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It was back on p. 5 of this thread: https://www.masterblasterhome.com/showthread.php?21101-On-saw-sharpening-vs-off-saw-sharpening-do-you-do-both&p=924997&viewfull=1#post924997

Our new Oregon chain grinder is a HUGE improvement over the Chicago Electric model. Chains are noticeably more even and sharper, cut way smoother like butter. Probably a good bit of that is the dedicated raker wheel that came with it, so the rakers are all perfectly flat and evenly ground. We...

Upgraded from the Chicago Electric off-saw sharpener station to an Oregon. Definitely a nicer unit, producing some nice sharp chains. Should be getting spools of chain for all our saws in next week. Probably stick with loops for the 880, since it's lesser used -- maybe get the 59" bar and a...

This new method has been working great for us over the past month or so. We got one of these organizer boxes from Harbor Freight, so now there's a tray per saw with sharp chains. Top bin gets the dull chains to be filed and a scrench.

We customized it from the start -- adjusted the angle to suit our needs. All this is very much in its infancy, just testing out the method for the first time. If it proves profitable, we'll upgrade and get a better grinder.

Our Oregon bulk skip chain arrived, as did our spinner. We made our first chains Sunday, ready to roll. The current thinking is to carry 2-3 spare sharp chains for each saw (in banker's bags, one per saw). Then in the field we can swap chains out if someone (*ahem*) dulls them, bring them back...

I think your 2 cents = $200,000 most times. Aw shucks, you're just being humble.

Sean, we're not super-invested in it at the moment ($25 with a coupon), so it's bench mounted at the shop. If it proves to be useful we may consider taking it mobile, but we can always hand sharpen as we have since forever, even if we hit metal or rocks in the field. We're not really jumping in...

We just got a Chicago Electric off-saw chain sharpener. Gave it a go on the 200T, 372 and 395 chains. They were ripping today -- very aggressive and fast cutting. We're thinking at this point to do this once a week on maintenance day, then hand file through the week for touch ups. We'll see how...

Why, are you a farmer?

We vise ours -- either on the bench, or in the field with a stump vise. Round and flat files. When our skip chain arrives, I'm going to give that Swedish sharpening technique a try (mentioned in the Patron Saint of Bore Cutters thread).

I was waiting for more details from Robert before weighing in. We hand file (no guides), but do have an electric chain sharpener to give a whirl, now that we're getting bulk skip chain and are going to start spinning our own chains.