Makita complete file holders and wooden or plastic file handles

Makita file holders and file handles are the grips and guides that take a round file safely, and at the right angle, across the chain of a chainsaw. This category covers complete file holders with a file and separate handles in wood or plastic.

A complete file holder combines a guide with a round file, so the file does not sink too deep into the link. Pick the file diameter that matches the chain on your saw: file holders come with a 4 mm or a 5.5 mm file. With the wrong size the cutter is sharpened too little or too deep, and the chain cuts crooked or slowly. A separate handle is useful when you replace a file but want to keep the grip; plastic or wood is mostly a matter of feel and habit.

These parts belong to Makita files, graters and scrapers. If you need file, guide and handle in one go, the Makita chainsaw file sets from 4 to 5.5 mm are the simpler buy.