Stihl - File holder, 2 in 1, for chainsaws, diameter 5.2 mm

This tool magically files down the raker tooth at the same time you sharpen the cutting tooth. Up until recently, I had underestimated the effect of a proud raker tooth. It's tricky to file a raker tooth free handed or even with a Dremel, but this file holder works great.I also like the Stihl files. They seem to cut better than the Oregon files I usually use.

I bought a new MS-500i chainsaw. It’s a monster. After a few days I had dulled the blade (my fault). I sharpened it with this tool 91 cutting teeth. Was easy and now the saw cuts like a monster again. But watch a YouTube video about how to sharpen your chain properly with this device. Way less effort than I had expended before with better results. It cuts the depth gauge at the same time to the proper depth. I had 5 chains sharpened by my local dealer and they didn’t touch the depth gauges. They didn’t cut worth a c…p.

I am not a professional but have been using chainsaws since I was 12 years old gathering wood for my family to heat our house. Now at 41 years old I use a chainsaw regularly to cut logs into various shapes for woodturning.I have struggled knowing the best way to sharpen a chain most of my life but do recognize the difference between a properly sharpened chain, a new chain, and a dull chain.After watching a handful of video reviews and instructional videos I was easily able to use this system and understand its value as a 2-in-1. It is also very important to assure the chain is at the correct tension and I found it helpful to lock the chain and sharpen three or four teeth then unlock it and move to the next batch. I was able to sharpen my poulan pro 20-in bar 72 tooth chain in right around 20 minutes. The results are amazing! I didn't realize I needed to do both actions to properly sharpen a chain and this tool does them at the same time.Clamping the bar in a bench vise greatly enhances your ability to easily use this tool with both hands. It is somewhat challenging to do with one hand and much less effective. I will never use any other sharpening system as long as I live.

Works well

I’m sure there are people out there that could pick up any file and sharpen a chain to new specs. I am not one of those people. This really simplifies the process. First time, took me about 10 minutes. Highly recommend. Bought more for other saws.

Sharpens my chain well

Worked better than i was hoping for

So I have been sharpening my Stilh 3/8 chains for 15 years.....After I stopped paying a lot to have them professionally shapened because they took to much metal resulting in short chain life or the teeth got so hot the became "heat treated". I have 2 Stihl sharpening systems which work well......the one that clamps onto the bar with angle adjustment has been my mainstay for the past decade. That said I still have to sepertaly file the rakers.I bought this after reading the reviews. I live in upstate NY and have dead Ash trees due to the Asian Ash Boarer. I heat with wood (brutal winters) and have a maple syrup operation that burns another 10 cords firewood, s I cut a lot of wood annually. The trees range from 10" to 60" in diameter....so some big stuff. I got the sharpener on Saturday and did my first sharpening that afternoon. When I started to cut I was amazed at the chip size of the cuttings and the speed at which I cut through the hardwood ash logs.....It was nothing short of amazing. I have never had my Stihl perform so well.On a whim I changed the chain to a brand new one out of the box A Stihl factory fresh chain just to see if my sharpening was a fluke ....While it ate through the wood as expected It did not perform as well as my used chain sharpened with this new file system. So I sharpened the new chain with the new file chainsaw sharpener and cutting was improved....It cut like my used chain. Stihl came up with a big winner.....Thus my continued faith in Stihl as the best. BTY I have two used Stihl chainsaw sharpening systems available for sale but this new file system is staying!