Faithfull Electric Chainsaw Sharpener - 85W / 250V – Efficient & Easy Chain Sharpening for Electric & Petrol Chainsaws

Brilliant. Easy to set up and takes about 5 to 10 mins to sharpen a chain.

Having spent over 20 years of sharpening chainsaws with a round file was looking for a quicker way to do the job.... (And I had also lost the wooden handle from the file!) This appeared to be the best combination of build quality, price, and availibility of original grinding wheels at a reasonable price. On unpacking - it is a bit 'plasticy' and is definitely aimed towards the hobyist rather than the professional. The mouldings on the plastic needed a little 'modification' to take the sharpness away and to make the depth stop sit accurately, not on a little moving seam of plastic. This is the reason I have given a 4 star rating. Setting this up is dead simple; the most awkward part is bolting it to the bench!!! (Tip - mount it further forward than you think, to allow the chain to pass freely between the edge of the bench and the overhang of the chain guide when turned round BOTH ways!) Once you have set the angle at which your chain should be sharpened, you can easily see and test by eye (with it turned off) where the grinding wheel will touch the chain and small adjustments (forwards/backwards) can be made so that you can skim the smallest edge off the tooth and adjust the depth of 'grind' so it just glaces the base of the tooth. In all honesty I had this out of the box, set-up, tested and 2 chains sharpened in less time than it would take me to either find the file or sharpen one chain on the saw. Yes it takes a little more material off the chain than filing; but when you consider that chains do not cost the earth and by sharpening with this so that each tooth consistently ends up the same length, same angle and same depth of grind is a good trade off. The result I feel cuts better, straighter and stays sharper a little longer. In short a great tool that does the job intended, but like many mass produced items from China could benefit from better finishing and quality control.

Having owned this now for around a year and used it to sharpen around 20 chains, I wanted to update this review. I’ve upgraded it to 5 stars from 4 as I originally didn’t like the clamp. But having now used it many times I realised that I was using he clamp wrong, there is no need to clamp the chain for each cut, simply adjust it so the chain slides through it and use the backstop to keep the tooth in the right place. Anyway it has saved me loads of money on professional sharpening or new chains so I think it’s really good value. I suspect I'm like many DIY wood-choppers and I'd ended up with quite a collection of serviceable but blunt saw-chains. I'd originally bought myself the round file sharpening kit but it was a ball-ache and so once I'd had enough of sharpening I'd just buy another (hence the collection). I decided that I was going to get my chains professionally done and phoned a local company, they quoted £15 each if they were off the saw and £20 if they were still on, that was when I decided to take the plunge and buy one of these and I love it. It take around 3 minutes to set up (I screw mine to a tree round to hold it steady as I don't have a work bench). Set the back stop, set the grinding depth and then you're away. Takes a couple of mins per chain and they are super sharp once done. Don't bother with the instruction manual just watch the video. Only downsides, the clamp is a bit of a faff, I've seen there are versions where the clamp is released with a handle, that might have been better and the end stop is a bit slack. That said for the price I'm not complaining. It's a great tool for anyone who is an occasional chainsaw user

I've only been using chainsaws for a few years now and have mainly used hand files and more recently Dremel grinding wheels to sharpen them. I don't need to sharpen the chains enough to become proficient at it. I tend to just tidy hedge lines and remove the occasionally fallen tree/branch on the field edges. My proficiency with the hand file would tend to result in a blade that would not cut straight as I would tend to favour the teeth that angled right rather than left. This meant my cuts with the chainsaw tended to be curved. This improved when I moved to Dremel but as I said, I just didn't have the need to sharpen all the time so didn't get my 10,000 hours on chainsaw chain sharpening to be come an 'expert'. The first one of these I got had a slight issue on the switch in that it was difficult to turn on. It was very quickly replaced by Amazon and now functions without issue. If you expect to get this out the box, drop a chain on it and sharpen, you've got the wrong product. This needs a bit of time to tighten and adjust the various clamps and adjusters on it. If you do this as part of the set up process each time it is used, it produces, for me, a great consistent sharp chain. No more wonky cuts. I did notice that it took a while to get the chain in balance again to correct all the mistakes I made while hand filing but now all the cutting edges are the same length/depth on both sides to give a clean cut with no curving. So for someone that doesn't want to spend their life learning how to use a hand file correctly and occasionally uses a chainsaw, then this item in my mind is brilliant. You could spend much more on other sharpeners but if you're spending that much, chances are you are already an expert in using the hand file to sharpen your chainsaw blades so wouldn't buy one. For me the right way to sharpen a chainsaw blade is one that makes it sharp and ensures straight cuts. If it starts to drift then you tend to fight it to correct it and that's when accidents happen. A sharp blade is the right way regardless of how you get there.

I've been sharpening my chains with a hand file for years now; its a chore, it takes ages and it gets them just barely sharp enough to do the job properly. This thing on the other hand is brilliant! Its a pleasure to use and gets the chain razor sharp in under 5 minutes! I really wish I had brought this years ago. Not only is the chain razor sharp, it gets every tooth cut to the same specification so you end up with a much cleaner, straighter and easier cut through the wood. The instructions are fine, but its that easy to use you don't really need them. Just mark your first tooth with a marker pen, set it to 30degrees left, whilst the motor is off line up the chain with the adjuster, then engage the lock, turn on the motor and sharpen each tooth until your back at the pen mark. Adjust to 30degrees right and repeat for the teeth facing the other way. Most chains will be 30degrees but check with your specification. One thing that the instructions don't mention is that if your chain doesn't fit into the guide rail gap, you can loosen it by pulling the locking level towards you and turning. Yes some of the plastic moulding is a bit rough around the edges (lets face it everything is made cheap thesedays), but the overall build quality is pretty decent - this is a heavy sturdy tool. I've done 3 chains with it now and the sanding disc is showing no signs of wear. Probably best to use this outside as it does stink a bit as the chain residue gets burned off. I would really recommend this, it makes cutting logs so much easier and quicker. And if you accidentally dull your blade on a bit of dirt, just stick it back in this for 5 minutes and you have yourself a brand new blade!

I bought this to replace a slightly cheaper one which had broken at the pivot point after a couple of years use, I use my chainsaw fairly regularly but not in a professional capacity therefore use is light. It turns out that this is exactly the same item but a different colour, you will not see the name Faithful on it. On the plus side it is very easy to set up and does work quite well, it is best to use it at eye level. I simply use a low seat beside my bench. If it was simply made a bit sturdier I would give it 5 stars.

I recently had a very large beech tree to deal with and the chains on my new (also surprisingly good) chinese chainsaw were only lasting half a day each so I was looking for a value electric chainsaw sharpener and found this one. I bought it with some trepidation knowing it to be a plastic construction and therefore likely to be somewhat flexible. On receipt, the instructions were quite clear and I followed the recommendation to mount the sharpener on a block of wood held in a bench vice. Initial setting up took about 20 minutes and the adjustments are fairly intuitive. Sharpening a (20 inch bar) chain takes about 10 minutes. Remember to degrease and dry the chain first (perhaps another 5 minutes). I've sharpened each of my three chains four times and after sharpening they perform as new. There appears to be negligible wear on the grinding wheel after my 12 sharpening operations. Does the plastic body flex? Yes, but only if you apply excessive force against the mechanism; in normal use it is fine. The adjustment mechanisms look a bit flimsy but in use the grinding operation is consistant with no obvious 'creep' or loss of tolerance. If I have a minor criticism, it's that the recessed ON and OFF buttons are a little awkward to access (hence 4 stars). Otherwise, it's a very useful tool that paid for itself after sharpening only 3-4 chains. I'd recommend this as a 'good value' product.

A decent sharpener is a must for any chainsaw owner and this one fits the bill very well. It has made using the chainsaw so much easier and cheaper. It does a very good job of sharpening the blades and is very adjustable and easy to use. You hardly need instructions to operate it, which is good because they are rather brief. It is made mostly of plastic and is a little flexible, but will stand up easily to home use. I have sharpened 10 or so blades so far whilst cutting up some very hard oak and it has saved me hours of hand sharpening (which I am really not good at) and hence paid for itself in a week. Sending blades off for sharpening would have made the job take weeks longer and cost me over £100.

Ok

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Excellent chain sharpner