OWNER’S MANUAL

OPERATING CHAIN SAW

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Normal Guide Bar Maintenance

1.Remove guide bar from chain saw.

2.Remove sawdust from guide bar groove periodically. Use putty knife or wire.

3.Clean oil slots after each day of use.

4.Remove burrs from sides of guide bar. Use flat file to make side edges square.

Replace guide bar when

bar is bent or cracked

inside groove of bar is badly worn

Note: When replacing guide bar, see Re- placement Parts, page 14 for proper bar.

Cleaning Groove Flat File Burr With Putty Knife

Oil Slot

Guide

Bar

Figure 18 - Guide Bar Maintenance

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.

4 mm (5/32") round file

File guide

Medium sized flat file

Depth gauge too

Vise

Sharpening Cutters

Use file guide for 30° filing.

1.

Adjust chain for proper tension (see Saw

 

Chain Tension Adjustment, page 8).

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 19 and 20).

 

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 19). This will

 

insure that you file cutters at 30° angle.

Filing

Direction

30° Guide

File Guide

Mark

F

 

IL

 

E

 

H

4 mm (5/32")

Round File

E

O

 

L

 

D

 

R

 

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

Figure 19 - File and File Guide Placement On Chain

Left Side

 

of Chain

Top Plate

 

(right side

Depth Gauge

of chain)

 

(left side

 

of chain)

 

SHARPENING YOUR SAW CHAIN

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

5.

File from inside towards outside of cut-

 

ter until sharp. Only file in this one direc-

 

tion (see Figure 19). 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.

Top Plate (left side of chain)

Groove

Groove

Depth Gauge (right side of chain)

Right Side

of Chain

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

Figure 20 - Chain Part Locations

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Remington LNT-3 12-inch, LNT-2 8-inch Normal Guide Bar Maintenance, Items Needed to Sharpen Chain, Sharpening Cutters

EL-7 16-inch, LNT-3 12-inch, EL-7 14-inch, LNT-2 10-inch, LNT-2 8-inch specifications

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