SETTING THE SAW CHAIN
Preset tie strap
Drive link | Left hand cutter |
| Top plate |
| Side plate |
Guard link | Depth gauge |
Right hand cutter | Tie strap |
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Sharpen lower edge
Important points for proper maintenance of saw chain:
•Keep the cutters sharp at all times.
•Keep the left and the right cutters properly aligned.
-Note that blunt or irregular cutters will result in poor cutting performance, increased vibration of chains and premature breakage of the saw chain.
•Drive link serves to remove sawdust from the groove of the guide bar.
Keep the lower edge of the drive link sharp where indicated.
Keep this angle 
30° 
Push file as shown
90°
Hold the file horizontally
SETTING SAW CHAIN
•For setting saw chain, round file (90PX: 4.5 mm
dia. or 91PX, 91VG: 4.0 mm dia. 5/32 in.) and flat file are used.
•To keep correct position and correct angle, use the file holder (Sure Sharp®).
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