RE: Timber some trees start to come down
Running a chainsaw can be a dangerous thing, especially if you don't know what you're doing. Sometimes even when you do know what you're doing, things happen, so it's good to have someone to call 911 if necessary.
Tell your husband that I said he should learn how to sharpen the chain himself. It's not hard at all, it just takes the right size round file and practice. It sure beats having to take the saw to get sharpened every time it gets dull. The local chainsaw dealer should have the proper files for sharpening the chain. It doesn't hurt to take the saw in for a sharpening now and then to keep the teeth even, but it's good to know how to do it yourself so that you don't have to stop in the middle of a job.
I cut a lot of firewood back when I was using it to heat the house, without knowing how to sharpen the chain, it would have been a lot more difficult.
It is all about we don't have a place for him to do that yet. Once we have the garage build he will be able to do that type of thing himself again. We really can't wait. But in the meantime we are making due. Monday the rest will come down and we have a friend that is gonna come and help out too so that is a plus.
For a quick sharpening, you can just set the saw on a stump and do it by hand. Just following the angle of the teeth with the right file is all you need to do for a quick sharpening, and it should be good enough to get the saw to cut again.
thanks for the tip