Bailing Wire
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I made a expencive mistake. I have been milling oak with an Alaskan style mill. I have 2 of them a couple double ended bars and some single bars. I now have some ripping cain as well.
The problem came how ever when I was using some standard chain I had resharpened 90 degrees to be more like ripping chain. I milled a little over 1000 board ft any where from 6" wide to 20" all 1x.
I never changed my air fuel mix the saw seemed to be doing well and tword the end of the third day it seezed. Now I already put a new piston in it and am not worried about my rebuild (not my first rodeo), but i am leary about putting my saws back in a millig setting.
A friend at the saw shop (he builds race saws) suggested I should richen my mix when I mill do to the fact the saw is pulling less material and not pulling down to proper long time run rpm as they do when you are bumping knots, bucking and felling.
Any of you guys that have milled a lot with a saw have any tips. I am good at rebuilding saws, but it is not cost efective to put a new piston in ever 1000 board ft.The saw I burned is an 066 and my other I us is a MS660 little differnt in barrel and carb.
The problem came how ever when I was using some standard chain I had resharpened 90 degrees to be more like ripping chain. I milled a little over 1000 board ft any where from 6" wide to 20" all 1x.
I never changed my air fuel mix the saw seemed to be doing well and tword the end of the third day it seezed. Now I already put a new piston in it and am not worried about my rebuild (not my first rodeo), but i am leary about putting my saws back in a millig setting.
A friend at the saw shop (he builds race saws) suggested I should richen my mix when I mill do to the fact the saw is pulling less material and not pulling down to proper long time run rpm as they do when you are bumping knots, bucking and felling.
Any of you guys that have milled a lot with a saw have any tips. I am good at rebuilding saws, but it is not cost efective to put a new piston in ever 1000 board ft.The saw I burned is an 066 and my other I us is a MS660 little differnt in barrel and carb.