Homelite EL16B owner manual Sharpening Your Homelite Dual Raker SAW Chain, Sharpening Cutters

OWNER’S MANUAL

CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE

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SHARPENING YOUR HOMELITE® DUAL RAKER SAW CHAIN

WARNING: Unplug chain saw from power source before ser- vicing. Severe injury or death could occur from electrical shock or body contact with moving chain.

Sharpening Cutters

Use file guide for 30° filing.

1.Adjust chain for proper tension (see Saw Chain Tension Adjustment, page 7).

2.Clamp guide bar in vise to hold saw steady. Note: Do not clamp chain.

3.Press four millimeter (5/32") round file (attached to file guide) into groove be- tween top plate and depth gauge on chain. File guide should rest on both top plate and depth gauge (see Figures 20 and 21). 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 20). This will insure that you file cutters at 30° angle.

5.File from inside towards outside of cut- ter until sharp. Only file in this one di- rection (see Figure 20). Note: Two or three strokes with file should sharpen cutter.

6.After each cutter if 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 process.

WARNING: Cutting edges on chain are sharp. Use protective gloves when handling chain.

Kickback-suppressing type 35-MD50 semi- chisel tooth, 9.5 mm (3/8") pitch, Dual Raker saw chain has two rakers (depth gauges) instead of just one gauge preceding each tooth. When chain contact is made within the kickback zone of a guide bar nose, the two rakers provide sufficient support to prevent the cutters from pulling themselves deeply into the wood. Thus the tendency toward a violent kickback reaction is sup- pressed or reduced.

Keep chain sharp. Your saw will cut faster and more safely. A dull chain will cause undue sprocket, guide bar, chain, and motor wear. If you must force chain into wood and cutting creates only sawdust with few large chips, chain is dull.

Items Needed to Sharpen Chain

Purchase these items from your local dealer, hardware store, or chain saw supplies outlet.

ITEM	PART NO.
File Holder	DA-92617-A
Includes Round
File - 4 mm (5/32") dia	D-92604-A
Round File -

3.2mm (1/8") dia. ............. 92605 Flat File -

(for depth gauges) ............. D-92609-A Depth Gauge Filing

Tool - 0.5mm (.020") ........ D-92630-C

Filing

Direction

30° Guide

Mark

File Guide

4 mm (5/32") Round File

Note: This illustration shows file guide placement and filing direction for sharpening cutters on left side of chain.

Figure 20 - File and File Guide Placement On Chain
Left Side of	Groove
Chain	Depth Gauge
	(left side
	of chain)
Groove		Depth Gauge
		(right side of chain)
Top Plate
(left side		Top Plate
of chain)
		(right side of chain)
			Right Side of
			Chain
Figure 21 - Chain Part Locations			Continued

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