Chainsaw Sharpening Vise Chainsaw Accessories Stump Vise Chainsaw Vise Chainsaw Tool, Chainsaw Sharpening Tools Saw Vise

Have you ever tried to sharpen a chainsaw out in the field. There was no way to ever hold the bar steady enough to hand file a chain and get it even close to being sharp. This small field vise works perfectly. Just pound the device into the the top of a log round. Once secured into the round, I put the saw body on another round and tightened the saw bar into the vice. The 50 # round of wood was heavy enough to keep the saw and bar stable enough to allow me to use both hands to do the filing. This worked just as good as using the vise in my shop. Very happy with this

Does what it's supposed to do.

Good product at a fair price

Seems risky and uncomfortable to pocket carry (imagine falling on those points), but that aside, this is a handy tool, especially when out in the field. Clamp the screw at the hole in the bar (I assume all bars have a hole...mine do), not on the flat surface of the bar. If you whack it into a log, angle it so that when you put the saw down the chain has clearance to run freely. Cheap, simple, and effective.

this gadget holds the bar nice and secure when you are sharpening the chain in the field ..... all you need is a heavy stump to hammer it into....it feels strong and sturdy.

Nice to be able to sharpen my saw in the woods. Its simple and easy to use

Works great attached to work bench

I used this vise as a starting point for making an exceptionally sturdy setup to hold my chainsaws for sharpening. First, I replaced the thumbscrew (metric) with a hex head bolt so I could really tighten it down. Second, I bolted the Redneck vise to a seven inch piece of wide angle iron across the broad side of the vise (two 1/4" bolts-holes drilled through the vise; a notch has to be cut in the angle iron to match the Redneck vise). Third, I attached the angle iron- with bolted vise, to a 3 ft. piece of 2 X 8 pressure treated wood with lag screws. Finally, I attach a number of layers of 1/2" plywood to the PT board to bring the chainsaw up (handle end) so the bar is centered in the vise.Prior to making this setup I didn't find the "stump" aspect of the vise very effective. Even if you banged the vise into a board it didn't hold very well at all. Certainly not adequately enough for two hand sharpening.I use six inch 1/8" strips of hardwood on the chainsaw bar to help hold the vise tightly while using a ratchet on the vise bolt (no longer a thumbscrew). When using this setup I clamp the 2 X 8 to my outside workbench (I don't want metal filings/bar oil on my shop woodworking workbench). This setup provides a sturdy hold on the bar of the chainsaw so that I can use two hands for sharpening. I use a Pferd CS-X, 2 in 1, chainsaw sharpener. This setup holds the chainsaw nice and tight and gives great results. Obviously, I don't use it as a "stump" vise so I bring two extra chains into the field should I need them. After sharpening I wash my chains in kerosene to get rid of the filings and blow them dry with compressed air. If I ran the chain hot, i.e. ripping versus crosscutting, I spray them down with oven cleaner to remove the hardened baked on pitch (fyi-also a good way to remove pitch on tablesaw blades).I run a Stihl MS 260 Pro w/ an 18" bar, a Stihl MS 441C with a 20" bar or a 33" bar, on occasion, and an electric Makita w/ a 14" bar for indoor shop use and cutting woodturning bowl blanks for the lathe.