Two Stupid little loops in my chain !!!

kevinj said:

Am I the only one who can't quite figgure this out ???

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kevinj said:

Hey Guys,
So many times, I take my freshly sharpened chain out of my toolbox.
O.K. So, now I have this loop of chain,
in front of me, but, EVERY time it has these two little loops,
that I have to get rid of before it goes onto the bar. :
And it takes forever it seems to get rid of the buggers...:angry2:
Is there a secret to get rid of these two loops, before they turn into four little stupid loops ??? :angry2: :angry2:


Thanks for all your responses...
Am I the only one who can't quite figgure this out ???

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edgeandengine said:

Practice makes perfect - I used to have someone twist them up as bad as possible while I wasn't looking, then I'd untangle them. Now it's very easy

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Bowtie said:

Take a chain that is shaped like ready to go on the bar, in the oval shape. Hold it in that shape with one hand representing each end sprocket. Now, slowly bring your hands together while holding the bottom flat part of the chain tight,and let the top of the chain drop until it is lower than the bottom (where the bottom of the bar would be). It creates a loop at each end by your fingers. That is that start of that deal. I use that every time I have that happen, which is usually every time i unwrap a chain. Hope that makes sense.

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RiverRat2 said:

Yes there is,,, the trick is to make the loops 180 degrees out,,, then grab the chain by those loops over the top of them,,, then putting your fingers inside the loops and grabbing the loops on the top & rolling the loops outward/away from each other,,, it will work everytime,,,, granted they are not rolling the same way if they are,,,, you have to keep working the chain till they are opposite,,,, when they are the same they have atendency to make four loops :bang: :bang: :bang: the more you do it the better you get at it!!!!!

Hope that helps!!!!!

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kevinj said:

I'm gonna print that out.
And post it inside my toolbox.
And also on the headboard of my bed.

Just kidding...






On the ceiling, above the bed...

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RiverRat2 said:

As you roll the loops away from each other lift the inside of the loops and lift the whole chain that's inside the loops over the straight part of chain on the bottom as Bowtie said,,,, Practice a bit,,,, you will see it does work!!!!!

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kevinj said:

Hey Guys,
So many times, I take my freshly sharpened chain out of my toolbox.
O.K. So, now I have this loop of chain,
in front of me, but, EVERY time it has these two little loops,
that I have to get rid of before it goes onto the bar. :
And it takes forever it seems to get rid of the buggers...:angry2:
Is there a secret to get rid of these two loops, before they turn into four little stupid loops ??? :angry2: :angry2:


Thanks for all your responses...
Am I the only one who can't quite figgure this out ???

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John Dolmar said:

The only time I had the two loop problem was when I using stihl chain.

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John Dolmar said:

The only time I had the two loop problem was when I using stihl chain.

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grandpatractor said:

Yes, you're the only one

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Sprig said:

Bwahahahahahahaaaaa! No, take the center of the loop and flip it (da whole chain) an' let it hang down, repeat till un-done, sometimes helps to lay it flat on cardboard or kitchen counter One of them unexplainable facts of knot.

:jester:

(I hate it too but its really simple, esp once you learn ta put the chain in the wee box thingy by holdin' in da air and just settling it in, removal is the opposite won't generally tangle that way.



Serge

opcorn: opcorn: opcorn:

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kevinj said:

Wow !!!
That sounds E-Z P-Z.
Like GAS would say.
I'm sure when I figgure it out I'll say ...
" DUH " !!! :bang:

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Sprig said:

(I think the applicable term is DOH!)

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