Learnin 2 Mill
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Hey all,
I'm brand new to the forum and milling, but I'll tell ya what, I def got the bug! Anyway, I am waiting on a 076 to arrive any day now, and had a couple of questions I was hoping to get some help answering. The 076 comes standard with a 404 pitch, and I've seen an older thread on here about converting to a 3/8 for milling. I've also read that if you're using a 3/8 on anything over 30", it won't cut straight. I was thinking of converting so I could interchange all of my bars between my saws, and not have to have doubles of any length bar. I realize that 3/8 has a thinner kerf, but that seems negligible, and I'm under the impression that a 3/8 would need to be sharpened more often, and therefore wouldn't last as long. What do you think are the pros and cons of making this change? Any advice/thoughts/help/opinions are greatly appreciated!
Thanks a ton!
Cheers,
The new guy, aka Paul
I'm brand new to the forum and milling, but I'll tell ya what, I def got the bug! Anyway, I am waiting on a 076 to arrive any day now, and had a couple of questions I was hoping to get some help answering. The 076 comes standard with a 404 pitch, and I've seen an older thread on here about converting to a 3/8 for milling. I've also read that if you're using a 3/8 on anything over 30", it won't cut straight. I was thinking of converting so I could interchange all of my bars between my saws, and not have to have doubles of any length bar. I realize that 3/8 has a thinner kerf, but that seems negligible, and I'm under the impression that a 3/8 would need to be sharpened more often, and therefore wouldn't last as long. What do you think are the pros and cons of making this change? Any advice/thoughts/help/opinions are greatly appreciated!
Thanks a ton!
Cheers,
The new guy, aka Paul