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  1. Al Smith

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    I think so .Good for what ails ya . My grandpappys cure for every thing .A table spoon full of vinegar and a teaspoon of honey .
  2. Al Smith

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    Actually one in the same .White vinegar is just apple cider type that has been distilled . You smash the apples in a press,squeeze out the juice,presto sweet cider . After a while the yeast from the apple skins causes it to make alcohol but the reaction continues and it turns sour,presto...
  3. Al Smith

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    Just as a precaution any time you do any type of grinding it's a good idea to have plenty of venilation . It's not a bad idea to wear a mask although most of us don't to be quite honest about it .
  4. Al Smith

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    You just clamp the thing on the bar,near the end and rest the saw on a log or something,back of the pick-em-up ,whatever .
  5. Al Smith

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    --only as a last resort in my case .
  6. Al Smith

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    They make a "stump " vise for those inclined to use it.I've got one made by Stihl,someplace but I know not where in all my junk .
  7. Al Smith

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    For what it's worth all grinding is a form of cutting . A wheel,whatever it's made of will not burn if it is clean .It's when it loads up with grinding residue that the actual burn comes into play . If you had ever been around any industrial grinding operations you would know exactly what I'm...
  8. Al Smith

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    Well that fact doesn't surprise me in the least bit.The right way,the wrong way and the Stihl way . Great stuff but typicaly different by design . Oh damned good chain chain also but real pricey .Then again it's tough stuff ,most likely the best if you want to pay the price . I do have a couple...
  9. Al Smith

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    Well I suppose that's the sizes if you are metricly inclined . 5/32" and 7/32" respectively . Now that deal of how much mileage you get out of a file,it won't be nearly as much if you filing hard as rock Stihl branded chain .That damned stuff is about as hard as tool steel .
  10. Al Smith

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    I have no idea how many .I buy them two dozen at a time and they just end up in a drawer or coffee can when they get dull,for whatever dumb reason I save them .:?
  11. Al Smith

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    It's just a matter of preference I guess . I know trimmers that prefer to carry extra chains and have them resharpened by a shop .Doesn't make sense to me but to each his own . In the overall scheme of things the secret is sharp,no matter how it's done .
  12. Al Smith

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    Ready made vice In the woods I just cut down into a round ,sit behind that thing and file both directions ,over the top .It seems to work better for me .
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