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Reply #15 - Aug 18^th, 2014 at 12:10pm

bogarde73 wrote on Aug 18^th, 2014 at 12:01pm:

I used to have a Stihl, in fact had a couple of them, but I've got a little Italian job now - Echo or something. Beautiful machine.
You can do your basic servicing but it pays, as Gatto says, to get the expert, if he's reliable, to do it occasionally to spot problems.

Got the echo .... great little machine .. Apart from cleaning the bar, chain and air filters after use, I leave all my servicing to the experts

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Reply #16 - Aug 18^th, 2014 at 12:11pm

bogarde73 wrote on Aug 18^th, 2014 at 12:01pm:

I used to have a Stihl, in fact had a couple of them, but I've got a little Italian job now - Echo or something. Beautiful machine.
You can do your basic servicing but it pays, as Gatto says, to get the expert, if he's reliable, to do it occasionally to spot problems.

I'm not lazy, and it's an easy job that's quick to do. I have very little respect for so-called 'professionals'.

I'd rather become a skilled and conscientious amateur at sharpening the teeth than leave it to some employee who practices the infamous attitude of "She'll be 'right, mate ~ no worries!"

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Reply #17 - Aug 18^th, 2014 at 12:13pm

John Smith wrote on Aug 18^th, 2014 at 12:10pm:

bogarde73 wrote on Aug 18^th, 2014 at 12:01pm:

I used to have a Stihl, in fact had a couple of them, but I've got a little Italian job now - Echo or something. Beautiful machine.
You can do your basic servicing but it pays, as Gatto says, to get the expert, if he's reliable, to do it occasionally to spot problems.

Got the echo .... great little machine .. Apart from cleaning the bar, chain and air filters after use, I leave all my servicing to the experts

What 'experts'?

What a load of bullshit.

Bring your chains around here and I'll do it for half the price and be laughing all the way to the bank.

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Reply #18 - Aug 18^th, 2014 at 12:14pm

Lord Herbert wrote on Aug 18^th, 2014 at 12:11pm:

bogarde73 wrote on Aug 18^th, 2014 at 12:01pm:

I used to have a Stihl, in fact had a couple of them, but I've got a little Italian job now - Echo or something. Beautiful machine.
You can do your basic servicing but it pays, as Gatto says, to get the expert, if he's reliable, to do it occasionally to spot problems.

I'm not lazy, and it's an easy job that's quick to do. I have very little respect for so-called 'professionals'.

I'd rather become a skilled and conscientious amateur at sharpening the teeth than leave it to some employee who practices the infamous attitude of "She'll be 'right, mate ~ no worries!"

Sensei, does that go for Medical doctors as well?

I am worried I'll next hear that you've been practising home brain surgery! Grin

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Reply #19 - Aug 18^th, 2014 at 12:43pm

Lord Herbert wrote on Aug 18^th, 2014 at 12:13pm:

John Smith wrote on Aug 18^th, 2014 at 12:10pm:

bogarde73 wrote on Aug 18^th, 2014 at 12:01pm:

I used to have a Stihl, in fact had a couple of them, but I've got a little Italian job now - Echo or something. Beautiful machine.
You can do your basic servicing but it pays, as Gatto says, to get the expert, if he's reliable, to do it occasionally to spot problems.

Got the echo .... great little machine .. Apart from cleaning the bar, chain and air filters after use, I leave all my servicing to the experts

What 'experts'?

What a load of bullshit.

Bring your chains around here and I'll do it for half the price and be laughing all the way to the bank.

they charged me less than $20 to sharpen the chain last time ... why would I bring it to you?

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Reply #20 - Aug 18^th, 2014 at 12:49pm

We were charging $5 a chain (sharpen and set the depth gauges) in the late 1970s, and
always had plenty of willing customers.

A lot of our trade were pro timber-cutters (cutting mine props and railway sleepers) and
it was neither time nor cost-effective for them to do their own chains.

They'd drop them off, 8 or 10 at a time, and drop another lot when they picked up the first.

Cost per chain wasn't high, but if you're doing enough of them...

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Reply #21 - Aug 18^th, 2014 at 12:52pm

Kat wrote on Aug 18^th, 2014 at 12:49pm:

We were charging $5 a chain in the mid-late 1970s, and always had willing customers.

A lot of our trade were pro timber-cutters (cutting mine props and railway sleepers) and
it was neither time nor cost-effective for them to do their own chains.

They'd drop them off, 8 or 10 at a time, and drop another lot when they picked up the first.

Cost per chain wasn't high, but if you're doing enough of them...

I think my exact figure was $12, but I'm not sure as it was over a year ago ... it was definitely under $20 so I used $20

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Reply #22 - Aug 18^th, 2014 at 1:30pm

I had a chainsaw many years ago.

used to sharpen it by hand. Just with a little round file by hand.
It always cut better after.
I'ld imagine others would do a much better job.
Better to sharpen things when they are still in good condition. So just hone it up.

have some lovely japanese knives now I do the same too.

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aquascoot Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 37912 Gender:	Re: Sharpening a chainsaw's chain has its mysteries .. Reply #24 - Aug 18^th, 2014 at 1:53pm stilhl farm boss for me. awesome machine. i just buy new chains on ebay. i run the premium unleaded, runs better. i have a pic of me standing on a horse trimming some branches. you know youve got them trained well when you can do that.
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bogarde73 Gold Member Offline Anti-Global & Contra Mundum Posts: 18443 Gender:	Re: Sharpening a chainsaw's chain has its mysteries .. Reply #25 - Aug 18^th, 2014 at 2:02pm The conventional wisdom is never hold them above shoulder level but everybody does. I never heard any advice about standing on horseback though.
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Reply #26 - Aug 18^th, 2014 at 2:05pm

aquascoot wrote on Aug 18^th, 2014 at 1:53pm:

stilhl farm boss for me.
awesome machine. i just buy new chains on ebay.
i run the premium unleaded, runs better.
i have a pic of me standing on a horse trimming some branches.
you know youve got them trained well when you can do that. Wink

We have a place over here called the Quadriplegic centre. Its full of middle aged men who thought it was clever to perform such tricks on ladders, horses etc.

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Reply #27 - Aug 18^th, 2014 at 5:53pm

John Smith wrote on Aug 18^th, 2014 at 12:43pm:

Lord Herbert wrote on Aug 18^th, 2014 at 12:13pm:

John Smith wrote on Aug 18^th, 2014 at 12:10pm:

bogarde73 wrote on Aug 18^th, 2014 at 12:01pm:

I used to have a Stihl, in fact had a couple of them, but I've got a little Italian job now - Echo or something. Beautiful machine.
You can do your basic servicing but it pays, as Gatto says, to get the expert, if he's reliable, to do it occasionally to spot problems.

Got the echo .... great little machine .. Apart from cleaning the bar, chain and air filters after use, I leave all my servicing to the experts

What 'experts'?

What a load of bullshit.

Bring your chains around here and I'll do it for half the price and be laughing all the way to the bank.

they charged me less than $20 to sharpen the chain last time ... why would I bring it to you?

$20??

They're selling the sharpening machine for $49 at Bunnings right now ...

You do the maths ...

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Re: Sharpening a chainsaw's chain has its mysteries ..
Reply #28 - Aug 18^th, 2014 at 5:59pm

Lord Herbert wrote on Aug 18^th, 2014 at 5:53pm:

John Smith wrote on Aug 18^th, 2014 at 12:43pm:

Lord Herbert wrote on Aug 18^th, 2014 at 12:13pm:

John Smith wrote on Aug 18^th, 2014 at 12:10pm:

bogarde73 wrote on Aug 18^th, 2014 at 12:01pm:

I used to have a Stihl, in fact had a couple of them, but I've got a little Italian job now - Echo or something. Beautiful machine.
You can do your basic servicing but it pays, as Gatto says, to get the expert, if he's reliable, to do it occasionally to spot problems.

Got the echo .... great little machine .. Apart from cleaning the bar, chain and air filters after use, I leave all my servicing to the experts

What 'experts'?

What a load of bullshit.

Bring your chains around here and I'll do it for half the price and be laughing all the way to the bank.

they charged me less than $20 to sharpen the chain last time ... why would I bring it to you?

$20??

They're selling the sharpening machine for $49 at Bunnings right now ...

You do the maths ...

"There's a sucker born every minute ... " (Confucius 500bc)

maths works well .... I've sharpened once in two years (I don't use it much), and have $37 more than you Grin

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Reply #29 - Aug 18^th, 2014 at 6:04pm

Kat wrote on Aug 18^th, 2014 at 12:49pm:

We were charging $5 a chain (sharpen and set the depth gauges) in the late 1970s, and
always had plenty of willing customers.

A lot of our trade were pro timber-cutters (cutting mine props and railway sleepers) and
it was neither time nor cost-effective for them to do their own chains.

They'd drop them off, 8 or 10 at a time, and drop another lot when they picked up the first.

Cost per chain wasn't high, but if you're doing enough of them...

In this case I can see the reason for doing this.

Mine props and railway sleepers were made out of Jarrah, Ironbark, and Blackbutt timbers that soon wore the teeth down.

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