Worst advert ever

[Kadushu]

This made me laugh



For those who don't know: the wrong part of the chain is being sharpened, the part which should be sharp is squared off completely blunt, and the sparks are flying the wrong way.

 

[Mesquite]

Not only are the sparks going the wrong way the drill and grinder bit aren't even rotating...

 

[Toddy]

Well, £1.89, not a lot of authenticity in the advertising budget.

Sometimes though, adverts are just totally idiotic. Case in point

 

[Ystranc]

The electric sharpener that I use has a very fine flat disc similar to a steel cutting disc. I only ever use the electric sharpener to true up a chain, getting all the teeth to the same length and the right angle before re setting the depth guides/rakers.
Filing by hand can be a bit inaccurate over repeated sharpenings as there is a tendency to file harder on one side compared to the other but I find electric sharpeners take too much off if you use them each time so I save it until a chain no longer cuts strait, then return to filing by hand once I’ve got the chain geometry back as it should be.

 

[MrEd]

What’s wrong with using a normal chainsaw file? Only takes a couple of strokes per tooth!

 

[Brizzlebush]

Photo shop anyone?

 

[Woody girl]

I use a jig and file by hand, it might be slower, but you can realy check a chain out properly for any problems that way, and the jig means it's kept uniform, especially if you count your filing strokes each time. That's how I was taught. No fancy gadgets tempt me. Why would I get tempted to change something that works ?
If the advert is so bad it's probably a con anyway, but plenty will get sucked into "shiny new kit that saves time and effort" syndrome.

 

[Kadushu]

What’s wrong with using a normal chainsaw file? Only takes a couple of strokes per tooth!

I went electric because files were costing a small fortune and it was taking an age to sharpen all my chains. It really depends how much you're using your chain(s), how long they are, what you're using them on and what type of chain they are. At that time I was running 3 chains on an 18" bar and another 3 on a 10" bar. Received wisdom was that Stihl chains were harder than Oregon and the way they ate through files seemed to confirm that. I don't know if that's still true. Anyway, the electric sharpener cost £20 and has lasted about 15 years. I still carry files and use them occasionally.

 

[MrEd]

I went electric because files were costing a small fortune and it was taking an age to sharpen all my chains. It really depends how much you're using your chain(s), how long they are, what you're using them on and what type of chain they are. At that time I was running 3 chains on an 18" bar and another 3 on a 10" bar. Received wisdom was that Stihl chains were harder than Oregon and the way they ate through files seemed to confirm that. I don't know if that's still true. Anyway, the electric sharpener cost £20 and has lasted about 15 years. I still carry files and use them occasionally.

Yeah that’s a fair point. A proper chain sharpener would be fine, but I am not convinced with a round file in the end of a drill lol