@cavealaska1 Ha ha Thanks its ok my son in law is a tree surgeon so i tend to give it to him, i get a full service at the same time, Im in preston by the way i just thought your accent sounded close to mine, But thanks for the offer. thanks for the informative video as well.
@11thhourreprieve the amount of times I have been called Karl Pilkington is becoming uncountable, I take it it is my accent? Thanks for watching the vid
@cavealaska1 Its the accent, but also the general outlook you have here,and the way you point things out & explain stuff, Is just like Karl pilkington. You also look a bit like him in some ways. Good vid!
Thanks! We live and learn.I've been doing firewood and pruning since 1975, doing my own sharpening most of the time, and I've never seen one of those clamps that you hammer into a wheel to hold the bar in place. I wish I'd had one 30 years ago! Your tips are bang-on. Amateurs cannot really sharpen a chain without the guide. I thought I was pretty good with a file, and the cutters seemed sharp but there was dust and smoke. On with the file guide to find I was way out! Did nothing for the ego!
@Mr13born79 The licence is only for professional felling, as in paid work, most chainsaw shops will only sell top handled saws to tree climber, although you can buy them of ebay no questions asked. Any one can but a chainsaw but they could not do contracted work with it, Also wish i lived in the U.S.
@Brainmalfuction you can but any size saw you want over here for none commercial use, its just dealers won't sell you a top handled one for tree climbing unless you are a climber. That's why I love Canada, the saw I am using in the chainsaw milling video is a Stihl that has been walkerized, thats done in Walkers shop in Nanaimo BC, I was using the saw on Nootka Island, it has a hell of a lot more power
@Brainmalfuction I borrowed the saw, so sorry I can't tell you the price, there is a great power difference, but I guess it would also depend of the size of the saw it was going on, it is has a twin ported exhaust on it and if I recall a larger piston, if you use google and type in walkerised saw it will bring up walker shop, do you do a lot off falling? BC sure is a beautiful place
Hi mate thanks to take the time to make this video, the question I got is how much pressure do you put on the file, also where do you apply the pressure when filing, downwards/backwards/upwards?
@MRWHITE3535 Thanks for watching, ok so with the pressure do apply some down force but don't strain to do it the same pressure should be kept on the downwards push as you move the file forwards, it should be an easy push, if you look at about 5 minutes on the video you can see I lift the file away from the chain so as not to damage the chisel face remember only file in one direction, I hope this makes some sense, if it does not give me an I'm I will do another video to see if I can help you out
Finally! Excellent advice. Some may scoff about using the guides, but I think it's a grand thing. The angle, pitch and depth are right and your saw will perform well.
@cranston2snord Thanks for watching and I am glad you liked it. Let them scoff at us that use the guide, I have fallen tree for years and always used one, if you don't you tend to find that the file is not held in the right position on the chisel face, and it also starts to cut down into the chain link, damaging the integrity of the chain itself, just looking for the chain to snap that way, I have seen that happen on guys. Have a great day sir god bless
@sasop117 I still have that same bar on and its still ok, don't have the chain too loose it will just cause you problems, to tight and then it will damage the bar. don't forget to maintain your bar as well.
Excellent explanation from an expert. Finally I think I understand how to do this properly. My fireplace thanks you. As do my wife and doggies. Rick from California.
Well my friend, (in England, Mate) you have done a marvelous (in England, Smashing) job with this very educational video. I learned how to sharpen a chainsaw many years ago and needed to do it again and I did. I used the techniques you have shown in your video but hadn't seen it when I did the sharpening. Really, I am amazed that I remembered. It was good (in England Jolly Good) of you to share with us all. My accolades to your assistant. You both have done well. You have refreshed my memory TNX
Thanks so much ! My chain was sharp but the cuttings looked like saw dust. I now know I need to take the proud down as you call it on my depth teeth. Did not know they make a tool for that. Rick from Tennessee.
@MarkAAshdown Thanks for the comment glad you liked it. I have tried the Stone sharpeners, I used an Oregon one, I didn't rate it at all found hand sharpening did a better job than those also you can get uneven teeth lengths its hard to judge how many time the wheel has revolved on each cutting edge e.g. 5 times on one and maybe 7 times on another, I hope that makes sense. table mounted electric sparkers are much better but. but still carry hand files when you are in the field
Great video. I've been sharpening like this for years. I was taught by my grandfather who cut wood professionally. No one should complain about it being done properly.
@shadog1962 thanks for watching shadog glad you liked it, I take it you grandfather used to fall trees in Canada. I have met some great fallers in Canada those guys sure know how to look after their saws
@gja339 Thanks Glad the you liked the video. As for the help with the chainsaw, not a problem, 1st of all what size diameter are the trees that you are cutting, will you ever use it for felling other trees, if so what diameter trees would you be falling, or is it just ones that have already been taken down. Last of all do you have a budget?
Please feel free to private message me if you want
I, too, watched two videos of people sharpening chainsaws who obviously didn't know what they were doing. I don't use them much but even I could tell they weren't doing it right. gotta love how youtube now doesn't give you enough bandwidth to load the video, no matter what your connection speed is. Really miss the days when the whole video just loaded in a few seconds.
Hey thanks for the chain tension tip!!! Everyone i have ever asked has a different opinion but was never able to justify there response. I'm going with your way :)
This is the best chainsaw sharpening video I've seen. Thanks for the help. I've been using chainsaws for 20 years, non professionally, and never correctly learned how to sharpen one. I live a Colorado in a forest, so I have lots of cutting to do.
@ponderosaguy Thanks for the comment, I would have liked to get some of the filming angles a little bit better so you could have had a better view, but I am glad it helped you out, Colorado sounds like a nice place to live.
Wot time you in ill drop mi saw off.
spinaway 2 days ago
@spinaway well if you live close enough to e in the UK, I would be more than glad to help
cavealaska1 1 day ago
@cavealaska1 Ha ha Thanks its ok my son in law is a tree surgeon so i tend to give it to him, i get a full service at the same time, Im in preston by the way i just thought your accent sounded close to mine, But thanks for the offer. thanks for the informative video as well.
spinaway 10 hours ago
Nice informative video. Many thanx.
lustforlife358 4 days ago
@lustforlife358 Thanks for watching, glad it helped
cavealaska1 1 day ago
"a file only sharpens in one direction" see, Karl Pilkington's a bloody genius, such an astute observer lol.
11thhourreprieve 6 days ago
@11thhourreprieve the amount of times I have been called Karl Pilkington is becoming uncountable, I take it it is my accent? Thanks for watching the vid
cavealaska1 4 days ago
@cavealaska1 Its the accent, but also the general outlook you have here,and the way you point things out & explain stuff, Is just like Karl pilkington. You also look a bit like him in some ways. Good vid!
Mrsianiflewog 5 hours ago
Thanks! We live and learn.I've been doing firewood and pruning since 1975, doing my own sharpening most of the time, and I've never seen one of those clamps that you hammer into a wheel to hold the bar in place. I wish I'd had one 30 years ago! Your tips are bang-on. Amateurs cannot really sharpen a chain without the guide. I thought I was pretty good with a file, and the cutters seemed sharp but there was dust and smoke. On with the file guide to find I was way out! Did nothing for the ego!
peteacher52 1 week ago
@peteacher52 I am really glad it was of help to you, thank you for the kind comment.
cavealaska1 6 days ago
do another video where u not covering what u doing with your hands or tell someone to take that action from the other side (engine side) thx
33matuskafy 1 week ago
@33matuskafy when i get chance I will do
cavealaska1 1 week ago
Chainsaw license? Fuck. That's harsh. Glad I live in the U.S.
Mr13born79 1 month ago
@Mr13born79 The licence is only for professional felling, as in paid work, most chainsaw shops will only sell top handled saws to tree climber, although you can buy them of ebay no questions asked. Any one can but a chainsaw but they could not do contracted work with it, Also wish i lived in the U.S.
cavealaska1 1 month ago
@cavealaska1 LOL really in Canada i can go buy a Husky 3120 no problem just need the 2 grand LOL
Brainmalfuction 1 week ago
@Brainmalfuction lol i missed the top handled part sry
Brainmalfuction 1 week ago
@Brainmalfuction you can but any size saw you want over here for none commercial use, its just dealers won't sell you a top handled one for tree climbing unless you are a climber. That's why I love Canada, the saw I am using in the chainsaw milling video is a Stihl that has been walkerized, thats done in Walkers shop in Nanaimo BC, I was using the saw on Nootka Island, it has a hell of a lot more power
cavealaska1 1 week ago
@cavealaska1 Cool i used to live in BC how much did it cost to get you saw done and any idea what the power out put difference is?
Brainmalfuction 1 week ago
@Brainmalfuction I borrowed the saw, so sorry I can't tell you the price, there is a great power difference, but I guess it would also depend of the size of the saw it was going on, it is has a twin ported exhaust on it and if I recall a larger piston, if you use google and type in walkerised saw it will bring up walker shop, do you do a lot off falling? BC sure is a beautiful place
cavealaska1 1 week ago
@Mr13born79 so are we.
dfcvda 3 weeks ago
ur hot
pinkfairykid 1 month ago
@pinkfairykid well I don't know what to say to that
cavealaska1 1 month ago
Well done
SchmidtTools 1 month ago
@SchmidtTools thanks you very much
cavealaska1 1 month ago
Hi mate thanks to take the time to make this video, the question I got is how much pressure do you put on the file, also where do you apply the pressure when filing, downwards/backwards/upwards?
MRWHITE3535 1 month ago
@MRWHITE3535 Thanks for watching, ok so with the pressure do apply some down force but don't strain to do it the same pressure should be kept on the downwards push as you move the file forwards, it should be an easy push, if you look at about 5 minutes on the video you can see I lift the file away from the chain so as not to damage the chisel face remember only file in one direction, I hope this makes some sense, if it does not give me an I'm I will do another video to see if I can help you out
cavealaska1 1 month ago
Finally! Excellent advice. Some may scoff about using the guides, but I think it's a grand thing. The angle, pitch and depth are right and your saw will perform well.
cranston2snord 1 month ago
@cranston2snord Thanks for watching and I am glad you liked it. Let them scoff at us that use the guide, I have fallen tree for years and always used one, if you don't you tend to find that the file is not held in the right position on the chisel face, and it also starts to cut down into the chain link, damaging the integrity of the chain itself, just looking for the chain to snap that way, I have seen that happen on guys. Have a great day sir god bless
cavealaska1 1 month ago
does having the chain that tight eats the nose sproket out?
sasop117 1 month ago
@sasop117 I still have that same bar on and its still ok, don't have the chain too loose it will just cause you problems, to tight and then it will damage the bar. don't forget to maintain your bar as well.
cavealaska1 1 month ago
Excellent explanation from an expert. Finally I think I understand how to do this properly. My fireplace thanks you. As do my wife and doggies. Rick from California.
CaringForMissLeyva 1 month ago
@CaringForMissLeyva Glad I could be of help Sir.
cavealaska1 1 month ago
This was great thanks so much. We seldom get the basics.
ScottishShorts 1 month ago
Well my friend, (in England, Mate) you have done a marvelous (in England, Smashing) job with this very educational video. I learned how to sharpen a chainsaw many years ago and needed to do it again and I did. I used the techniques you have shown in your video but hadn't seen it when I did the sharpening. Really, I am amazed that I remembered. It was good (in England Jolly Good) of you to share with us all. My accolades to your assistant. You both have done well. You have refreshed my memory TNX
oknwht 1 month ago
Thanks so much ! My chain was sharp but the cuttings looked like saw dust. I now know I need to take the proud down as you call it on my depth teeth. Did not know they make a tool for that. Rick from Tennessee.
MrRichardbryan 1 month ago
@MrRichardbryan Glad the video was of help Rick. Happy New Year
cavealaska1 1 month ago
excellent. thanks for taking the the to post this...
blackcrowstudio 1 month ago
@blackcrowstudio Not a problem, Thanks for watching
cavealaska1 1 month ago
Best ive seen as well. What do you think about the ceramic ( Dremel type) stone sharpenners??
MarkAAshdown 2 months ago
@MarkAAshdown Thanks for the comment glad you liked it. I have tried the Stone sharpeners, I used an Oregon one, I didn't rate it at all found hand sharpening did a better job than those also you can get uneven teeth lengths its hard to judge how many time the wheel has revolved on each cutting edge e.g. 5 times on one and maybe 7 times on another, I hope that makes sense. table mounted electric sparkers are much better but. but still carry hand files when you are in the field
cavealaska1 2 months ago
Thanks for posting! I'll be putting this to use once I pick up file tomorrow.
videobymark 2 months ago
@videobymark not a problem at all glad to be of help.
cavealaska1 2 months ago
Thanks very much for the info
ayrton272727 2 months ago
@ayrton272727 not a problem hope it was of help
cavealaska1 2 months ago
Great video. I've been sharpening like this for years. I was taught by my grandfather who cut wood professionally. No one should complain about it being done properly.
shadog1962 3 months ago
@shadog1962 thanks for watching shadog glad you liked it, I take it you grandfather used to fall trees in Canada. I have met some great fallers in Canada those guys sure know how to look after their saws
cavealaska1 3 months ago
Great video, Good information. You should do a video on Tunning a Chainsaw. :-D
SuperTim1965 5 months ago
@SuperTim1965 thanks very much superTim, next time I give mine a tuning I will do that.
cavealaska1 5 months ago
Great video, can you advise me what chain saw would be suitable for cutting fallen hard wood trees. Kindest regards GJA.
gja339 5 months ago
@gja339 Thanks Glad the you liked the video. As for the help with the chainsaw, not a problem, 1st of all what size diameter are the trees that you are cutting, will you ever use it for felling other trees, if so what diameter trees would you be falling, or is it just ones that have already been taken down. Last of all do you have a budget?
Please feel free to private message me if you want
cavealaska1 5 months ago
BEST DAMN CHAINSAW SHARPENING VIDEO I HAVE SEEN. thanks
misteromeara 5 months ago
@misteromeara Well thank you very much, I really appreciate the comment.
cavealaska1 5 months ago
Hey dude, nice vid....clear and concise!!!
BIGJ3485 6 months ago
@BIGJ3485 thanks very much and thanks for watching
cavealaska1 5 months ago
Really enjoyed this instruction from an experienced professional. Thank you.
ketchum57 7 months ago
@ketchum57 thanks for the complement
cavealaska1 7 months ago
I, too, watched two videos of people sharpening chainsaws who obviously didn't know what they were doing. I don't use them much but even I could tell they weren't doing it right. gotta love how youtube now doesn't give you enough bandwidth to load the video, no matter what your connection speed is. Really miss the days when the whole video just loaded in a few seconds.
SimonCowellAI 9 months ago
@2:40 Where did you get the clamp? What's it called if I want to look it up?
MtlCstr 11 months ago
@MtlCstr its made by Stihl its called a filling clamp, Oregon also make them, you should be able to pick one up from any Stihl supplier, or on ebay
cavealaska1 11 months ago
thanks pal im always thinking my chain is a bit slack now i can keep eye onit
RICHARDTOMLEY10WHARF 1 year ago
@RICHARDTOMLEY10WHARF not a prob;em glad it helped you out
cavealaska1 1 year ago
Hey thanks for the chain tension tip!!! Everyone i have ever asked has a different opinion but was never able to justify there response. I'm going with your way :)
Cheers Tony (Australia)
leishntone 1 year ago
@leishntone Thanks Tony, Glad I could be of help
cavealaska1 1 year ago
This is the best chainsaw sharpening video I've seen. Thanks for the help. I've been using chainsaws for 20 years, non professionally, and never correctly learned how to sharpen one. I live a Colorado in a forest, so I have lots of cutting to do.
ponderosaguy 1 year ago
@ponderosaguy Thanks for the comment, I would have liked to get some of the filming angles a little bit better so you could have had a better view, but I am glad it helped you out, Colorado sounds like a nice place to live.
cavealaska1 1 year ago
Thank you, Great video, answered all my questions. Keep them comin. How about some videos on safely using the chainsaw in the field.
rgraham1622 1 year ago
Thanks to you and your daughter for the help. It will be much easier for me to take care of my chain in the future.
bfoster1950 1 year ago
@bfoster1950 you are more than welcome I am glad we could be of help
cavealaska1 1 year ago
nice vid.i have to get one of them deep gauge .i do it by eye but never get it right
pinetar100 1 year ago