B_Turner
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I've been starting to think about coming up with a bar in the 36 or maybe 42 inch length range with at least one edge being totally flat (except for the tip of course) instead of having a belly.
Anyone have any suggestions on how to come up with such a bar? Like maybe some brand of regular bar that has very little belly on the edge and has a deep enough groove to grind the edge flat the entire length.
It's a specialized application and at this point I am not quite ready to order a custom made bar due to the expense. Or maybe a custom company could take a stock bar: grind it flat on one edge and regroove it for a more reasonabe fee. It would not be run that often, so I don't need any special steel like a Cannon.
Also anyone have any experience with longish bars with no belly on either side? Would a chain even stay on a bar like that?
The ideal bar for the application I am thinking is flat on both edges (no belly) and a bit more narrow than stock bars (same thickness, but narrower).
Anyone have any suggestions on how to come up with such a bar? Like maybe some brand of regular bar that has very little belly on the edge and has a deep enough groove to grind the edge flat the entire length.
It's a specialized application and at this point I am not quite ready to order a custom made bar due to the expense. Or maybe a custom company could take a stock bar: grind it flat on one edge and regroove it for a more reasonabe fee. It would not be run that often, so I don't need any special steel like a Cannon.
Also anyone have any experience with longish bars with no belly on either side? Would a chain even stay on a bar like that?
The ideal bar for the application I am thinking is flat on both edges (no belly) and a bit more narrow than stock bars (same thickness, but narrower).
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