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    What was the first chainsaw you ran?

    My first saw was the Homelite xl12 in 1963 when they first came out. Cut a lot of pulp wood with that saw. Arky
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    From trees to retirement home

    Hello all, It's been over 5 years since I've been on here. Thought you might like to see what's possible with a chain saw mill. I moved into my retirement home in Aug., 2014. Cut all the lumber except for interior walls and porches on a Logosol. You can read about it here. Arky
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    .375 or .404?

    "All Stihl 3/8 chain has 0.063" drive links, and only the drive tang is thinned for 0.050". Therefore, a Stihl 3/8 x 0.050" chain is just as strong as 0.063" chain." Mtngun, Could you give me a link as to where you got this information. You seem to be saying that the drive links on a...
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    .375 or .404?

    Could be, but it's the thickness of the drive link that determines the gage. Try running a .063 gage chain in a .050 gage bar, it's not going to happen. Arky
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    .375 or .404?

    Like I said, I can't pinpoint the reason for the breakage, but after 6 broke and not seeing any obvious reason why, I figured it was time for a stouter chain. "Depending on the brand, 0.063" gage is not necessarily thicker or stronger than 0.050". I forget which brand is the exception, I...
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    .375 or .404?

    Can't really say why they broke. It was in yellow pine, max cut about 18", but usually about 12" to 14". Oiler was set to max and the oil tank was always close to empty by the time the saw needed fuel. Also had a water drip/with few drops of dish soap added to keep down the pitch and dust. I...
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    .375 or .404?

    I use a 395 on a Logosol M7. Started out with Logosol's .325, .050 gage, but after breaking half a dozen, I went to .375, .063 gage. Much better success, although I have broken one of those. The 395 with a muffler mod is a hoss. Arky
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    keep your saw away from that tree !!!

    I have cut small diameter oak for firewood that had been standing dead for who knows how long up on a rocky ridge. It was almost as if it were petrified. Sparks were apparent even in bright daylight and it didn't take very long to dull the chain.
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    Drill bit for drilling holes in bars?

    No problem No problem; just go to Ace hardware and get one of those bits for drilling bathroom tile. Works for me.
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    Chain pitch mystery (somebody please enlighten me)

    Fish, If you mean pics of the broken chains, I don't have any at the moment, but I can say that they all broke out the narrow rear edge of the rivet hole of a drive link. Thanks, Arky
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    Chain pitch mystery (somebody please enlighten me)

    Brmorgan, Yes, I agree that something seems to be amiss, causing the chain breakage that I have been experiencing; I just wish that I knew what it is. I started with a 20" Forester bar and two Stihl 63PMX chains; both came with the Logosol mill. The first chain broke after quite a bit of...
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    Chain pitch mystery (somebody please enlighten me)

    Ok, I did some searching on earlier posts, ( which is what I should have done to start with, but who would have guessed that manufacturers would state a dimension to the thousands of an inch and the actual measurement be .007 difference ?); it appears that those who have researched this subject...
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    Chain pitch mystery (somebody please enlighten me)

    Philbert, If what nmurph says is true ( all .375" chains are actually .365"), then your measurement, if you measured accurately, would be approximately 11 & 13/16" rather than 12". (.365" * 2 * 16 = 11.68") However, if you measured that chain accurately, and got exactly 12", then that is...
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    Chain pitch mystery (somebody please enlighten me)

    Sorry MS260 Fan, but that's a negative. The distance between the holes in the drive link are one length (slightly shorter than the pitch) and the distance between the holes in the strap are another length ( slightly longer than the pitch); when you add both of those lengths together, then...
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    Chain pitch mystery (somebody please enlighten me)

    I'm aware that some low profile chains are .365 pitch, such as the 30LR Woodland Pro from Baileys. On Baileys website, the 30LR is described as [pitch 3/8" low profile (.365)] However, on the box that the Stihl 63PMX came in, it states [3/8" pitch] only. If it were .365 pitch even though the...
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    Chain pitch mystery (somebody please enlighten me)

    Not sure what you mean by the above. The puzzle is, since the measurement of a .375" pitch chain from a given point on any drive link to the same given point on a drive link 17 drive links away (16 spacings from drive link to drive link) should be precisely 12 inches, then it doesn't seem to...
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    Chain pitch mystery (somebody please enlighten me)

    I am measuring the distance from one drive link to another times 16 (in other words, the distance from drive link 1 to drive link 17), which should equal 12" on a new 3/8" pitch chain. Not sure what you mean by "only thirty one links". Arky
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    Chain pitch mystery (somebody please enlighten me)

    Yes, I'm aware that the 63PMX is low profile, however, what has that got to do with the pitch ? 3/8" pitch is 3/8" pitch. Arky
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    Chain pitch mystery (somebody please enlighten me)

    Here's my story and I'm sticking to it. I have been milling with a muffler modded 395XP on a Logosol M7 for the past year (see my post in the 'Milling and Sawmills' forum, "Logosol owners and CSM users in general"). I begin using the Stihl 63PMX72 chain (3/8" pitch, .050 gauge, low...
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    Logosol owners (and CSM users in general)

    This is a rather long post and is geared somewhat toward those who mill with a chainsaw, but more specifically to those who use a Logosol M7 or a Logosol woodworkers mill. This post is not meant to be a 'how to' in logging or milling, but rather just some tips, techniques, and modifications...
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