Vise For Sharpening Saw Chains
Pete Peters, Osler, Sask.: "Here's a vise I made for sharpening saw chains. To build it, I mounted a small vise on a stand and extended the width of the vise jaws to 10 in. by welding two pieces of flat iron, 1/2 in. thick by 1 in. wide and 10 in. long, to the existing jaws. This 10-in. wide clamp holds a large section of chain which can then be sharpened easily.
"I also made this bearing race removal tool. It consists of a 3-in. piece of 3/4-in. steel rod and an 8-in. piece of 2-in. sq. tubing. I drill a hole in the piece of tubing and stick the rod through it and weld it in place about 10 in. from the end of the rod.
"Next, I weld the tip of a steel chisel to the end of the rod, positioned at a backward angle. Now you're ready to go.
"Slip the rod into the race and hook the chisel tip onto the inside. Then pound on the sq. tubing with a hammer to pull it out."
Richard Bergman, Gleason, Wis.: Do you have trouble keeping the nozzle clean on your grease gun? Richard has a simple solution. He covers the tip of his gun with an empty 20-ga. shotgun shell.
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Vise For Sharpening Saw Chains WOODLOT EQUIPMENT Chain Saws 25-4-38 Pete Peters, Osler, Sask.: "Here's a vise I made for sharpening saw chains. To build it, I mounted a small vise on a stand and extended the width of the vise jaws to 10 in. by welding two pieces of flat iron, 1/2 in. thick by 1 in. wide and 10 in. long, to the existing jaws. This 10-in. wide clamp holds a large section of chain which can then be sharpened easily.
"I also made this bearing race removal tool. It consists of a 3-in. piece of 3/4-in. steel rod and an 8-in. piece of 2-in. sq. tubing. I drill a hole in the piece of tubing and stick the rod through it and weld it in place about 10 in. from the end of the rod.
"Next, I weld the tip of a steel chisel to the end of the rod, positioned at a backward angle. Now you're ready to go.
"Slip the rod into the race and hook the chisel tip onto the inside. Then pound on the sq. tubing with a hammer to pull it out."
Richard Bergman, Gleason, Wis.: Do you have trouble keeping the nozzle clean on your grease gun? Richard has a simple solution. He covers the tip of his gun with an empty 20-ga. shotgun shell.
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