Time to update this thread title...........Wondering on how far do people file their chainsaw chain rakers down, most likely if one has a big saw the rakers or clearer's or what ever you call them, can be a little more. Last week on my Echo I notice it wasn't cutting very good after sharpening so I check the rakers with flat file, lay it from tooth-tooth and couldn't even get a piece of paper in between that and the raker.
So I looked for the feeler gauge and couldn't find that, so then I looked for a red-neck feeler gauge, found it and cut a piece aluminum flashing, I went by one thickness-ish, one piece slides easy, two slides hard, I might have to go by two sliding easy, I know I would on my 550xp but my Echo 501p I'll have to try it first before I take the rakers down more. This should get me by til I find or buy a feeler gauge.
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So I looked for the feeler gauge and couldn't find that, so then I looked for a red-neck feeler gauge, found it and cut a piece aluminum flashing, I went by one thickness-ish, one piece slides easy, two slides hard, I might have to go by two sliding easy, I know I would on my 550xp but my Echo 501p I'll have to try it first before I take the rakers down more. This should get me by til I find or buy a feeler gauge.
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