aggiewoodbutchr
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I know the carbide chain topic has been debated but I couldn't help myself. (it's late and Mr. Miller is visiting)
I wonder what the performance of a carbide chain reground to ripping specs would be? Any experience, hunches or otherwise? I have a diamond wheel on my grinder so it's a possibility but a pricey one. I've read that they cut slower than regular chains, which would stand to reason as carbide phsycally can't be honed to as fine of an edge as steel, but nearly every saw blade for ripping in my shop is carbide tipped.
Most everyone here gets 3 - 4 tanks between sharpening / chain changes. With a cost of $1.69 per link vs. $.22, you would need to 4 1/2 time the use to break even. 15 tanks per sharpening? Hmmmm...
Gotta go to bed now... later.
I wonder what the performance of a carbide chain reground to ripping specs would be? Any experience, hunches or otherwise? I have a diamond wheel on my grinder so it's a possibility but a pricey one. I've read that they cut slower than regular chains, which would stand to reason as carbide phsycally can't be honed to as fine of an edge as steel, but nearly every saw blade for ripping in my shop is carbide tipped.
Most everyone here gets 3 - 4 tanks between sharpening / chain changes. With a cost of $1.69 per link vs. $.22, you would need to 4 1/2 time the use to break even. 15 tanks per sharpening? Hmmmm...
Gotta go to bed now... later.
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