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Safety Precautions, Application, Equipment and features, Engineering improvements, File correctly - filing tool

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Safety Precautions Application english Equipment and features This instruction manual refers to several models with different features. Components that are not installed in all models and related applications are marked thus *. Such components are available as special accessories from your STIHL dealer. Engineering improvements STIHL's philosophy is to continually improve all of its products. As a result, engineering changes and improvements are made from time to time. If the operating characteristics or the appearance of your machine differ from those described in this manual, please contact your STIHL dealer for assistance. To reduce the risk of personal injury, special safety precautions must be observed while operating the filing tool. Read the operating instructions carefully and keep them in a safe place for later reference. Always shut off the saw engine before working with the filing tool: Move Master Control lever / slide control or the separate stop switch to STOP or $. Electric saws: Disconnect plug from power supply. Wear gloves. It is absolutely essential to comply with the angles and dimensions specified in these instructions. If the saw chain is incorrectly sharpened - and in particular if the depth gauges are set too low - there is a risk of increased saw kickback and personal injury. Observing the safety precautions and specifications in these instructions and the owner's manual of the saw model on which the filing tool is mounted can help reduce the risk of injury and damage to the saw. The STIHL filing tool can be used to sharpen all STIHL Oilomatic saw chains with the exception of square ground chains (RSL, RSLF, RSLH) and carbidetipped chains (RD, RDS). Sharpening is effected with the guide bar and chain mounted on the saw. For accurate results it is best to clamp the guide bar in a bench vise or, at the cutting site, in the STIHL bar vise (special accessory). File correctly - Sharpen the chain frequently, take away as little metal as possible - two or three strokes of the file are usually enough. - Always file from the inside to the outside of the cutter. - The file only sharpens on the forward stroke - lift the file off the cutter on the backstroke. - Avoid touching the tie straps and drive links with the file. FG 3 13

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Equipment and features
This instruction manual refers to
several models with different
features. Components that are not
installed in all models and related
applications are marked thus
*
.
Such components are available as
special accessories from your
STIHL dealer.
Engineering improvements
STIHL’s philosophy is to continually
improve all of its products. As a result,
engineering changes and improvements
are made from time to time. If the
operating characteristics or the
appearance of your machine differ from
those described in this manual, please
contact your STIHL dealer for
assistance.
To reduce the risk of
personal injury, special
safety precautions must
be observed while
operating the filing tool.
Read the operating
instructions carefully and
keep them in a safe place
for later reference.
Always shut off the saw engine before
working with the filing tool:
Move Master Control lever / slide control
or the separate stop switch to
STOP
or
$
.
Electric saws: Disconnect plug from
power supply.
Wear gloves.
It is absolutely essential to comply with
the angles and dimensions specified in
these instructions. If the
saw chain is
incorrectly sharpened
– and in
particular if the depth gauges are set too
low – there is a risk of increased saw
kickback and
personal injury.
Observing the safety precautions and
specifications in these instructions and
the owner’s manual of the saw model on
which the filing tool is mounted can help
reduce the risk of injury and damage to
the saw.
The STIHL filing tool can be used to
sharpen all STIHL Oilomatic saw chains
with the exception of square ground
chains (RSL, RSLF, RSLH) and carbide-
tipped chains (RD, RDS). Sharpening is
effected with the guide bar and chain
mounted on the saw.
For accurate results it is best to clamp
the guide bar in a bench vise or, at the
cutting site, in the STIHL bar vise
(special accessory).
File correctly
–
Sharpen the chain frequently, take
away as little metal as possible –
two or three strokes of the file are
usually enough.
–
Always file from the inside to the
outside of the cutter.
–
The file only sharpens on the
forward stroke – lift the file off the
cutter on the backstroke.
–
Avoid touching the tie straps and
drive links with the file.
Safety Precautions
Application