2153/346 Felling Spike

[MarcS]

Just thought I'd put up a picture of what I made for mine. Nothing too crazy I don't think, just something to keep from beating the muffler up. .090 thick, cold rolled steel-didn't have anything else on hand so I'll try this one for a while and see how it holds up. If the geometry works good maybe I'll make an outer dog as well.

 

[MarcS]

Other side with bar on the saw.

 

[firefighterwolf]

Just thought I'd put up a picture of what I made for mine. Nothing too crazy I don't think, just something to keep from beating the muffler up. .090 thick, cold rolled steel-didn't have anything else on hand so I'll try this one for a while and see how it holds up. If the geometry works good maybe I'll make an outer dog as well.

I can't get the full picture to come up, but the thumbnail pic looks good.

 

[SAWMIKAZE]

I like it !..wanna make another ?

 

[bootboy]

Make a matching out side one! I like it!

 

[zogger]

That came out quite good.

 

[mesupra]

Does anybody have a link to where I could purchase a slightly larger than stock dog for the inside of my 346, I am running a large outside spike now to help prevent my muffler mod outlet but would much rather run one just on the inside.

 

[Sierradmax]

I'm currently having some cut out of stainless (inner & outer) for a 346

 

[XSKIER]

MarcS,
Awesome job! Is that free hand?

 

[Whiskey_Bravo]

That looks fantastic! I would love to get a set for my 346 as well. Great job!

 

[MarcS]

Thanks guys, I haven't found anyone who makes a larger dog so figured if I wanted one... Quite easy to do and even though I work in a machine shop did it mostly by hand. Traced around the OE dog with a marker and just drew the outline I wanted from there. Next put it in the Bridgeport and plunged a .375 end mill at the base of each point. Band sawed the rough shape out and then worked it up with a file. Basically a drill, hacksaw, and a file is all you need. A good sharp single cut file...and a file card.

Think I'll order some stainless and remake an inner and outer. Haven't run the saw with it yet but I can see right away to lengthen the bottom point another .125 or so to be on the same plane as the bottom of the saw.

 

[PDF]

It's nice to have friends with toys, these were machined out of 1/8" stainless. The double dawg setup seems to keep it from rolling over. Maybe a little overkill size wise but it works for me. I can't imagine the time that went into getting the alignment perfect, luckily he did save the machining file for the future.

 

[hqv]

Hell yeah!

 

[bluesportster02]

i put the factory 359 spike on the 353 its a bit bigger than 353,350, 346 spike

 

[XSKIER]

So PDF,
That's pretty nice, but why no roller chain catcher?

 

[labdad]

Some mighty fine dogs there, I'm afraid I might hurt myself with pointy things like that....LOL

 

[SawTroll]

It's nice to have friends with toys, these were machined out of 1/8" stainless. The double dawg setup seems to keep it from rolling over. Maybe a little overkill size wise but it works for me. I can't imagine the time that went into getting the alignment perfect, luckily he did save the machining file for the future.

Surely it is overkill, and is stealing effective bar length.....

 

[MarcS]

Surely it is overkill, and is stealing effective bar length.....

But if someone admitted to burying even a 16" bar on a 346/2153 you'd tell them that was wrong, get a bigger saw for bucking.

 

[Ndigity26]

Just thought I'd put up a picture of what I made for mine. Nothing too crazy I don't think, just something to keep from beating the muffler up. .090 thick, cold rolled steel-didn't have anything else on hand so I'll try this one for a while and see how it holds up. If the geometry works good maybe I'll make an outer dog as well.

FOr a 50cc saw those are gnarly, I like it.

 

[mdavlee]

Those look effective.