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I bought a Poulan 18" chain saw from the local box store. Right out of the box, it worked great and did everything I needed it to do for the job I bought it for...that is until I went shoving the teeth into a concrete block that was under what I was cutting which, as you can imagine, did wonders for the cut quality after that. I didn't have the tools to attempt to resharpen the chain at the time, so I just bought another chain and installed it to get back to work. Over the next few months, I'd collected up 2-3 used chains and decided I'd try to sharpen them instead of throwing them away using an Oregon chain sharpening file (not this product). It worked OK, but not well. They cut better than they did before I sharpened them, but no where near the effortless feel of a brand new chain. Some of that might have been I'm a novice chain sharpener. Some might just have been that I simply am never going to get the effectiveness of a factory sharpened tooth from a used chain. But that didn't stop me from google-searching more about how to improve my chain-sharpening results...which led me to an article detailing that sometimes the problem with a resharpened chain is that the depth-control teeth right in front of the cutters might need to be ground down to match the lower profile of their re-sharpened cutting tooth. So I bought this product thinking maybe it would help. It does what it says it does. It exposes the depth-control for you to file down and limits how much you can file so you keep the control. I can't fault this tool in any way. It seems to work as advertised. But I can't say I actually noticed any improvement using this. Maybe you have to have sharpened the teeth multiple times before using this becomes a necessity? But the quality of cuts from my stash of resharpened chains just isn't anywhere as good as new chains. Fault me or fault the tools. Regardless, for me the result is the same. I crank the chainsaw 3, maybe 4 times a year, so I've decided not to waste my time resharpening chains and instead just keep new ones on hand for when they dull or I do stupid stuff like run the thing into the dirt or a rock. If I spent more time with a chainsaw in my hand, the cost of replacing chains would be a bigger deal which might push me to get better at sharpening these things. But being I only crank the thing a few times a year, I'd rather have a new-chain cut each an every time I use the saw and spend less time with the saw in a vise sharpening teeth for a mediocre improvement. But that's just me. However if you do a lot of chain sharpening, you WILL want to grind you depth-control teeth. And this tool might be nice "training-wheels" for someone just learning. Although I can't imagine pros using one of these.Read full review
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The depth of cut on a chainsaw is critical for safety and optimum use. This gage works well to get the right clearance. It is easy to use, simple construction that should last forever, and small enough to put in the saw tool pouch.
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This was unopened brand new. First time I used a rake depth guage. Made I big difference. The file seems to be good quality too. Fast ship
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better than expected. the guid was open in the middle rather than the end as pictured. works much better
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AS A ROOKIE IT TAKES TIME TO KNOW HOW TO USE IT - LOOK AT UTUBES FIRST - SEVERAL CAUSE THERE ARE A FEW DIFFERENT OPINIONS ON HOW TO DO IT PROPERLY
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