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I might switch to BioPlus for my 36" bars. Be sure to clean your bar grooves regardless of oil. Canola is way cheaper than a lung. Each bit helps.

Probably with today's super engineered holes and grooves in drivers for channeling oil, has made this an obsolete action. I do think about storing all my chains in a oil, though, with our cool, damp conditions, chains that sit for a long while want to freeze up.

I think i'd aim for spending $30 on a small used vice from a garage sale/ CL, as it it more versatile. Never used a stump vise myself. https://www.treestuff.com/store/catalog.asp?item=1335 Who has? Seems like a 2x6 might suffice if no stump is available. It might need some pilot holes, as it...

My bar is at about 70 degrees, 90 being vertical, while sharpening in my lap. If I have a badly rocked chain, grind it. If it is just a touch-up to keep sharp, no more than 10 strokes to Sharp, then the lap. When working in rocky areas in the woods, I would sometimes just put on two light...

powerhead out of the way, Butch????

Vises make my neck hurt. I feel like I do a good job, and have good posture at the same time. I like to look "down" at the cutter from straight above.

flimsy!:lol:

I like holding the powerhead in my lap almost, squeezed between my legs, bar up and in front of me, 18" away from my face (up close view). Its how I started in the woods.

Residentially, I run 3/8"- 50 gauge which has always been fine. For State Parks, we run 3/8" .063 because we hit lots of nails. One day went by where we hit nails in EVERY tree.