setting the saw chain
| Preset tie strap |
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Drive link | Left hand cutter |
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| Top plate |
Tie strap |
| Side plate |
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| Guard link | Depth guage |
Right hand cutter
| Important points for proper maintenance of saw | |
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| chain: | |
| • | Keep the cutters sharp at all times. |
| • | Keep the left and the right cutters properly |
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| aligned. |
| - | Note that blunt or irregular cutters will result in |
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| poor cutting performance, increased vibration |
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| of chains and premature breakage of the saw |
Sharpen lower edge |
| chain. |
• | Drive link serves to remove sawdust from the | |
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| groove of the guide bar. |
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| Keep the lower edge of the drive link sharp |
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| where indicated. |
30°
Keep this angle
SETTING SAW CHAIN
•For setting saw chain, round file (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®).
Push file as shown
90°
Hold the file horizontally
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