Sharpening Your Chain And Adjusting Depth Gauge Setting; Tensioning The Chain - Husqvarna 120i Manual De Instrucciones

Saw chain
• Chain pitch (inches) (Figure 14)
• Drive link width (mm/inches) (Figure 17)
• Number of drive links. (Figure 16)
Sharpening your chain and adjusting
depth gauge setting
Always wear gloves, when working with
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the chain.
General information on sharpening cutting teeth
• Never use a blunt chain. When the chain is blunt you
have to exert more pressure to force the bar through
the wood and the chips will be very small. If the chain
is very blunt it will produce wood powder and no chips
or shavings.
• A sharp chain eats its way through the wood and
produces long, thick chips or shavings. (Figure 18)
• The cutting part of the chain is called the cutter and
consists of a cutting tooth (A) and the depth gauge
(B). The cutters cutting depth is determined by the
difference in height between the two (depth gauge
setting). (Figure 19)
When you sharpen a cutting tooth there are four important
factors to remember.
1 Filing angle (Figure 20)
2 Cutting angle (Figure 21)
3 File position (Figure 22)
4 Round file diameter
It is very difficult to sharpen a chain correctly without the
right equipment. We recommend that you use our file
gauge. This will help you obtain the maximum kickback
reduction and cutting performance from your chain.
(Figure 23)
See instructions under the heading Technical data for
information about sharpening your chain.
WARNING! Departure from the
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sharpening instructions considerably
increases the risk of kickback.
Sharpening cutting teeth
To sharpen cutting teeth you will need a round file and a
file gauge. See instructions under the heading Technical
data for information on the size of file and gauge that are
recommended for the chain fitted to your chain saw.
• Check that the chain is correctly tensioned. A slack
chain will move sideways, making it more difficult to
sharpen correctly. (Figure 24)
• Always file cutting teeth from the inside face. Reduce
the pressure on the return stroke. File all the teeth on
GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
one side first, then turn the chain saw and file the teeth
on the other side. (Figure 20)
• File all the teeth to the same length. When the length
of the cutting teeth is reduced to 5/32 inch (4 mm) the
chain is worn out and should be replaced. (Figure 25)
General advice on adjusting depth gauge setting
• When you sharpen the cutting tooth (A) the depth
gauge setting (C) will decrease. To maintain optimal
cutting performance the depth gauge (B) has to be
filed down to achieve the recommended depth gauge
setting. See instructions under the heading Technical
data to find the correct depth gauge setting for your
particular chain. (Figure 26)
WARNING! The risk of kickback is
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increased if the depth gauge setting is
too large!
Adjustment of depth gauge setting
• The cutting teeth should be newly sharpened before
adjusting the depth gauge setting. We recommend
that you adjust the depth gauge setting every third
time you sharpen the cutting teeth. NOTE! This
recommendation assumes that the length of the
cutting teeth is not reduced excessively.
• You will need a flat file and a depth gauge tool. We
recommend that you use our depth gauge tool to
acheive the correct depth gauge setting and bevel for
the depth gauge.
• Place the depth gauge tool over the chain. Detailed
information regarding the use of the depth gauge tool,
will be found on the package for the depth gauge tool.
Use the flat file to file off the tip of the depth gauge that
protrudes through the depth gauge tool. The depth
gauge setting is correct when you no longer feel
resistance as you draw the file along the depth gauge
tool. (Figure 27)

Tensioning the chain

WARNING! A slack chain may jump off
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the bar and cause serious or even fatal
injury.
WARNING! Always remove the battery
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before any assembly, maintenance and/
or checking is done on the machine.
The more you use a chain the longer it becomes. It is
therefore important to adjust the chain regularly to take up the slack.
Check the chain tension every time you refill with saw
chain oil. NOTE! A new chain has a running-in period
during which you should check the tension more
frequently.
Tension the chain as tightly as possible, but not so tight
that you cannot pull it round freely by hand. (Figure 47)
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