Originally Posted By: tdi-rick
I'm sure this thing does a nice job, but you are locked into one angle only for your top and side plates (probably not a problem for the average amateur cutter) and there doesn't appear to be a anything other than the original hook angle to replicate your file height.
This could be problematic as the cutter is filed back as the file height needs to drop slightly in relation to the chassis height to maintain hook angle. (hook angle of a round filed chain determines self feed speed of the chain into the wood)
A Husky roller guide is very cheap, a Carlton File-O-Plate is even cheaper, as are files by the box and both guides are very fast to use, almost as quick as freehand.
BTW, you still need to drop your rakers/depth gauges to the correct height for fastest/easiest cutting as the tooth is filed back, so you still need a depth gauge guide and flat files.
I still use My Stihl ,and Pferd file systems as well as My FOP . My chains (RSC ,and RMC ,as well as the WP RM ) don't require any of special angles that you alluded to . I'm just an amateur at it after all . I do check the rakers every filing regardless of how the chain is sharpened . Thanks for the tips !