GLADWARES™-Portable & Efficient Chainsaw Sharpener

Our carbides are solid Tungsten and much harder than regular files. This hardness characteristic makes them wear longer, but also more brittle than softer metal. Make sure not to bind them when sharpening.

If your chainsaw is not cutting straight, it may be due to uneven cutting teeth on the chain. Longer teeth on one side of the chain can take a bigger bite out of the wood, causing the saw to veer off course. For example, if the saw is cutting to the left, it means the right teeth on the chain are longer, and vice versa. To fix this issue, you should only sharpen the side with the longer teeth. Additionally, if the bar of the chainsaw has worn unevenly, it can also cause the saw to cut unevenly.

Carbides on the sharpening tool can wear out quickly. This is because the chain may have rough edges that can make it hard for the carbide to work properly. The carbide can get stuck in the hook of the chain if the sharpener is fixed solid in place. To prevent this, you should loosen the side knobs of the sharpener and hold the body of the tool while sharpening each tooth of the chain slightly. This will allow the carbide to spin freely and settle properly into the chain. You may feel or hear a chatter as the carbide spins, but this will smooth out as the hook of the chain adjusts to the shape of the carbide. You only need to do this the first time you sharpen the chain.

When using a chainsaw, new chains or chains previously sharpened with a grinder may have a more vertical shape rather than a hooked undercut shape. If the carbide cutter is too high, it can ride up the tooth, which can affect the sharpening process. To prevent this, make sure the chain is properly seated. Also, when sharpening the chain, you need to push down on the sharpener to grind down and remove material from the base of the cutting tooth. This will help reshape the tooth to have the correct hook shape, which improves cutting performance and prevents the carbide from riding up the tip of the chain while sharpening.

● If Your Chainsaw Chain Is Not Cutting Well
 Whenever you choose a good quality chainsaw with a good chain, it is pretty easy for you to cut the logs and trees. However, if the chainsaw chain becomes dull, it becomes quite complicated, and you end up taking more hours to finish a single task. In other cases, you will find yourself pressing the chainsaw chain hard against the wood for it to cut. In other instances, you will also have uneven and crooked cuts, and these are all indications of a worn-out chainsaw chain. Sharpening your chainsaw chain might be an ideal solution; however, it will only work for a while before you consider replacing it.

● Smoke
Smoke coming from a chainsaw chain is an indication that the machine is worn out, or there is a further complication that must be handled immediately. The machine is a powerful tool and is meant to handle friction well, seeing smoke shows there is tension in some parts of your chainsaw. Therefore, if you notice that there is more smoke than usual, it is proof that something should be fixed. In most cases, the smoke is a result of dull teeth that might be causing a lot of heat buildup through excessive friction. It is not only harmful to your performance but also damages your chainsaw chain.

When you see the smoke, it is a sign that you should sharpen your chainsaw chain before it gets worse. In such a case, you are sure that your chainsaw is experiencing a lot of friction and heating up too fast. It affects your work and causes serious problems if you do not fix the problem immediately.

● If The Chainsaw Has a Shaky Performance You need a chainsaw that cuts through the wood without experiencing any shaky performance. That means your cuts should be even. If not, you end up cutting too deep into one side, which shows that your chainsaw is worn out and needs to be sharpened or replaced depending on how long you’ve had it. If the chainsaw bounces back to you, that is an indication that there is a problem with some of its parts. You must look forward to fixing it if you want to finish the tasks efficiently.

 ● Becomes Hard To Position Your Chainsaw Chain It is pretty easy to position the chainsaw if the teeth are sharp, but it becomes almost impossible to do so with a dull chainsaw. If you find out that your chainsaw keeps on moving into different directions as you try to position it, the chain is worn out and must be sharpened. That makes your job easy and ensures that you can complete the tasks on time. Due to safety concerns, you should never work with a chainsaw chain that is hard to position as it causes accidents.

With proper maintenance procedures, you are in a position of using your chainsaw chain for about five years. There is no exact number of times to replace the power tool; however, look at the tasks at hand and how fast the machine wears out.

The visible signs are, if you cannot hold it in one position, or if you cannot have even cuts. Also, make sure that you can work without struggling. If that does not happen, be sure to sharpen your chainsaw chain.

If you notice that your chainsaw chain direction is changing quite often and that you are struggling to carry out regular tasks, sharpening it is essential. You must look at the number of years you have had the saw to know if it is worth buying a sharpener or a new tool. However, a chainsaw chain sharpener is worth the investment because you can use it anytime your saw is dull.

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