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OTHER GRINDING TIPS - Dos & Don'ts
Do not grind with the corner or the stone
high into the tooth; this makes a chain perform very
poorly.
Do not leave a long and/or tall gullet.
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Do not grind into the side straps.
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Do not try to adjust your grinder to corner both on the top side of the cutter and
on the inside or the tooth.
This
‘corner to corner"
grind is almost
impossible
to get
with an assembled chain.
Most of the time you want a thinner top plate than a
“
corner to corner
”
grind would
get you anyway.
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Do not make big adjustments to the stone dressing blocks or the stone holder at one
time.
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Do not change more than one thing at a time when you are trying to change how your
grinder is set up; these are sensitive adjustments.
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Do always
wear
eye protection.
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Do grind a little at a time: even if it means going around the chain twice or more.
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Do check
your chains for damage or breaks when you have them off for sharpening
.
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Do make the cutter teeth equal
in length on both sides.
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Do grind away all of the dull cutter tooth so the corner chrome has a clean sharp edge.
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Do keep your grinder clean and well maintained.
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Do mark where your dressing blocks are before you move them
so you can “find your
way back” if the changes you made
were wrong.
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Do always try to make a
better chain: There is not one best
way or formula for grinding
chisel chain.
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Do call, write, email or stop in if you have a question or problem with your grinder.
