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Good morning Mike. I am a pro chainsaw mechanic who worked for over 60 years repairing, tuning, sharpening saws at a big Stihl dealer. You are right - most shops take way too much meat off the chains. I have found different angles for different wood - frozen or not. I made ripping chain for years and still make my own. I use a chainsaw mill and cut cedar and pine for projects. I also buy slab wood and make trim from it. Trim is too expensive so I make my own.Take care and glad you are using STIHL saws.
Very cool!
You have nailed the supposedly mystery about chain saw sharpening. You can run middle of the road compound angles for a general mix of everything from green pine to dry yellow box ( Australian hard wood, not big diameters but bloody tuff stuff when dry)
But if cutting only one type of timber the real fine tune on the angles can make all of 25% improvement in cut speed and usually duration between sharpening. Have not filed a chain in thirty years and have dedicated chains for the wood we are processing. At first ( about 4 years ago) I was fascinated by Mikes chainsawing speeds and then the penny dropped……..green wood!
I was a gold certified Stihl tech through 2019. Got to go to Virginia Beach factory to get my certification. I found out how little I knew about saw chain. Probably 25% of the training was on chain. Stihl KNOWS chainsaw chain, and the science behind it. My favorite Stihl sharpener is the USG grinder, but in the field, you can't beat their hand sharpener. I'm retired now, and can't afford their USG grinder, so I have the $500 Oregon without the hydraulic vise. It works well. Not as precise as the Stihl, but it just takes practice. I can sharpen a 30" chain on it in about 8-10 minutes.
It seems to me that Stihl would give their certified techs a break on pricing. Wouldn’t hurt them a bit. 😊
@@NCMOUNTAINMAN after all my years of service, my access to parts lookup was cutoff. My rep had me setup, and about two years later, my access was cut. 🖕
I have a small Stihl that I use on my suburban lot. 90% of the work is sawing up dead limbs that come down during storms. Occasionally a relatively small tree has to come down. Never really satisfactorily mastered hand filing. I bought that Stihl sharpener several years back. Amazing results and perfect for a guy like me.
Same here. It works perfectly.
We liked to aim for square-sided slabs as a lumber product. The slabs with squared-off sides we set aside as a siding product.
Our hen house and pig pen were all made with square-edged slabs.
This gives either a log cabin look or vertical. They give a stockade appearance. Very effective use of mill waste
I am really enjoying your vids. It is gratifying to see a younger generation love the outdoors and producing forest products on a small scale.
My first bush job in the late 70's put me in a situation where we were encouraged to hand file a saw in under three minutes. Consequently I got pretty accustomed to filing. Here we are 50 years later and now, because of my Hakki Pilke firewood processor, saw filing is accomplished with a rotary grinder that works real well. If the teeth of the chain are not exact to each other it tends to affect the processor sawing action.
Just as another gentleman here has mentioned, I just keep several chains ahead for both saw and the processor and the ease comes with that.
All the best
When I first got into cutting firewood about 5 years ago I tried to learn to hand file and I just couldn't get it right so I would send my chains out at a cost of $8-$10 to have them sharpened. I learned about the 2-1 and bought one and thought it was great. After watching Buckin Billy-Ray I discovered that I wasn't getting the gullet. The files in the 2-1 are too small. After more practice and watching videos I finally got hand filing figured out and I think I do a pretty good job and I've stuck with it. No knock against the 2-1. Definitely a great tool for the guy that can't figure out hand filing or doesn't want to. Dave
I did the Buckin' Billy Ray method as well, but what I found is that it was very aggressive in our hardwoods even without touching the rakers. I'm running a 462 with a few small mods. I know he cuts primarily soft wood with modded saws. I also saw the differences he had at the Bunyan show cutting that huge white oak with the 500i. He said he had to "learn the wood" and I believe he may have adjusted his filing accordingly? Not sure...If you "get the gullet" I also think you ned the oomph to move that chain through our harder eastern woods.... For what it's worth I guess....
I have a 462 and 500i primarily running 25" bars with a 28" on the 500i occasionally. I cut only hardwood. Dead ash, oak, elm, hard and soft maple, hickory, beech and a bit of black walnut. I use a 7/32" file and completely get the gullet. I don't use a raker gauge. I just give the rakers a couple of strokes every few sharpenings. I sharpen my chains after every time I cut for an hour or more. I've never found that my saws struggle.
Dave
@@SevenOaksOutdoors I finally learned some about the art of dragging a file on a chain to sharpen from Billy-Ray as well. And since "gettin the gullet", my chains runs straight and fast. I wonder if any OWTM fans have ever tried Billy's square file method?? Be curious on how it works.
Mike - I love your low-impact way of looking at things. This may work there and that may work here, but this is how I do it and for these reasons it fits...likely the reason we keep coming back to watch the next one!
Thanks for the heads up re sharpening. I am a carpenter and sharpened hand saw for the last 40 years. Recently the arms have been feeling their age so I got an electric chainsaw for trimming the tree branches (holly trees that are listed are endangered), to I want to keep them healthy. The chain is on a 15 inch clear cut and is a standard chain saw set up (self oiling). You gizmo will work for me, so I will get one as the hand files I have a a different shape than a chain saw. Thanks for the how and what re sharpening. Keep safe and look after yourself, from us n the UK.
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SUNDAY MORNING EVERYONE!!!…Hopefully Yinz are Drying out up there from the brutal amounts of rain fall.
Mike great camera angles on the saw mill. I love the fact that you are not to proud or bullheaded to use the stihl sharpener. Been contemplating getting one…I think I might just do that. Thanks
Have a day
HELLOOOO Hunter 😊
I agree with the 2 in 1 sharpener. After a huge ice storm many years ago I bought a little Stihl 023 for clean up. That saw is a little trooper. It has a number of new chains, at least 1 new bar, and an oil pump. It doesn't get used frequently. When the 2 in 1 came out I think my chains worked better than where I was taking them. I recently bought a new 261 just because that's the saw I wanted originally (026 then). In trying to figure out which 2 in 1 to buy I found 3/8's bar and chain on the saw but they did not change it to the correct rim sprocket.
Hardwood and software are totally different to cut. Hardwood, set the tooth to 19 to 21⁰. Softwood like pine set the tooth to 22 to 23⁰. The speed dial on the mill for travel speed has a purpose. Slowing down the cut when about to enter the knot will stop the issue you are having. The wood density from clear to knot deflects the blade. It will also tell you how good your sharpening skills are.
Good morning. I too used to have my chains done at the store. I took my saw in for some repairs and when I picked it up I saw that Stihl sharpening tool on the wall. After talking to the counter rep I decided to give it a try. I sure am glad I did. Very easy to use and I get great results.
You need another 2 rows of concrete for your fire woods, Mike and close half of the front and put a roof on top of it so the fire wood stay dry in the rainy 🌧 season only suggesting ? Keep it coming Mike...👍🧨🌴 OH Mike what happens to the new truck entrance at the bottom of the woods yard🇺🇲👍
Mike uses his skid to occasionally turn the firewood as well as loading it into his trailer and storage areas, so hopefully that helps with why that wouldn't work for him. The idea of adding another row of bricks to the height though seems to have some merit. Shout out to the Huntman making that Sheetz run this week! Thanks
Morning Mike and all the Morgan family,
I got into the habit of sharpening chains from behind the saw. I'd sit on a log and go at it for both sides. I believe Oregon use to make a little bar vise. You'd stick it in the log with a hammer or hatchet and clamp it onto your bar and it was rock solid and you could file away. It made it so much easier. Not everyone is able to file with both hands, but with a little practice, hell even I was able to. Sure can't be that hard if I was able to do it. I also touched up a 56" circle saw the same way. Force of habit I guess. One other item I've never heard you mention is that it's a good idea to turn your bar over every couple of sharpening to keep it wearing evenly on both sides and don't forget to grease your roller nose, provided you run a roller bar. Just good for thought 🤔🤔🤔 Hope all is well with your clan and that perhaps more consistent weather is finally here. I know that all the wet weather is sure playing havoc with us aerating yards😊😊
Good morning, Mike and family. I finally started to sharpen my own chains it's not that hard. Save myself money that way. Just RUclips, there are a lot of videos on how to sharpen the chain. Have a good morning. Say hi to Hunter for me 👍
You are correct, for many people the “all-in-one” is a very useful tool. When I have the time I use a round file, however, in the field the “all-in-one” is my go to. Thank you for the content.
Same here. At home, I hand file. Out in the bush, I keep the 2 in 1 on my tractor.
Mike, back in the day, Carlton Saw Chain had the best guide to sharpen a chain. It was called a file-o-plate. Inexpensive, thin metal plate that fit on the chain to sharpen each individual tooth
Correctly used, there was no way to foul up the sharpening, As a former Stihl distributor for Alabama I can attest to the fact that Stihl and Oregon were dying to get the rights to manufacture of the file-o-plate. We actually sold Carlton chain at one time and sold thousands of these guides. Love your show!
Pferd did an excellent job devising the 2 in 1 filing system. Very simple and almost foolproof.
Plus you can carry it easier than the old tool roll for chain sharpening.
I remember some of Stihl’s older chains require 30 degree with down 10 degree which took a little longer for me to hand sharpen.
Your sawing to fast and got the hump in your wood reminded me of our local saw mill. Years ago the mill only had a circular mill and his nickname was the "thick and thin" lumber mill. His lumber thickness varied greatly. I am sure he had no idea what caused it and never tried to remedy the problem. Everyone just knew and accepted it since he was the only choice. Today I have 7 band saws within two miles of my house. Great videos and I never miss one.
As soon as you started I thought of the Stihl sharpeners. I got good at sharpening my Kitchen knifes. After a few operations I just couldn't do it, I purchased all sorts of rubbish. then I got a good 3 stage sharpener. 30 seconds knife perfect. I saw that guide last year i think. I think its great I am not arsed anymore about doing things this way or that , just do what's easy. Great videos thank's
I used to use the cheap Oregon daemon style power sharpener, but they just fall apart. I use the Stihl 2in1 sharpener
I bought a Werk Brau rake because I saw it here. Big caveat, make sure you specify how many tines you want. I have the Deere 60G, similar to the specs as Mike's excavator. The information that there is a 3 vs 5 tine choice is on the Werk Brau site (buried in small print) but was not offered to me from the dealer. I had wanted the 5 tine like Mike's. I didn't know to ask, I just sent a picture of Mike's. I got a BS story as to why they ordered the 3 tine. They said the 5 tine wasn't suitable for a 60G. I use mine in a very similar way as Mike. Get the 5 tine. It's not a huge deal but grabbing smaller logs, firewood rounds and piles of debris would be easier with the 5 tine. I have an Oregon electric chain sharpener in my shop. But that Stihl 2 in 1 sharpener is a must in the field. I'll use it when I'm near my shop if I'm just touching up a chain too. Another useful piece of kit for the field is a stump vise. You pound it into a stump or a big round and it holds your saw by the bar while you sharpen the chain. They are cheap and everyone makes them, Oregon, Stihl etc...
When I got my Kx057-5 last month it came with the 5-tine WB rake. I ordered it with the rake, but never specified 3 or 5 tine, I guess I just assumed it would come with the 5 and it did. I also got it with the WB D-lock hydraulic coupler and WB thumb. What I like about the WB thumb is that the tines are “serrated” like on the rake which gives a great grip between the rake and thumb when picking logs. Have to say, I’ve picked up some helpful information over the years from Mike and other like minded individuals on this channel. 👍🏻
I’m from the eastern part of PA… I do the same thing as you to acclimate into summer. I’ll do the same for the fall as well, stay in shorts and a t-shirt for as long as I can stand to get me ready for the cold months.
The Chickanic gave us a tour of her shop in this week's upload (yesterday)... and sort of in passing, she pointed out what appears to be a chain sharpener... and mentioned that it cost like $1,400 or some such amount. Is this what the stores/dealers use? With as much as you use your chainsaws, would you ever consider getting something like that? I'd like to see that thing in action... and I have to wonder if you might work out some sort of sponsor/promotion type deal with the manufacturer of those things. I gotta wonder if it's worth the price and if it works as well as the gadget you showed us today.
I bought a new stihl 250 chainsaw last summer and it would figure that it is the hardest one to start of all their saws. I also bought that new sharpener when I bought that saw but I don't have any time on that saw to even think about sharpening it. I had to cut down a dead cedar tree the other day with a Sawzall because of the metal inbeded in it. That was a challenge to accomplish, starting out with a bi metal blade then a regular branch cutting blade and ended up pushing it over with my tractor. There are several other trees in a clump that were used for a chicken run and besides nails, screws and wire inbeded. I then used my old stihl 170 to cut up the rest of it. That 250 I can't hardly pull the rope out. Now as I think about it I wish I would have bought the battery powered Husqvarna and it is about the same price. Years ago I bought a professional stihl chainsaw and for the life of me can't remember the number on the side. I used it onetime to remove a large branch on an apple tree and then I retired to Florida and sold it. Biggest mistake of my life
I think some folks run 661s to make up for their lousy sharpening skills... 😉 Those combo tools work if applied properly... seems to be a big "if" from what I've seen! Me... my Stihl MS261, 461 and 661 are sharpened/touched up as needed using a Stihl file gauge and Husky depth gauge for the rakers. When I hosted a Game of Logging course I lent one of my saws to a student. When the trainer came around to look at the saws he had lots of comments about the condition of the various saws until he came to mine. He said loud enough for all the students to hear "That's a sharp chain!" Apparently he seldom sees them amongst the student's saws...
Morning! I stepped up put 16 ply tires on my dump trailer think you can run them flat. I agree with you mad at myself for not buying one years ago.! More
handy than pocket on a shirt.
Good Sunday morning Mike! I've been watching your videos for a few years now and never been disappointed! Your videos are and always have been great and family oriented! You have a wonderful family! May God bless all of your family members! Thanks again Mike and Melissa for having this great channel! Take care and I'll see you in the next one!👍👍🙏♥️🇺🇲
Time to check your drive belt tension if your blade is sharp . They stretch a lot when new and they have no symptoms other than wavy wood . Some knots can be a bugger though . I am running a LT50 gas powered mill .
I also agree on the saw sharpener , mine needs new files .
I love watching everything you do and hearing about Hunter. I must have missed it but how much stone did you use last year. Also when will Concrete with the Hauses coming to do your slab under the wood cutting building
The 2in 1 is built SPECIFICALLY for the chain size in question, to file the guides to the proper level to match the power the chain is probably being used with so it doesn’t over eat….it’s awesome in every way. And the files are obviously replaceable. You know what they say about opinions…but hasn’t Stihl been doing this chain saw thing for a little while? I’m an auto mechanic of 30 years and in my time have seen every which way from Sunday the ways people have tried to “improve” their cars, especially the engines. You know what I’m talking about. Their improvement actually made it worse. The authorities on chain sharpening should realize that this 2 in 1 is a masterpiece, a “wheel” if you will. And a wheel can only get so round…I’m glad you brought it up.
The coolest, most comfortable summer I've had in my 43 years was about 15 years ago. A buddy and I were riding our motorcycles to the Ozarks in late May, and got stuck in 2 hours of traffic in STLouis in high 90's ambient and super humid, but on the interstate with walls and just everybody's exhaust/radiator air/and a/c air stuck in that box with the blazing sun. I emptied my 2 liter camelback 3 times that afternoon and didn't pee until that evening. I've never been so hot in my entire life. The rest of the summer, even 100f temps, never felt all that hot to me.
I think the clothing thing works. I don't do it in the spring but I di it in the wall/winter when I don't go full winter gear until it's really cold out. Until then it's hoodies for me
I use the Stihl 2 in 1 exclusively, and when I take my time and make sure the angle is correct, I can easily get my chains sharper than a brand new factory chain.
Creosote/smoke is created when an imperfect burn happens. The combustion triangle is made up of 3 things: fuel, air (oxygen) & heat (temp). If these 3 are out of balance, smoke, soot and creosote are created. The high-efficiency furnaces control air flow to control temp. When it it throttled down, creosote is inevitable. Btw, the firewood/fuel is important, too. Many causes mean many solutions. Not sure this helps, I am a gas furnace expert (who has cut and burned a lot of wood) so I usually had control of the 3 issues causing your issues.
My best advice is to contact your literature and/or manufacturer for technology specific advice.
There is value in the file guide tool you have. Angles on saw chain make or break a day cutting wood.
I have a stationary grinder that makes each tooth the same angle and size. I have a few chains in case one gets rocked and just take a minute to change it out. I still keep a file around just in case though. My son brings his chains down for the stationary grinder angle tune-up now and then.
My firewood bucksaw has several replacement chains when it gets a bit slow at cutting.
Good Morning Morgan Family 🌞- Have a Wonderful and Blessed Sunday 🤠
Sawing a GA yellow pine last week.
Cut live about 2 months ago.
Hit "lightered knot", blade dove down and locked the saw up....Woodmizer LT40 wide.
Very difficult to cut out with chainsaw.
Keep it going, Mike. I like your attitude that if it works and you like it, that's all you need, and you're getting it done. I envy you .
I use to only hand fill with just a file. But when I got home from school I’d run saw 8-10 hours a weekend. Just a few months ago I bout an Oregon disc sharpener and I like it pretty good. Just buy 10 chains and change them out. Now I will say I never sharpened a chain tooth off or wore a chain out hand filing but with this Oregon the chains won’t last a long. I give 10-15 sharpening and it will be toast. But I don’t run a saw as much anymore. I may burn one or two gallons of fuel a year.
Good video. I too have a Stihl combo sharpener and it does a very good job when sharpening in the field, however when I sharpen at home in the shop I just use a round file and a a flat file for the rakers. It seems like I am able to get the chain just a little sharper. Keep up the good work
Good morning Morgan's from the land of paradise. I don't own a chain saw ,and don't really much need of one. However I watch a lot of videos on chain saw repair and maintenance. I guess the same could be said of the battery operated chain saws. Keep the chain sharp and make sure you keep bar oil in the saw and make sure it is oiling. I admire your trailer backing skills! My dad could back a trailer going 30 mph , this is an exaggeration but it was very good. my older brother and me couldn't back a trailer 10 ' !!!! What is your favorite log splitter Mike?
When i have a blade dive on mill, when sawing pine, there's frequently pitch build up on blade. I think some times there's a pitch pocket usually near a knot. Dull blade and too fast just make the dive worse.
Hi Mike. I ❤ oak & maple to burn for firewood. I didn't see any cherry in Vermont. I'm have to invest a hand chainsaw filer. I noticed other bandsaw sawyers have " bumps" too. It's never a problem w/ circular saw mills. Ok. Say Hi to Melissa, Eva, & Hunter. Have a good Sunday everyone. 😍😊😉👍❤️💜🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🌳🌲
Good Sunday morning Morgan family! Have a relaxing Sunday and a great start to your week!
Hi Melissa, Mike, I had a thought. The length of pine, that is uneven cut. From the saw, you could salvage that piece. All it would take a little time, and a belt sander. Just a thought, Joe Capo.
Great tool. I cut wood about 2 months of the year, doing it now for next winter. One key is to touch up the chain before it gets real dull. I touch mine up after about 3-4 fuel fillups.
I've watched your channel since almost the beginning when it was a mostly firewood show. I miss those days. Now it's very little firewood and more sawing, which I have very little interest in. Oh well. It was fun while it lasted. Maybe have have your son do a firewood channel of his own?
I agree with you Mike. All I use is the he Stihl 2 in 1. I love simplicity and it saves me time. Keep up the good work!
Hi Mike,I agree with you about the temperature, I don't like anything over 65.Question ,have you ever tried one of the new horizontal box wedge splitters? I'd like to hear your thoughts on them,less wood handling but more scraps.
I've been hand filing for many years. Been cutting wood for close to 60 years. And my favorite firewood is beech. Burns almost like coal! Have a good one!
You have the most impressive machinery and must shift a vast amount of timber and logs - do you have a large drying yard where you season all the cut logs and how long on average will it take to air dry your logs from green? - I guess your hot summers must dry the logs quite quickly? Thanks.
Good evening from Upstate South Carolina. I'm pretty attracted to stone.😅 Have another productive day.
I've taken a few chains to a local Stihl Dealer and unfortunately they take off way too much meat. I've stopped doing that and now use a Northern Tool electric grinder. It does the job for what i need and i take off only the minimum to get the tooth where it needs to be. The video today made me reflect back on that REX600 ... that was one beast of a machine .. great video .. have a great upcoming week :)
Hey Mike , sharpen the saw the way you feel comfortable with ,just make sure to flip the blade and clean out around the clutch and sprocket and bar/chain oiler port. It helps a lot ,wears the bar and sprocket tip evenly.Videos are awesome ,one of the best You Tube channels by far.
Coincidentally, Project Farm released a video today testing different chainsaw sharpeners. According to his testing, the Stihl 2in1 was in a virtual 3-way tie for sharpest with some more expensive and slower systems. My experience with it is like yours - it gets my chains sharp. It's easy to use and it's not pricey. And it takes the rakers down to the 'correct' height at the same time.
I have a Stihl 2 in 1 and also a Pferd Chain Sharp. I think they are both the same except for the color and chain size. I seldom sharpen a chain, but when I need to, I can do a decent job.
I am by no means an expert at sharpening chains - probably even less so than you, Mike - although I have been cutting wood off and on, mostly for personal use, for about 50 years. While I can and do hand file for quick touchups, I tried one of the Stihl hand sharpeners not long after they were put on the market and have never looked back. I now have three of them for different size chains and they are worth every penny. Yes, people will claim to do better by hand, but unless you’re a professional logger or arborist with years of experience, I don’t see how anyone can do better for a standard angle grind. Those sharpeners are engineered for optimum angle/gullet and consistent raker height - both of which are very challenging to do by hand!
The wood bunker looks to be coming along. As i drive to work in the summer. I try not to run the a/c wide open. Also turn it off before I arrive. Its a mind game, but i don't mind I guess.
•You can always put on more clothes the get warm. There’s only so much you can take off.
•About 4 years ago I took some chains in to Ace Hardware to get sharpened. They charged 10.00 per chain. That’s when I started sharpening my own.
Ironically, Project Farm posted a chain sharpener review about 3 hours ago. Going to watch it now.
2 in 1sharpener is good, I have a stationary grinder that I use rarely. Love that oak with no bark, We get a lot of that here in Northern Michigan. Especially with the oak wilt. Can’t wait to come down and pickup some lumber,when you start selling it.
Good morning y'all from beautiful British Columbia, have a wonderful Sunday everyone!!!
Somebody asked me what a Canuck is doing in Mexico. Well, it was 38℃ today in my backyard with 40% humidity and sunny. (That is 100℉ for Mike). every Canadian's dream. You don't have to condition yourself for the heat here.
Same thing happens to me with getting the chain sharpened elsewhere. I had a new chain that needed sharpening for first time. Took it to a place and when he came back out with it, 3/4 of each tooth was ground away. That was my last time taking them anywhere!!!
I have bought and tried several types of chain sharping devises but I have found that the 2in1 is the best for me.
I was amazed at how well it did for me and I'm even more of a weekend saw guy. Nice compact and quick verses a shop or a high priced sharpener with a motor.
The splitter should be activated by two hands. I have worked in a manufacturing plant and every cutting and punching machine required two hands activation. Push two levers and hydraulic fluids flows.
Hi Mike, great video. Off the wall question-> when you mark logs with chalk what brand chalk holder do use? Looks like it works well and fits your hand. It is the little things that make work smoother
Just sidewalk chalk for kids lol, don't use a holder
Splitting Sunday…. Good morning Good weather ahead for some good work accomplished.
Just to my eye, the wood you split with the smaller splitter(split force) looks better than what you split with the larger production style splitters. Mike, best to you all, Danny
Good morning Mike, hope you and your family are doing well and are safe from the bad weather that on the news all around you. Here in Fresno California, we doing well. Getting some well deserved rains here this weekend, which we really appreciate it. It helps the droughts we have had in past years and also help the snow pack on the mountains that provide we’ll need irrigation water for the farmers here in the San Joaquin Valley that produces the fruit and vegetables for the country. Have a day Mike and Family.
I've found that after using that combo file or the pferd combo file, if you use just a standard round file and take the gullet down a little bit, it really will increase your cutting speed. The chips have more room in the gullet which equals a bigger bite and less drag.
I agree with you about dressing in the spring to get yourself acclimatized to the coming heat of summer. I do the same in the fall, accept working "chilly" to get acclimatized to the coming cold. It always pleases me that a day at the freezing point in November can be miserable, but by the middle of January, a day at the freezing point is a pleasant, almost shirtsleeves day.
Us Snow Baby’s have always said that it is easier to warm up than it is cool down. 😅
All I use now is the still 2n1, I think it’s great. I have purchased from J B Fab, all nice products!!😊
I think for the money, that Stihl tool is definitely worth it. I'm with you, I'm not wanting to be the best hand filer there ever was, the objective is to get back to work with as little effort as possible and that till does the trick
Mike, I have the Pferd version of that 2 in 1 filer. Exactly the same product from the looks of it, except it's blue. Got it a few years ago, and my sharpening took a much welcomed turn for the better.
Just an FYI......found the first tick of the season on the 9th on one of our dogs. Almost a month earlier than usual. Let the battle begin.
If they're smart, they'll hit the light button. Anyway, because it's such a good end to content that you know what do you do? Hit the like button just before you watch the video. Because it's gonna be good
When using machines like your sawmill, I try to keep the guides as close to the work as possible to minimize the blade wandering. If it is still kind of iffy then I change the blade.
Our Local Rural King has lost the ability to sell and service RK Tractors. So glad you made a switch back to Kubota... almost convinced me to make a bad decision. Since then, I bought a 40 series Kubota Excavator and switching out my JD3038E to Orange. I really wanted a 50+ series Excavator similar to yours, however, opportunity knocked. Thank you Mike and all the best to you and your Family, Community and your You Tube career. BTW, I still love Stihls!
I live in Tennessee and we have miserable summers! I can’t stand the heat and don’t do well with it. However I have found going outside early in the morning and staying outside all day and avoid the AC because one I walk in the house I’m not coming back out lol. Have a day!
Sharpening, as long as you are happy with results, is how it goes. From time to time I do get my chains done by a "pro" to keep them in shape. I enjoy your channel, hope to see you in Boonville again. Best wishes Ed
I use a 2 in 1 for a badly damaged chain it gets the cutters good, but not perfect. I prefer to have a file and saw tool in my pouch when cutting. These tools are as important a fuel and bar oil.
Sounds like your red oak is similar to our river red gum here in Australia. Burns at a very even heat right down to the coals with very little ash. My favourite firewood.
Good Sunday Morning Mike and Friends.... little break in the rain, sunny tomorrow I hope!
Pete 🇨🇦
Good morning Pete, gorgeous weekend here...outside until 10pm last night enjoying the stars and a fire. 6" of snow for Tuesday!
Hi Pete!
Good morning Pete 😸
@stephendobie5013 hey Steve, glad you are enjoying the weather, please keep the snow west of ontario.... I'll stick with rain!
What was the 23 stone tonnage?
Mr Morgan I know that you can't produce firewood near as efficiently with a regular maul as your splitter but I'd sure love to be in a big pile of that with a regular splitting maul. Beautiful wood.
Looking good Mike, hope all is well with the family! Have a Day and say hi to Hunter for me
3 foot bar with a full comp chain? Out here in the PNW, I was taught to have a semi skip or full skip chain with that much bar cutting big timber. Might be different with the hard wood vs the fir / cedar here.
I absolutely love my Stihl 2 in 1. I take the flat file out and only use it every third filing. I find that if I leave it in each time my chain is too aggressive.
I heated with wood for 30 years. About the second time I needed a chain ground back to life, the guy butchered it. Way to wide of a wheel for my chain, and he ground into the links by .030 or so. I pretty much did nothing but file after that, starting out with a cheap file guide, then just by hand. I have had chains filed back, till the short side of the top of the tooth was barely .060 long and they still cut if the gauge teeth were kept the right height.
People that keep running a semi dull chain, have no idea the damage they are doing to the bar, when they just keep pushing it threw.
Good video Mike. I might have to get one of those sharpeners.
I agree to sharpen each tooth until it's sharp and don't worry about counting strokes. Even if you do count strokes you're human and you'll never be 100% the same with length and pressure on every stroke. I have on occasion used a dial caliper to get every tooth the same length if a chain wasn't cutting right and that can help but can take a long time to do. I've never had a chain sharpened with an electric sharpener that cut as well as a file sharpened chain.
hi there good show , kind of like gravel made me smile , best to all john
Having worked on a log deck I always shaped my chain on lunch brake having been taught by an older logger. I found my way and never changed due what ever gets the job done for you.
Thanks for stopping in our Live Feed on tiktok yesterday! Hope to see you around again! Thanks! ❤🎉
Hopefully everyone is having a good day. Beautiful weather here today in Pennsylvania.
I love my two in one I like you Mike I am from the north but now live the south I have to watch the heat . Watching your channel keeps me motivated!
I only use a chainsaw a few times a year for maybe an hour or two. So, sharpening chains isn't my thing. I do have an Oregon File and guide but what I've found is by the time I need to really think about sharpening a chain, I may as well just spend the money on a new one and save the time wasted screwing up an already screwed up chain LOL.
Granted, I only have a 16" and a 20" chainsaw so sharpening wouldn't take as long, but the chains aren't quite as expensive as the larger saws would be....I usually get a couple seasons or so out of a chain since I don't use my saws very often.
Just an ordinary guy that has cut wood for many years here. I have one of those sharpeners and can testify that they work great. Results are the best determining factor. Jason from Indiana.
MIKE, looks like we got a reprieve from the rain for a couple a days yesterday and today, but sheesh! It's gonna take awhile for the yard to dry out to mow!