noodlewalker
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I've never used it but have an opportunity to buy a 20" carbide chain for a decent price... Just curious if there are any hidden monsters involved with it other than needing a diamond wheel to sharpen it.
The cutters can chip.
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They chip? Does the actual carbide chip, or does the weld that holds the carbide onThe cutters can chip.
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Both.They chip? Does the actual carbide chip, or does the weld that holds the carbide on
Break?
They don't do that on my circular saw, and they don't do that on my wood milling bits either, why exactly is that you think?Both.
From what... Rocks or metal in the ground, fence post or something? Or just from running through wood? I'm interested in the longevity of the cutting edge mainly. I don't plan on getting crazy with what I cut. I mainly cut trees for our firepit... And I enjoy knocking trees over. So will it chip just bucking and limbing? If it chips, is the chain shot at that point?Both.
I think it is Maya. I don't fully understand your comment, are Maya carbide chains no good?Well I wouldn't mind something like a Maya carbide chain, but what good would my precious grinder be tungsten carbide being less good than soft iron - pull my fish till it hurts
From what... Rocks or metal in the ground, fence post or something? Or just from running through wood? I'm interested in the longevity of the cutting edge mainly. I don't plan on getting crazy with what I cut. I mainly cut trees for our firepit... And I enjoy knocking trees over. So will it chip just bucking and limbing? If it chips, is the chain shot at that point?
What do you do with your chains? Send them in by the bucket full to be sharpened or just toss them out?Carbide will chip, shatter or fall off if it hits anything hard enough to damage it. Depending on the type that can be metal, rock, “dirt” or excessive heat. If the wood being cut is clean and clear a carbide chain should last significantly longer between sharpening. It can become dull sooner than many folks think it should.
If you get a loop, pay attention to chain tension and lube and give it a whirl. Some folks really like it, some do not. Having a local place to sharpen it seems to make a difference.
As a person with buckets of used chain, I tend to just swap chains regularly. The carbide chains I have used were never as fast as a decent semichisel or as smooth.
Carbide will chip, shatter or fall off if it hits anything hard enough to damage it. Depending on the type that can be metal, rock, “dirt” or excessive heat...
Not the same as a chain saw.They don't do that on my circular saw, and they don't do that on my wood milling bits either, why exactly is that you think?
Then why comment??? If you have no experience why would you chime in? I openly said I have zero experience with it and am looking for input from people who have experience with it. If you make a comment about a manufacturer of a product which happens to be the manufacturer of the product I am actively looking at buying, I am going to take that comment as a real assessment of the product... Then you say you have no experience with it... WTF? Just being a critic doesn't help anyone, especially if you are criticising something you have never used.It makes me wonder what soft iron would do encountering that... "excessive heat" - you saying soft iron takes excessive heat better than tungsten carbide?
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