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I have one in my bench vise downstairs. It's worth every penny! Truly a great accessory. Mike does a great job with these. I recommend you all take the plunge. It's a piece of equipment that will last a lifetime.
 
Mike do you have a design with a thin enough relief cut to accommodate the husky roller guide for 3/8 lo pro chain? Stihl picco is the same thing I think. The roller guide is black in this case. I tried with my gen 2 guide but the black roller won't fit over the top rail that grips the driver links. The 0.325 pitch silver one and the blue 3/8 one works great.

If you built one that works with the black husky roller guide I would buy it :)

Love the guides we have... Mine with the relief for roller guides and my brother the HD version no relief for guides he free files.

Cheers.

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Mike do you have a design with a thin enough relief cut to accommodate the husky roller guide for 3/8 lo pro chain? Stihl picco is the same thing I think. The roller guide is black in this case. I tried with my gen 2 guide but the black roller won't fit over the top rail that grips the driver links. The 0.325 pitch silver one and the blue 3/8 one works great.

If you built one that works with the black husky roller guide I would buy it :)

Love the guides we have... Mine with the relief for roller guides and my brother the HD version no relief for guides he free files.

Cheers.

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Hey there I'm glad you're happy with what you guys have, I didn't even know they made a roller for 3/8 low... If you can get a pair of calipers and measure the slot in the roller guide I will be able to tell you if it will work. The latest generation is just like the second generation only longer so it may not work but I could modify one for you to make it work.
 
Hey there I'm glad you're happy with what you guys have, I didn't even know they made a roller for 3/8 low... If you can get a pair of calipers and measure the slot in the roller guide I will be able to tell you if it will work. The latest generation is just like the second generation only longer so it may not work but I could modify one for you to make it work.
I'll check it out and get back to you. Thanks Mike.

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Mine works fine with all 3 of the Husky roller guides.
Interesting... I'll have to check more closely. Mine gets tight with the blue one when filing my 0.063 gauge chain. A relief cut on the back would solve the issue for blue and black guides likely since the front is already thinned with a relief cut.

Maybe I'll see if Mike can mod mine for me. Be happy to send some dollars. I don't have a way to machine anything and would be great to have original designer make the change.


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Interesting... I'll have to check more closely. Mine gets tight with the blue one when filing my 0.063 gauge chain. A relief cut on the back would solve the issue for blue and black guides likely since the front is already thinned with a relief cut.

Maybe I'll see if Mike can mod mine for me. Be happy to send some dollars. I don't have a way to machine anything and would be great to have original designer make the change.


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I will have to check mine with .063 chain.
 

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