Yesterday I decided to buck up that big (~20") pear tree trunk I originally intended to try saw milling on.
I already have too much work planned for this year so that I don't need an unnecessary one - thus the pear tree trunk is going into next winters firewood pile.
I thoroughly sharpened one of my two well worn chains (the overly aggressive one) , took my PS-7900 of the shelf , re-fueled her and de-greased the clutch drum (some oil always manages to get into it) , and mounted the said chain.
Fired her up in front of my house just to make sure everything is OK as she had been sitting on the shelf for about a month.
My uncle came along and asked whether I'd be willing to buck up a ~10-12" apple tree of his.
Sure I said , chips flying everywhere - chain was unpleasantly aggressive in that small diameter tree but sharp as hell , the PS-7900 didn't even break a sweat on that puny piece of wood.
That been done grabbed my axe , a new spare chain (I thought "just in case") and went bucking up my pear tree trunk.
First two cuts were just pure awesomeness , huge chips , each cut maybe 11-12 seconds (I got a video , but it is of low quality) , chain was self feeding rigorously and the saw held some 10k in the cut - huge smile on my face.
Third cut came to a full stop maybe 1/4 through the log , I immediately knew I hit something but forced the saw/chain through the rest of the cut.
What was it that I caught with my chain?
A freaking bullet , military 7.92x57mm FMJ , but luckily the "heavy" type with a lead core instead of the "light" one that features a steel core embedded in lead.
The chain got really dull , but it cut the bullet in half and the saw didn't bog down while cutting the bullet.
NOTE: Please read post #65 as well , it turned out to be a steel core bullet after all!
On one hand I was pissed , just a half inch over to either side and I would have missed the bullet by a hair!
But then again , I was also amazed that the chain managed to eat through the bullet , granted getting really dull , but without taking serious damage (all teeth were equally dull , none bent or broken off).
Considering my luck and the fact that I had no file with me I decided to force cut the remaining piece of log instead of mounting my spare new chain and risk hitting another bullet ruining a second chain.
Once back home I re-sharpened the chain , free hand filed , and finished my day playing with my oak trunk pile.
Huge fun , BUT I NEED A FREAKIN' LONGER BAR!
Pictures below , bullet embedded in pear tree , once been split one can see the bullets penetration path and the fact that it flipped by 180° and apparently continued traveling thru the tree backwards , and dull chain teeth after having cut a bullet in half:
All in all , I had an interesting day yesterday!
I already have too much work planned for this year so that I don't need an unnecessary one - thus the pear tree trunk is going into next winters firewood pile.
I thoroughly sharpened one of my two well worn chains (the overly aggressive one) , took my PS-7900 of the shelf , re-fueled her and de-greased the clutch drum (some oil always manages to get into it) , and mounted the said chain.
Fired her up in front of my house just to make sure everything is OK as she had been sitting on the shelf for about a month.
My uncle came along and asked whether I'd be willing to buck up a ~10-12" apple tree of his.
Sure I said , chips flying everywhere - chain was unpleasantly aggressive in that small diameter tree but sharp as hell , the PS-7900 didn't even break a sweat on that puny piece of wood.
That been done grabbed my axe , a new spare chain (I thought "just in case") and went bucking up my pear tree trunk.
First two cuts were just pure awesomeness , huge chips , each cut maybe 11-12 seconds (I got a video , but it is of low quality) , chain was self feeding rigorously and the saw held some 10k in the cut - huge smile on my face.
Third cut came to a full stop maybe 1/4 through the log , I immediately knew I hit something but forced the saw/chain through the rest of the cut.
What was it that I caught with my chain?
A freaking bullet , military 7.92x57mm FMJ , but luckily the "heavy" type with a lead core instead of the "light" one that features a steel core embedded in lead.
The chain got really dull , but it cut the bullet in half and the saw didn't bog down while cutting the bullet.
NOTE: Please read post #65 as well , it turned out to be a steel core bullet after all!
On one hand I was pissed , just a half inch over to either side and I would have missed the bullet by a hair!
But then again , I was also amazed that the chain managed to eat through the bullet , granted getting really dull , but without taking serious damage (all teeth were equally dull , none bent or broken off).
Considering my luck and the fact that I had no file with me I decided to force cut the remaining piece of log instead of mounting my spare new chain and risk hitting another bullet ruining a second chain.
Once back home I re-sharpened the chain , free hand filed , and finished my day playing with my oak trunk pile.
Huge fun , BUT I NEED A FREAKIN' LONGER BAR!
Pictures below , bullet embedded in pear tree , once been split one can see the bullets penetration path and the fact that it flipped by 180° and apparently continued traveling thru the tree backwards , and dull chain teeth after having cut a bullet in half:
All in all , I had an interesting day yesterday!
