Husqvarna Chainsaw Sharpener Options: Files, Rolls, Grinders
Husqvarna sells its own file kits and combi guides sized to its own chains. The lineup is not one universal product. It is a handful of kits split by pitch and gauge, plus a roller style guide that does the angle work for you. This guide sorts the Husqvarna chainsaw sharpener options fast. We cover […]
Automatic Chainsaw Sharpener: What Exists and What Does Not
An automatic chainsaw sharpener sounds like it should exist by now. It does not, not in the way the word promises. Every product that uses the phrase still asks the owner to do something by hand. Some tools get close. A saw can carry its own sharpening stone. A guide can line up two files […]
Stihl 2 in 1 Easy File for .325 Chain: Fit and Setup
Many STIHL gas chainsaws run .325 inch pitch chain. This Easy File is the .325 version of STIHL’s 2-in-1 filing tool, sized to match that chain and no other. The 2-in-1 Easy File pairs a round file with a flat file in one holder. One pass down the chain files the cutter and the depth […]
Chainsaw Sharpening Files: Sizes, Brands, and Kits
A chainsaw sharpening file is a consumable, not a lifetime tool. That fact surprises a lot of new owners. Half of the bad sharpening sessions people complain about trace back to a file that has already gone dull. The other half of the problem is size. A file that does not match the chain pitch […]
Dremel Chainsaw Sharpener: Kit Review and Real Limits
A dremel chainsaw sharpener attachment is a real option for touch ups. But only if you already own a Dremel rotary tool. If you do not, it is a poor first purchase for keeping a chain sharp. You would be buying two things at once. A motor, and a sharpening system. Neither piece is built […]
Timberline Chainsaw Sharpener: Owner Reports and Verdict
It costs about ten times what a basic file costs. The carbide cutter is the whole argument for that price. A single chainsaw file runs a few dollars. A timberline chainsaw sharpener kit lists for around $125. The gap only makes sense once you see what the carbide cutter does. The tool clamps onto the […]
Harbor Freight Chainsaw Sharpener: An Honest Look
The price gap between a Harbor Freight chainsaw sharpener and a professional bench grinder is roughly tenfold. Owners who have run both say you feel exactly where the money went. This guide covers what the cheap grinder does well, and where it falls apart. The current model is the Chicago Electric Power Tools Electric Chainsaw […]
Electric Chainsaw Sharpener Guide: Grinders Compared
“Grinders ruin chains” is a myth every chainsaw owner hears sooner or later. It is only half true. Heat and greed ruin chains, not a good electric chainsaw sharpener used with care. A careful operator gets clean results every time. Bench grinders, rotary tool kits, and clamp on units all remove metal fast. Fast removal […]
Oregon Chainsaw Sharpener Range: Files to Bench Grinders
Oregon makes the chain on most saws in use today. It also sells a sharpener for every stage of caring about that chain. An Oregon chainsaw sharpener can mean a plain round file, a bench mounted grinder, or a handheld electric tool. The right pick depends on two things. How many chains do you sharpen. […]
Chainsaw Sharpener Options: Files, Grinders, and Powered Tools
Most homeowners need nothing more than a round file and a simple file guide. That is the chainsaw sharpener that covers the widest range of saws. It costs the least and lasts for hundreds of touch ups over a saw’s working life. File sizes, brands, and kits are compared in our guide to chain files. […]