32")
Round File
Note: This illustration
shows file guide
placement and filing
direction for sharpening
cutters on left side of
chain.
Depth Gauge
(right side of chain)
Right Side of
Chain
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