That would not work for me ,i would kill it too fast with dirt ,looks super sharp though MikeNow that's hitting the corner. That thing looks brutally sharp
Yeah, I got some of those, but have not tried em yet.Try a goofy file they're not too bad. It's a little more forgiving than square filing in my limited experience. Also makes converting round to square a little bit easier for me.
Too much forward lean will cause a chain to tear and bounce rather than peel and glide.What do you mean?
Goofy isn't so bad. Don't be scared of it.Yeah, I got some of those, but have not tried em yet.
I can make round filed chain cut damn fast, just need to spend more time with this goofy stuff...
Too much forward lean will cause a chain to tear and bounce rather than peel and glide.
Sorry I should have specified. Are you referring to the angle under the top plate?
It doesn't like dirt but it's fast through hardwoods so I run it like that.That would not work for me ,i would kill it too fast with dirt ,looks super sharp though Mike
This is a good place to expand on the pros and cons types of chains.It doesn't like dirt but it's fast through hardwoods so I run it like that.
So is forward lean good or bad ?or what does it do ? sometimes my cutters have that ,sometimes they dont depending on where my grinder wheel is set .The black is what forward lean would look like
Bad if too extreme it'll cause the cutter to tear rather than peel.So is forward lean good or bad ?or what does it do ? sometimes my cutters have that ,sometimes they dont depending on where my grinder wheel is set .
That's not real bad. I'll file a forward leaner here in a bit it'll give you a better idea of what I'm talking about.
Well file position and getting my top plate angle where I want it. I worry about that before anything else. It's kind of hard for me to explain. But it boils down to when I'm concentrating on my corner and top plate angle I tend to roll my file clockwise which takes too much out of the gullet leaving me with way too much forward lean.cuttin, how are you getting away from any lean? i understand what your sayin about tearing.
cuttin, how are you getting away from any lean? i understand what your sayin about tearing.
Here's an exampleWell file position and getting my top plate angle where I want it. I worry about that before anything else. It's kind of hard for me to explain. But it boils down to when I'm concentrating on my corner and top plate angle I tend to roll my file clockwise which takes too much out of the gullet leaving me with way too much forward lean.
A single bit file looks like a double bevel cut in half. It has 4 corners instead of 6. The cutters are taller on .404 so it's going to take a bigger bite. Raker height may need to be lower.so your filing closer to vertical then? i run the rakers around .020 any more and it seems to get grabby. i do cut mostly large hardwood, and with 32-36" bars. lately i really seem to be having trouble with 404....can't seem to decide on an angle, i think what your sayin about forward lean may come into play here. also, what is a single bevel file?
Mike, what chain model is that in your pic?
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