Sharpening Saw Chain - Remington RM0815P Manual Para El Usuario

CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE
SHARPENING SAW CHAIN
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_l, WARNING: Unplug chain saw from
power source before servicing. Severe
injury or death could occur from electri-
cal shock or body contact with moving
chain.
30° Guide \ _l_l Filing
Direction
Mark _ - File
3uide
File
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WARNING: Cutting edges on chain
are sharp. Use protective gloves when
handling chain.
Keep chain sharp. Your saw will cut faster and
more safely. A dull chain will cause undue sprock-
et, guide bar, chain, and motor wear. If you must
force chain into wood and cutting creates only saw
dust 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 Stay Clulin
Tensiotl Adjustment, page I l ).
2. Clamp guide bar in vise to hold 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 23). Note: File at
midpoint of guide bar.
4. Hold file guide level. Make sure 30 ° mark on
file guide is parallel to center of guide bar (see
Figure 23). This will insure that you file cutters
at 30 ° angle.
5. File trom inside towards outside of cutter
until sharp. Only file in this one direction (see
Figure 23). Note: Two or three strokes with
file should sharpen cutter.
6. After each cutter is 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 pro-
cess.
Note: This illustrationshows file guide placement and
filing direction for sharpening cutters on left side of
chain.
Figure 23 - File and File Guide Placement On
Chain
Filing Cutter Depth Gauges
The cutter depth gauge clearance is reduced as
cutters are sharpened. After every second or third
sharpening, reset cutter depth gauges.
1. Place depth gauge tool (.025") firmly across
top of two cutters. Make sure depth gauge en-
ters slot in depth gauge tool (see Figure 25).
2. Use medium flat file. File depth gauge level with
depth gauge tool.
3. Remove depth gauge tool. With fiat file, round
off front comer of cutter depth gauge (see Figure
26).
After several hand filings, have authorized service
center or sharpening service machine sharpen
chain. This will insure even filing.
Depth Gauge (right side
Depth Gauge (left side °f chain)
of chain) , Groove ___/_._
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Top Plate (left "'2S_S_'J
side of chain) _./_/)_ Top Plate (right
/_%,,' side of chain)
Right Side of Chain
Figure 24 - Chain Part Locations
Depth
Gauge /
Figure 25 - Depth Gauge Tool On Chain
Front Corner
i_ "025''
Figure 26 - Round Off Front Corner Of Depth
Gauge
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