smokeywolf
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Nicholson is better than most, but not as good as they used to be. Simonds and Grobet are still pretty good. Most useful files are, "mill bastard" and "long angle lathe file".
Leaves less or fewer chatter marks.Does it self clean better, or tend to keep the part round, or what?
I would like to know that also. I've been looking for a fine flat file that is actually harder than the chain saw chain. Last one I bought from Lowes wore out before the chain was sharpened. Have the correct round file and they seem to be ok but a flat file worth a hoot seems to be a problem. I've come to the conclusion the Chinese just don't understand the concept of a file.
30-35 yr ago kind of a blur , I know that later on the file jig was replaced with a Drimel powered version . The good tools didn't come until after it was back to hobby/home and friends status .RBH, carbide chains are a different animal altogether and have to be ground.
This file resharpening thing was brought up on the other forum...I had never heard of this before. Anyway, The place is Boggs Tool in CA. I sent them a couple fists full of old USA made files to resharpen. They were my Dad's and were rusty, dull, and ugly. Most of them came back and were like NEW. They don't charge that much, like $1 or $2 for files under 12".SNIP...
Another tiny bit of controversy..... acknowledging there is a place that will sharpen your old files... name escapes me at the moment but it's about 8-10$ for a big mill bastard. And IIRC,you can sharpen one 2 or 3 times. That's the usual recommendation.
30-35 yr ago kind of a blur , I know that later on the file jig was replaced with a Drimel powered version . The good tools didn't come until after it was back to hobby/home and friends status .
Carbide 35 years ago? Maybe, but if it was something you could file that sounds like steel to me. Carbide chains started out in the fire/rescue biz and became a "thing" in the mid to late 90's by my memory. Had a guy I worked with bought a loop and thought it meant he'd never have to sharpen a chain again. He found out that, as with carbide wood saw blades and lathe tools, carbide stays "sharp" a lot longer but it takes more power to pull them. Different tooth geometry. He also found out that driving the chain to the saw shop for grinding got old. But he's one of those guys that is always right, so it was a brilliant decision regardless.
Sure you aren't thinking of "chisel" chain? Or maybe "Carlton" chain?
I do remember that they ran twice as long as the "standard" . We were sawing green/live pinion' pine . It was from Northern Hydraulics circa 83'-84' . The teeth were a round conture vs the square of the chisel styles . It seems like we changed the face angles too , flatter cut faster . . Long time ago , it may have just been marketed that way , it may have just been a fortified cutter . I do remember thinking it was odd that the cutter was one piece and we never had a shattered link .
We cut just over 200 cords one summer at our best . Crew of 5 , 125 split , stacked , ready to deliver , the other 75+ was split and delivered .
Glory days indeed .
Diamond bits in the sharpening tools .