There's a microscopic bent ridge of metal at the downstream edge of the filing motion. I like to have it on the trailing edge, some people like to have it on the leading edge hoping it'll wear off quickly, some people like you don't care. But I figure it's important to make every aspect possible of the filing action identical on the left cutters and the right cutters. Mitch.
PS: for casual cutting, a Poulan Wild Thing, plated piston, plain cylinder and all, is perfectly adequate. It won't last 200 hours of actual cutting time, but how many seconds does it take to make a cut? But saws like that tend to come with too long bars for the horsepower, and make up for it by using a skip tooth chain. Generally speaking, a cheap skip tooth safety chain is slow cutting, but my Dad's ten year old WildThang does OK the few times I've used it. > On August 20, 2019 at 7:52 PM Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > I agree with everything Mitch wrote. Additionally a file with a guide can > help us newbies.I'd been told that it didn't matter if you went front to back > on the teeth or back to front. I think that's probably true as long as you > always do it the same way... _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
