Round files are no longer considered or used as professional chainsaw sharpening tools as today there are electric devices that can sharp a cutting chain blade in a safe and convenient way. This device works on its own. For instance it holds cutting chain and also pushes its cutting links one by one under the grinder.

It is easy to sharp a cutting chain using this device. And you will be surprised to know that this tool comes at cost effective price. It doesn't need much space and also you don't need to wrestle with the tool to sharp a cutting chain. It is an electric device that you can set anywhere. It can be mounted on a wall, on a bench or anywhere. It consumes little electricity and needs little maintenance.

A chainsaw is a necessary gardening device. It is used for trimming, limbing, and dressing tress. Also you can use it for cutting overgrown bushes and shrubs. It uses a cutting chain that is a chain with cutting links and a chain might have more than a dozen cutting links. These links are too small to be sharpened with hands or with a round file but the links have to be filed.

Filing a cutting chain with a round file isn't an easy task as you have to prevent the cutting links from injuring your hands. Though you can wear gloves to safeguard your hands from cutting links but gloves don't ensure full safety from the cutting chain. On the contrary, there is no fear of injury in grinding a cutting chain with an electric tool.

Today a wide range of chainsaw sharpening tools is available in the market. You can find from small convenient sharpeners to big tools used for sharpening extra long cutting chains. But people prefer small tools because they are easy to carry, install and use. A chainsaw sharpener can be bought at affordable price from a manufacturer.

A homeowner needs a small tool. Chainsaws used in homes are small cutting instruments that use cutting chains with 12 to 24 links. These chains can be sharpened with the help of a small electric tool. You can find one for your home from the range of chainsaw sharpening tools available.

Round files were the chainsaw sharpening tools of the yesteryears but today they are used for touch up jobs. If you want to file just one or two links then you can use a round file.