benp
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I've talked to a few people from upstate New York and they were quick to say it is greatly different from New York City, more of a reason to take interest in the north. LOL Thanks for the recommendations. I'm taking notes.
Upstate New York reminds me of where I live in Northern MN. It's gorgeous.
Well after using @MustangMike 's saws equipped with square filed chain I took the plunge and ordered a loop for each of my main saws. Also got a file and a great deal on a bar for my 2186 from Bailey's. Hope they arrive by Friday so I can test them out at the gtg this weekend.
Not messing around are you.
A new bar? I thought you got the 28" Windsor?
Square file & Round (full chisel) have the same tooth, but it is ground differently. You can convert round to square, and vice versa, but you had better have a machine grinder, it is a lot of work. A square file is really a six sided file, but is is not a hexagon, and it is not round.
With both round & square you have to pay attention to your filing angles, but with square, you also have to ensure the corner of the file remains in the corner of the tooth, so a proper stroke is very important. Once you get used to square, I think it is as easy as filing round by hand, but a lot of people have trouble getting used to it.
Also, square is generally filed from the outside in, and round generally from the inside out, but I have seen these rules broken both both camps.
Madsen's website has a lot of information on it.
Mike, are you able to file the chain while it is still on the bar or do you need to take it off and put it in some sort of vise?
Thanks for the info.