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CUTTER PROBLEMS
What to do if chain cuts slow or won't hold its edge:
1+Remove chain from bar,
2+ Clean chain with solvent to remove pitch and resin,
3. Compare each cutter to these pictures,
tf your chain is not cutting cuts slowly, won't hold an edge, or it cuts crooked, your problem could be caused by
one or more of the fo owmg conditions:
CONDITION REMEDY
Severe damage on either side
of top and/or side plates
Light damage on cutting
edges of top and/or side
plates
Feathered top plate cutting
edge
Backslope on side plate
cutting edge.
CAUSE
Cutters hit or cut material
other than wood. (Possibly
dirt, rock or sand)
Cutters came in contact with
light abrasive material
Sharpener held tow or the
stone was too small
Sharpener held too high, or
the stone was too large
RESULT
Chain won't cut, Chain cuts
crooked if only one side has
damage to the cutters
Very slow cutting_if at arl
Have to force chain to cut
Poor stay-sharp Rapid
dulling Will cut fast for short
time+ then becomes dull
Cutters won't feed into wood
Slow cutting, Have to force
chain to cut Will cause
excessive bottom wear
Grind damaged area out of
all cutters If only one side
is damaged, grind it first,
Grind other side of cutter to
the same length Reset
depth gauges
Grind damaged area out of
all cutters
:Use proper size stone Hold
,sharpener correctly
•Sharpen cutters to recom+
mended angle Check stone
size Hold sharpener
correctly,
HANGER
-,..,
STORAGE
Your Craftsman Saw Chain Sharpener includes a
hanger for+convenience and ease ofstorage as shown
in Figure 9,
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