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Little cold out today.

I decided to try throwing that Sandvic bar on my 460 rancher so I can practice hand filing square chain without filing a 24” bar. It will be a learning curve since I’ll be converting from round as well.


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It's actually easier to start with a round filed chain IMO, that way you're not fighting the gullet. I square file some of my falling chains(I need a grinder!) and I'll usually hit it with a round file if any gullet is present.

You using a double bevel file or a triangle file? Supposedly the double bevel is easier to learn, but I found the triangle to be easier.
 
I'll also add that the cutting performance isn't nessicarily the reason I still square file...most of the reason is how I can start a new kerf, or change the direction of an existing kerf with square chain. It's hard for me to explain, but it's way easier to clean up a bypass cut or "curve" an existing cut with square chain. My falling skills aren't up to Kodiak's or Nate's levels, so cleaning up bypass cuts are a semi-regular occurrence.

With round file, it's a PITA to start a new kerf in an existing face cut...the chain just wants to skip across the cut.
 
I’ve been playing around with round grinding my chains a bit different and have been having good results. Our woods are so soft that I don’t have any issues with a regular round ground chain, but want to learn square filing just to add another skill my my resume.

I’ve got Pferd double bevel files.
 
I like those Battleship guns.
🤔 Who doesn't?!!! If you don't like "Big Guns" then....

Believe it or not? Both the Japanese and the Germans had bigger guns in their battery on their Battleship gun decks than the United States did in WW2!
 
🤔 Who doesn't?!!! If you don't like "Big Guns" then....

Believe it or not? Both the Japanese and the Germans had bigger guns in their battery on their Battleship gun decks than the United States did in WW2!

This is a German WWII railway gun, the Gustav (31.5 inch bore). It could fire its 7 ton projectile 29 miles.
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Married one.
Got her the splitting maul for her birthday several years ago.
She said give me some more time to practice and we'll do a better video.
Gotta love that woman.
My wife has her own splitter, I dont like it its too heavy, she finds the weight helps split. Bless her!
 
👍"Big Gun"!

The 16" deck guns on our Battleships had a max range of 32 miles. That was "max range". The accurate effective range was less than that. I believe around 20 miles accurately.

It didn’t say witch the 29 miles was.
 
🤔 Who doesn't?!!! If you don't like "Big Guns" then....

Believe it or not? Both the Japanese and the Germans had bigger guns in their battery on their Battleship gun decks than the United States did in WW2!

Pretty sure the Bismarck and Tirpitz had 'only' 15 inch guns where the Iowa class had 16 inch. Yamato and Musashi had 18 inch, but the day had passed. Would have been a great spectacle if they had had it out, Jutland style.
 
👍"Big Gun"!

The 16" deck guns on our Battleships had a max range of 32 miles. That was "max range". The accurate effective range was less than that. I believe around 20 miles accurately.
Unless they flooded part of the ship like USS Texas did.
 
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