lumberjackchef
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I bought a new 14" GB Titanium quarter tip carving bar for my 346XP right before Christmas. I have been using canola oil in all of my saws for a couple of years with absolutely no problems! While I was at tractor supply the other day I noticed they had some bar & chain oil on sale so I bought a gallon. So the other day i filled up the tank on the 346XP and started carving. I run this saw pretty hard and it revs higher than most stock saws do anyway, but within just a few minutes I noticed that the chain started to tighten up a little. I checked to make sure that the oiler was still working and found it spraying massive amounts of oil on the dry wood as usual. then after a few more minutes smoke started to rolling off the bar and out of the sprocket cover even. I shut it down to find that the chain had been damaged from over heating and the tip of the bar had started to blue.:angry2:
So I decided to start over with a fresh tank of canola just to see if there was any difference. Immediately all of the symptoms went away and I was able to finish my carving. Unfortunately the damage had already been done and the 1/4" chain eventually broke. But it was a learning experience for me no doubt.
Would this have happened if I were running a different brand that wasn't on sale? Who's to say, but I can tell you one thing, I won't be trying to find that out anytime soon. This is one carver who prefers his Canola oil!:msp_wink:
So I decided to start over with a fresh tank of canola just to see if there was any difference. Immediately all of the symptoms went away and I was able to finish my carving. Unfortunately the damage had already been done and the 1/4" chain eventually broke. But it was a learning experience for me no doubt.
Would this have happened if I were running a different brand that wasn't on sale? Who's to say, but I can tell you one thing, I won't be trying to find that out anytime soon. This is one carver who prefers his Canola oil!:msp_wink: