How to shorten a Husky 42 inch hard nose bar?

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palbin

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Hello!

I have one Husky 42 inch hard nose bar already, but happened
to come over another new/unused one for virtually no money,
although I do not really need it - so my plan was/is to shorten it
to 36 inch or so :) ... .

Not the most usual chain saw repair activity I guess - anyway I
was originally thinking of chopping of the nose and then reshap-
ing it appropriately - but then was told that hard nose means no-
se is hardened steel so it shouldn't last very long at all if created
in above suggested fashion (with no factory hardening) :) ... ?

So then there is the choice of either chopping of the tail and resh-
ape it or to cut of the bar on the middle - making a sandwich sort
of fit with a saw cut in the middle of one of the halfs and filing of
material to sandwich in on the other part - possibly joining them
by point welding or so - just a winter exercise :) ... .

Which is the best option (if any :) ) ... ?

PS. The bar actually is an Oregon Laser Tip painted in Hva col-
ours (of course ?) ... .
 
Jason280

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Would it not be easier to simply sell the bar and buy what you want? Seems like a lot of work, especially considering you should be able to get a decent amount for the 42" bar.
 
palbin

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You might be right in that :) ... . I think that one reason
that I got it for like 30 bucks or so (together with another
purchase) is that Swedes in general run short bars as com-
pared with US people and that not many people would
consider a 42 - they prefer cutting from two sides instead
whe needed I suppose ... .
 
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Hello!

I have one Husky 42 inch hard nose bar already, but happened
to come over another new/unused one for virtually no money,
although I do not really need it - so my plan was/is to shorten it
to 36 inch or so :) ... .

Not the most usual chain saw repair activity I guess - anyway I
was originally thinking of chopping of the nose and then reshap-
ing it appropriately - but then was told that hard nose means no-
se is hardened steel so it shouldn't last very long at all if created
in above suggested fashion (with no factory hardening) :) ... ?

So then there is the choice of either chopping of the tail and resh-
ape it or to cut of the bar on the middle - making a sandwich sort
of fit with a saw cut in the middle of one of the halfs and filing of
material to sandwich in on the other part - possibly joining them
by point welding or so - just a winter exercise :) ... .

Which is the best option (if any :) ) ... ?

PS. The bar actually is an Oregon Laser Tip painted in Hva col-
ours (of course ?) ... .

I suppose you could cut a section out of the middle and make it shorter. Weld it and then re-groove it and grind the welds smooth. I think it would be a splendid experiment. You could also cut off the tip, reshape it and put on a sprocket nose. I have this idea to take a spare 25" bar and have a bloke I know use his laser cutter and take out sections that I would replace with Carbon Fibre. Many have said what's the point but I think it would be cool. Needless to say once you have done it people will want to do it as well.
 
palbin

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I have the biggest saws already thanks - but they do not see
so much usage that I ned more 42 inch bars than I have al-
ready - to try to fit a sprocket was an interesting idea - I will
consider that - I am doing this for fun by the way - not to
save money :) - although I do not mind that either ... .

I have both a lot of hard nose bars and a lot of sprockets bars
- aren't there a place for both of them :) ...? (Or why are they
otherwsie making both species :) ... ?)
 

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