Husqvarna MADSAW Owner Manual - Page 21

General information about how to sharpen, the cutters

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• Guide bar length, in/cm. Information about the guide bar length can usually be found on the rear end of the guide bar. • Drive link width, mm/in. • Number of teeth on bar tip sprocket (T). • Chain pitch, in. The distance between the drive links of the saw chain must align with the distance of the teeth on the bar tip sprocket and drive sprocket. D PITCH = 2 D • Number of drive links. The number of drive links is decided by the type of guide bar. General information about how to sharpen the cutters Do not use a blunt saw chain. If the saw chain is blunt, you must apply more pressure to push the guide bar through the wood. If the saw chain is very blunt, there will be no wood chips but sawdust. A sharp saw chain eats through the wood and the wood chips becomes long and thick. The cutting tooth (A) and the depth gauge (B) together makes the cutting part of the saw chain, the cutter. The difference in height between the two gives the cutting depth (depth gauge setting). A B When you sharpen the cutter, think about the following: • Filing angle. • Bar groove width, in/mm. The groove width in guide bar must be the same as the chain drive links width. • Cutting angle. • Chain oil hole and hole for chain tensioner. The guide bar must align with product. • File position. 1480 - 009 - 26.01.2022 21

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Guide bar length, in/cm. Information about the
guide bar length can usually be found on the rear
end of the guide bar.
Number of teeth on bar tip sprocket (T).
Chain pitch, in. The distance between the drive
links of the saw chain must align with the
distance of the teeth on the bar tip sprocket and
drive sprocket.
PITCH =
D
D
2
Number of drive links. The number of drive links
is decided by the type of guide bar.
Bar groove width, in/mm. The groove width in
guide bar must be the same as the chain drive
links width.
Chain oil hole and hole for chain tensioner. The
guide bar must align with product.
Drive link width, mm/in.
General information about how to sharpen
the cutters
Do not use a blunt saw chain. If the saw chain is
blunt, you must apply more pressure to push the
guide bar through the wood. If the saw chain is very
blunt, there will be no wood chips but sawdust.
A sharp saw chain eats through the wood and the
wood chips becomes long and thick.
The cutting tooth (A) and the depth gauge (B)
together makes the cutting part of the saw chain,
the cutter. The difference in height between the two
gives the cutting depth (depth gauge setting).
A
B
When you sharpen the cutter, think about the
following:
Filing angle.
Cutting angle.
File position.
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