Cost to Sharpen Chainsaw

[fox1]

You can expect anywhere from 5 to 10 to sharpen a chain.
Beware that some of these guys do a horrible job and if your like me I keep my dogs filed way below the profile and they will refuse to sharpen them.

[warrington]

Can you use a dremel. If so how

[Smart]

Can you use a dremel. If so how

YouTube sharpening chainsaw with Dremel. .... several how to videos there

[flinger]

I use a Dremel as well.....probably faster to sharpen than replace.

[SCREAMINREELS]

$7 and before you actually find someone that does it right you'll waste your money and getting dull chains back. Might as well buy new or do yourself

[White Falcon]

$5.00 in my neck of the woods!

[meltingfeather]

If time is important to you, I guarantee you can sharpen a chainsaw chain much faster than you can even walk into a store to drop it off, walk back out, walk back in, pay for it, and get back in your car... let alone having to drive there in the first place.

The cost is an indication of the time it takes to do it.

I'd imagine it takes me 2-3 minutes to get my chainsaw razor sharp, including the time it takes to walk to my shop, pull out the dremel, plug the bit into the chuck, and sharpen every tooth.

[35remington]

$6 at McCoy's in Austin.

[SwampRabbit]

About $6-8 to have somebody do it and get it back to you in a day or so.
Use a motorized tool if you are just that kinda person.
For the price of a chain or less, by the file and guide kit.

The file and guide kit are so darn easy to use to touch up a chain, and honestly, that is all I have seen a chain need (unless you hit rock!) You don't have to have a vice, etc. Just a few strokes with the file, using the guide. Takes maybe 5 minutes tops. Can do it on the back of the tailgate when you accidentally misjudge and put your chain in the dirt. A quick touch up and you are back in business. No need to go through the effort of swapping out a chain, etc. Top off fuel, bar oil while you are at the truck and get your butt back to cutting trees or bucking downfall for fire wood.

[meltingfeather]

almost more trouble to take one off and put a new one on than to sharpen it.

fify :d

[rtjh]

I'll have to try the dremel trick. It takes me less than 10 minutes to sharpen mine with a file. I try to touch up my chain after every use so it doesn't ever get too blunt.

[AntlerCollector]

Harbor freight has a saw sharpener that works pretty good. I've had it two years and it works just fine.

[dustoffer]

$5 at my guy's place for a 16-incher.

[Burntorange Bowhunter]

A 30" chainsaw with a blade. Odd.