English / USA
Lowering depth gauges
:
:
Always file from the inside to the
outside of the cutter.
The depth gauge setting is reduced
The file only sharpens on the
a
when the chain is sharpened.
forward stroke –
:
Use a filing gauge to check the
setting every time you sharpen the
chain.
lift the file off the cutter on the
backstroke.
:
:
:
:
Avoid touching the tie straps and
drive links with the file.
Rotate the file at regular intervals
while filing to avoid one-sided wear.
Depth gauge setting
Use a piece of hardwood to remove
The depth gauge determines the height
at which the cutter enters the wood and
thus the thickness of the chip removed.
burrs from cutting edge.
1
Check angles with the filing gauge.
Specificed distance or setting between
All cutters must be the same length.
depth gauge and cutting edge = a:
If the cutters are not the same length,
they will have different heights. This
makes the chain run roughly and can
cause it to break.
This setting may be increased by 0.2mm
(0.008")
for cutting softwood in mild
:
Place a filing gauge (1) that
matches the chain pitch on the
chain – if the depth gauge projects
from the filing gauge, the depth
gauge has to be lowered.
weather season – no frost.
Find the shortest cutter and then file
all other cutters back to the same
length. This can be very time
consuming – it is best to have it
done in the workshop on an electric
grinder.
Chain pitch
Depth gauge
setting “a“
:
Inch
(mm)
mm
(inch)
1
/
(6.35)
(9.32)
(9.32)
(8.25)
(9.32)
(10.26)
0.65
0.45
0.65
0.65
0.65
0.80
(0.026)
(0.018)
(0.026)
(0.026)
(0.026)
(0.031)
4
3
/
/
PMN
PM
8
8
3
0.325
3
/
8
0.404
:
File down the depth gauge until it is
level with the filing gauge.
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MS 440, MS 440 W, MS 440 C
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