10-05-2019, 05:55 PM
A chain saw fits my ability to do "woodworking". 
Considering that you purchased an electric chainsaw, I suspect your need is pretty minimal and you probably won't need to do much sharpening as long as the blade is kept out of the dirt and you don't find any old wire fence some tree has grown around. So mostly just touch up to keep the saw operating at peak efficiency.
That said, that manual sharpener should do the job. I watched a video on it and it seems to work well.
If you have to do much sharpening an electric is the way to go. All those cutters and depth gauges get pretty tedious if done often. Depending on the chain, the depth gauges may need to be filed after the cutters get shorter. But for infrequent use manual ones work OK.
https://www.garrettwade.com/chainsaw-sharpeners-gp.html
Around here Oregon is probably the most common and easiest to find parts for.
Please let us know what you end up with and what you think of it.
Considering that you purchased an electric chainsaw, I suspect your need is pretty minimal and you probably won't need to do much sharpening as long as the blade is kept out of the dirt and you don't find any old wire fence some tree has grown around. So mostly just touch up to keep the saw operating at peak efficiency.
That said, that manual sharpener should do the job. I watched a video on it and it seems to work well.
If you have to do much sharpening an electric is the way to go. All those cutters and depth gauges get pretty tedious if done often. Depending on the chain, the depth gauges may need to be filed after the cutters get shorter. But for infrequent use manual ones work OK.
https://www.garrettwade.com/chainsaw-sharpeners-gp.html
Around here Oregon is probably the most common and easiest to find parts for.
Please let us know what you end up with and what you think of it.