I paid around 90.00 for mine when I bought it several years ago.it has paid for itself many times over by me not having to buy more chains because the guys I used to have sharpen them would take to much off each time they would sharpen them.but they also sold chains,so the more they took off the sooner they could sell you a new one.if you can't get your chain to cut like it was new after sharpening it your not doing some thing right.i usually sharpen mine at a 35 degree angle and check the rakers to make sure there the right heighth.

That’s my thoughts too. Files in the field but they need a good grinder sharpening every now and again. That costs $8 a chain when you take them in. If I get my own, it won’t take long to pay for itself.

How hard is it to dial them in? The chains for my bucking saw are different than my small one.