So I filed the chain on my buddies POS earlier. Then walked in his house for a minute. This is what I saw when I walked back out. He said it cut good for a second then didn't want to cut. I wonder why!! Needless to say I refused to try and fix the devastation he caused. He did manage to get a 2" cookie off the stump.
I have a couple friends like that! Haven't seen them for years. More accurately, they haven't seen me in years. I can still run pretty fast with this bad knee when I want to.
I have a couple friends like that! Haven't seen them for years. More accurately, they haven't seen me in years. I can still run pretty fast with this bad knee when I want to.
He's never had any chainsaw. But I assumed he wasn' that dumb. I told him it wasn't a stump grinder.
If you are learning to climb, would you like me to send you a custom made safety lanyard for your saw? Could care less about the 355t, hate to loose good ground men.
That would be great. I could probably pick it up to save you shippingIf you are learning to climb, would you like me to send you a custom made safety lanyard for your saw? Could care less about the 355t, hate to loose good ground men.
I did notice 2 bits that I need to look at. First on 2 occasions when saw was shut off, as i squeezed the trigger in order to put the switch to fast idle before yanking the starter i had fuel pee out from somewhere at the front of the trigger area, getting on my fingers and running down the handle. Ideas? what do i need to look at? Also I found the idle speed would wander around somewhat, not just speeding up a little as the saw got warm, more than that. At times slowing down such that it stalled, so I got the screwdriver out and increased it 1/4 turn clockwise, later it sped up again and the chain started creeping..then it slowed, sped up again and , well was just a bit of a pain. I'm guessing i really ought to get round to getting the carb kit and rebuilding it, but anything else i should look at? On the plus side I love the 2in1 file! i can sharpen chains! for a novice sharpener it is sooo easy to use, i can do the 20" loop almost as quick as swapping a spare chain on, and I'm throwing chips and ripping noodles again, wooo who!
Thanks. So, square filed as opposed to round filed chisel chain will be 10-15% faster. Which of those two will hold the sharpness longer when there might be a wee bit, not heaps, of dirt about? I've struck upon some grinding angles (round grinder) for full chisel that seem to hold up well enough and cut at good speeds in the wood I come across. It's made me wonder if I should be coveting a Simington square grinder as much as I used to. I've read some guys say they can tweak the square grind angles to help the edge hold in hard or dirty wood and they still prefer that grind over round ground. I am keen to compare the experiences of those who use the two options for Stihl chisel chain - square and round grinding.
I just take a piece of rope a little bigger than starter rope. Make a loop on one end and attach it to the handle of the saw, hold the saw out to full arms length, then tie another loop to attach to the clip on my climbing belt. I'm old school and use two tethers, one short one that keeps the saw on my hip while climbing, and the longer one, so I can reach out to arms length. If I drop the saw it will swing down just about to my feet. They make nice bungy ones now, or some guys just snap a big carrabiner on the handle and then snap it to their belt.
