Any chainsaw experts/users on here?

I have a ryobi (yes not very good I know) petrol saw and it seems to go blunt quite quickly. I use it with plenty of chain oil but after half an hours use it just goes blunt and I end up trying to force it to cut and I end up with a few sparks. I try letting the weight of the saw to do the work etc but i'm on my second chain now in a short space of time any hints or tips or suggestions as to what i'm doing wrong?
Cheers,
Simon.

they do go blunt quite quickly, think about the amount of work each tooth is doing,

are you hitting nails, or mud etc as that wont help.

As for consumption reduction, buy a chain sharpening kit, as they can be re sharpened.

[punyXpress]

If you're having to force it, your effort is 90% blunting the chain further - time to have a breather & fettle it.
What wood are you cutting?

Thanks for the replies, it was a stake used to hold up an apple tree and a muddy root stump from a big bush thing.
I've seen the files you can get but wouldn't have a clue how to use it. Perhaps a quick search on you tube would help...

Originally Posted by tactcom7

Thanks for the replies, it was a stake used to hold up an apple tree and a muddy root stump from a big bush thing.
I've seen the files you can get but wouldn't have a clue how to use it. Perhaps a quick search on you tube would help...

dampwood is a killer too as it heats the chain up, fresh wood is ok but the dryer the better,

dad & I cut up a stump the other week which took 4 or 5 breaks to re sharpen the chain

[mister c]

As soon as it starts to go blunt, change it. Take your chain to a local hire shop, or mower repair chap, they should have a machine to resharpen it. We charge £4 for a sharpen, but you may find it's a bit more than that at other shops.
You could also invest in a file & guide just to touch up your chain when you start to see it going dull they are only about £3 to buy. They are normally sharpened at 30 degrees.

Good advice, I took it to the local mower shop after my sisters neighbour borrowed it and decided to run it dry of oil. The guy took one look at it and laughed n said yeah he's probably knackered your oil pump as well as your chain. Go and buy yourself a decent make etc...
But yes, I think a file will be my next purchase, roll on payday.

[yorkie_chris]

If you're cutting muddy 'orrible sh*t it will blunt it really quickly. You'll probably spend nearly as much time sharpening as cutting, but it's well worth it as there's no point standing there getting the chain hot and not cutting owt.

Chains last ages, worth an occasional trip to a shop with a jig to put the proper angles back on as you can never quite get them by hand.

I refuse to lend chainsaws out to my mates as guaranteed they'll either blunt it or cut their arm off or something, and bone chips are so troublesome to remove from the clutch...

That's just the thing, I left it at my sisters in brum and she lent it to the neighbour. It's only when I went to pick it up a few months later and went to use it n found it was blunt, I rang her n she fessed up that he'd borrowed it. The git.
Guess I just didn't realise how often they needed sharpening cos when you're watching Axemen on channel 5 for an hour you never see em sitting round with their files out. Suppose it doesn't make gripping tv...

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