Is that a hardened steel gauge? If its one of the cheap aluminum ones its just a visual gauge! Don't leave it on while filing or you will quickly remove so much material it wont gauge anything correctly.
@@OldSoulMillennialif your gauge is cheap aluminum and not hardened steel. It's meant only as a visual guide. Do the filing of the raker with the gauge still on and its quickly going to wear away and not give you the proper depth.
It will also increase the risk of kickback, put more strain on the saws engine, more pressure on each tooth and as you can't do it with a gauge you could end up with it cutting to one side
@@jamestheferret I honestly never knew they even made a gauge! And that explains why my saw cuts crooked! I thought it was because I filed the left facing cut teeth more than the right. Good info! Thanks!
I use stihl 4 in 1 sharpener, it does all of that in 1 pass :)
Also make sure to round off the point from filing the raker down flat. Makes for a smoother cutting saw and less chatter!
Is that a hardened steel gauge?
If its one of the cheap aluminum ones its just a visual gauge!
Don't leave it on while filing or you will quickly remove so much material it wont gauge anything correctly.
I had one of these in the carey case for the saw
Just filed my rakes today. Usually do when ive used up half the tooth
Thank You
I usually file the rake down a little more
Fantastic
So you file the depth gauge at the same time? So you done use the depth gauge as a guide and periodically check the depth after you file?
Correct, I typically file my depth gauges every second sharpening.
@@OldSoulMillennialif your gauge is cheap aluminum and not hardened steel.
It's meant only as a visual guide. Do the filing of the raker with the gauge still on and its quickly going to wear away and not give you the proper depth.
If you use a progressive depth gauge instead of the one shown here you don't have to worry about teeth being the same lenght
Just hit them a couple swipes and make a cut... Do it again and again until its how you want it
I never filled a depth gauge a day in my life
Theyre called rakes
Wish I had that in 1970
If you file it a little lower, the chain will cut harder
It will also increase the risk of kickback, put more strain on the saws engine, more pressure on each tooth and as you can't do it with a gauge you could end up with it cutting to one side
@@jamestheferretI've done it with no raker guage for 45 years and never have had the issues you speak of!
@@tedneitzelwell you are obviously such an expert you shouldn't be watching videos for beginners and all of the things I said are fact btw
@@jamestheferret lol!
@@jamestheferret I honestly never knew they even made a gauge! And that explains why my saw cuts crooked! I thought it was because I filed the left facing cut teeth more than the right. Good info! Thanks!
Tooth is a bit dull