Thread: What did you do on your Landy today?

Originally Posted by JDNSW

The wood I get (ironbark) usually sees me sharpening it twice in a load!

John

Yes, its a new saw and the Stihl dealer has offered a better warranty if I get it serviced with it. Still, might be a good idea to buy the tools to sharpen it myself. Its only a small saw and I've given it a decent workout.


Incidentally, the Defender looks pretty cool with two logs almost the length of the roof tied to the roof racks. Think I might drive it down to the local shops just to attract some admiring glances...

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

Yes, its a new saw and the Stihl dealer has offered a better warranty if I get it serviced with it. Still, might be a good idea to buy the tools to sharpen it myself. Its only a small saw and I've given it a decent workout.


Incidentally, the Defender looks pretty cool with two logs almost the length of the roof tied to the roof racks. Think I might drive it down to the local shops just to attract some admiring glances...

Give your chain a frequent lick with the file and you'll find it makes life easier and your saw will last longer.

Originally Posted by Xtreme

Give your chain a frequent lick with the file and you'll find it makes life easier and your saw will last longer.

Or take multiple loops with you.

Cutting old dead and clean Box, I've gone through 6 loops on one tree.

Australian Eucs are tough enough on chain without hitting something like a termite chimney, (or worse) then you'll be swapping loops ad nauseam.

Originally Posted by Xtreme

Give your chain a frequent lick with the file and you'll find it makes life easier and your saw will last longer.

Yep, I need to do that. I'll get one of these:
http://www.stihl.com.au/STIHL-Produc...iling-Kit.aspx

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

Yep, I need to do that. I'll get one of these:
Filing Kit -

If you don't sharpen all the time buy one of these: 2-in-1 File holder -

It's easier to knacker a chain with the other more traditional file type if you get your angles wrong. The 2 in 1 takes some of the guess work out of it. My good mate bought one of the 2 in 1 files after being harassed by our local stihl dealer for buggering up chains. Even he can make a chain sharp and we're pretty sure he's 'special needs'

Added a Mud glovebox.



Jeff

Originally Posted by gusthedog

If you don't sharpen all the time buy one of these: 2-in-1 File holder -

It's easier to knacker a chain with the other more traditional file type if you get your angles wrong. The 2 in 1 takes some of the guess work out of it. My good mate bought one of the 2 in 1 files after being harassed by our local stihl dealer for buggering up chains. Even he can make a chain sharp and we're pretty sure he's 'special needs'

Thanks. Looking at it, maybe I'm thick but I don't see how that would reduce the chances of buggering it up. Can you enlighten me?


Incidentally, I decided I might as well go the whole hog so yesterday arvo I loaded the Defender up with even more wood to cart off to the hills this weekend, including a bunch of offcuts from our last carpentry job which will make good firewood and some timber for the beams for the roof of the shelter over the firewood area I'm building behind the machinery shed. So 'George' now has so much timber on the roof and in the back that he looks like a delivery van for a timber yard. Definitely won't fit in car parks now.

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

Thanks. Looking at it, maybe I'm thick but I don't see how that would reduce the chances of buggering it up. Can you enlighten me?

Line both 2 in 1 handles up square with saw blade and you have the correct angle. Two handgrips mean you put the same pressure on left and right teeth. If you're inexperienced or out of touch and right handed, you will always take more off the teeth facing left than right as it's harder to sharpen 'back handed' and most people put less pressure on with their less favoured hands.