Oregon Chain Saw - How a Cutter Works

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Saw Chain
HOW A CUTTER WORKS
Understanding how cutters work can help you see why
proper chain maintenance is so important.
1. The depth gauge rides on
the wood and controls the
depth at which the cutting
corner bites in.
2. The cutting corner and side
plate sever the cross grains.
This is the hardest part of
the work.
3. The top-plate cutting angle
chisels out the severed
wood fibers, lifting them up
and out of the kerf.
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