klampero sharpener

[masseyowner]

Has anyone on here bought one of these much advertised KLAMPERO chain sharpeners... i find they want half price for them on amazon...

 

[Loosehandle]

Has anyone on here bought one of these much advertised KLAMPERO chain sharpeners... i find they want half price for them on amazon...

File and a vise to clamp the bar in is all I need.

 

[Jim.ME]

Has anyone on here bought one of these much advertised KLAMPERO chain sharpeners... i find they want half price for them on amazon...

Another gadget, read the reviews. A good file guide (the type the file mounts in) and the correct file will do better from what I see. Clamping the bar in a vise or other method of holding it from moving as you file helps.

 

[Phill Tibbetts]

I bought one, wasted my money, piece of junk. IMO

 

[Fawteen]

I bought a Harbor Freight Grade sharpener. Looks/works like a professional grade Oregon, plenty good enough for the chains I sharpen. Quick, accurate and consistent, beats the daylights out of any manual filing system.

When necessary, I'll chuck up a sanding disc in my right-angle die grinder to touch up the rakers.

 

[Phill Tibbetts]

I bought a Harbor Freight Grade sharpener. Looks/works like a professional grade Oregon, plenty good enough for the chains I sharpen. Quick, accurate and consistent, beats the daylights out of any manual filing system.

When necessary, I'll chuck up a sanding disc in my right-angle die grinder to touch up the rakers.

I have a powered sharpener too, can't remember the brand but it works great when the chain needs a sharpening because I hit something with it. Otherwise I just use a file. After all these years I can do a pretty good job by eye.

 

[Eman85]

I have a cheap HF power sharpener to save a damaged chain but the rest of my sharpening has been freehand with a file. My wrists and hands are worn out and file sharpening hurts. What I found to make it easier on my body was the 2 in 1 style sharpeners like the Stihl. Much easier to hold then just a file, I do clamp the bar in a vise.

 

[Russ from MN]

I too have had a cheap HF grinder for 20 years, works great.

 

[Jaden]

I use an HF grinder on a badly beat up chain, but it takes off a lot of metal to use for every sharpening. I use a stone in a Dremel tool for routine sharpening.

 

[Fawteen]

I use an HF grinder on a badly beat up chain, but it takes off a lot of metal to use for every sharpening. I use a stone in a Dremel tool for routine sharpening.

While that is true, I use mine for every sharpening because I never can keep the angle(s) consistent while hand sharpening. Also, my shoulders and hands are not a fan of repetitive motion.

Then again, don't use a chainsaw much any more so even with the aggressive sharpening, they last quite a long time.

 

[Frank(Mi.)]

I have the same HF sharpener. No complaints here...

 

[Blackhole49]

I gotten a lot of life over the years with my chains just using a hand held die grinder/dremel. Having angles the same and teeth the same length is nice, but not critical. This chain would still trow 1/4 inch chips when sharp before I retired it.

 

[Ray,IN]

I gotten a lot of life over the years with my chains just using a hand held die grinder/dremel. Having angles the same and teeth the same length is nice, but not critical. This chain would still trow 1/4 inch chips when sharp before I retired it.

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That's how the chain on my little Echo looked before I hit something in a tree. It locked up the engine so fast, I suspect it sheared the flywheel key, I know it stripped off 3 chain teeth. Never have gotten around to repairing it, since I bought the Ryobi electric saw.

 

[wh]

I use a dremel like rotary tool. Think it is an Oregon branded unit. Has an angle guide on top to align with the chain pitch. 12 volt battery clips. Just reverse connections to do opposite side of chain. Been using it for years. Works slick and fast. Buy the stones in 3 packs and keep a fresh stone in it. Here it is on Amazon.

 

[chvet73]

I bought a Harbor Freight Grade sharpener. Looks/works like a professional grade Oregon, plenty good enough for the chains I sharpen. Quick, accurate and consistent, beats the daylights out of any manual filing system.

When necessary, I'll chuck up a sanding disc in my right-angle die grinder to touch up the rakers.

I’ve had the Harbor Freight sharpener for more than 20 years. It works flawlessly.