Uh, no. And that isn't what it's called. It clears the wood chip from the

previous tooth and pushes it away. If you remove it, the chips won't fly out as easily. That may be part of your problem.

By using the terms "lead: and "channel" I'm thinking you should listen to the advice on here.

In response to this post by Spudnut

Posted: 04/20/2020 at 11:12AM

Techie friends. Chainsaw advice -- Spudnut 04/19/2020 10:12PM

Filed down the leads? Huh? What are they? Why for? -- 48zip 04/20/2020 10:58AM

The lead -- Spudnut 04/20/2020 11:03AM

Uh, no. And that isn't what it's called. It clears the wood chip from the -- 48zip 04/20/2020 11:12AM

Sorry, "depth guage" is what they are called. And they are called that -- Spudnut 04/20/2020 12:55PM

Funny. We went through maybe 25 Stihl saws and 100's of chains and never -- 48zip 04/20/2020 1:03PM

See, you learn something new everyday ** -- Spudnut 04/20/2020 2:17PM

I assume you want VA techie people not techie people -- Vienna_Hokie 04/20/2020 07:54AM

Peyronie's disease? -- MP4VT2004 04/19/2020 10:56PM

Is that similar to Heinekenitus? -- EDGEMAN 04/20/2020 09:41AM

Good thing for those commercials, otherwise I'd have no idea what that is ** -- BTHokie 04/20/2020 01:22AM

Reboot? :) ** -- FfxStationHokie 04/19/2020 10:55PM

Bad sharpening............................................................. -- VTHokieTom 04/19/2020 10:30PM

If hand sharpening do more strokes with the weak hand to balance both sides ** -- localhokiekid 04/20/2020 07:24AM

Uses same hand for both sides----> -- 48zip 04/20/2020 11:15AM

But we could still hear him saying he'd never break the chain. ** -- PhotoHokieNC 04/20/2020 06:09AM

Not necessasarily, right side cutters may have been sharpened shorter than -- Rockville Hokie 04/19/2020 11:53PM

Thx ** -- Spudnut 04/19/2020 10:36PM

^^good advice^^ ** -- AZHokie59 04/19/2020 10:33PM

Is your bar warped ? ** -- bigbadbird 04/19/2020 10:13PM

Not warped. But thinking the -- Spudnut 04/19/2020 10:15PM

Are you a nascar fan?** -- bigbadbird 04/19/2020 10:15PM

LOL. No. I try to do right turns. ** -- Spudnut 04/19/2020 10:18PM

Uh, no. And that isn't what it's called. It clears the wood chip from the

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