Power sharp auto sharpening chain system. 6yrs old... anyone using it?

[MushroomHead]

been using mine so far this season to drop and buck about 4 cords worth (it's not split yet so I'm not sure just how much is there). impressed with it so far. not even one season, but on my little 14" bar, 4 cords is a lot of cutting its made by Oregon, so I have some confidence it will hold up. sharpener still secures well to the bar and the stone seems to have lots of life left in it. only another thing I can say is it only takes a couple of seconds of pressure on the sharpener to dress it - don't lean on it for 30 seconds. try 2 or 3 seconds at a time unless it's REALLY dull (like you stuck it in the sand dull), and then MAYBE 5 seconds.

I'm impressed with it. keep in mind, I'm no saw pro and hate manual sharpening. h3ll, I don't even like using the saw - dangerous but a necessary evil to keep the stove fed. nothing like a roaring woodstove in the dead of winter...

 

[WranglerX]

For your MS251 18 inch bar.....

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Dale

 

[searcyfarms]

never used one, i hand sharpen or use my stihl electric unit with gauges to sharpen mine, looks like it could work ok i get around 5 FULL electric sharpenings out of my chains if i take my time , lots of dress ups with my file as needed

IF I dont have any accidents with my chains just slicing logs I will only dull two chains per winter in my oak logs for splitting. I will sometimes dress them a little if things slow down but never a full sharpen. My local h/w store does them for 5 bucks but i only get two sharpens out of a chain when they do it.