drivadesl
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Okay I picked up the sharpened chains and installed one. The stihl dealer says they sharpened them to 10D. These are 3/8X.050X114 Baileys ripping chains as installed.
I saddled up to a 20" chunk of oak, and let er rip, running square to the butt end which was angled upwards, allowing me to use the weight of the saw to apply downward pressure. I didn't time it, but I think it took maybe 10 seconds for the bar to bury itself 4" into the chunk. Wow what a difference. Applied only minimal force and it was better than expected. I didn't have to continue from there. This was a world of difference from my last milling experience so I have to believe it had to be a dull or nicked chain, or something with my setup however unlikely. I'll be going back to mill hopefully before New Years, so I'll check this out further, but this was a good sign for sure.
BTW Stoneykill, where in "upstate NY" are you? Orange county is about an hour north of NYC.
I saddled up to a 20" chunk of oak, and let er rip, running square to the butt end which was angled upwards, allowing me to use the weight of the saw to apply downward pressure. I didn't time it, but I think it took maybe 10 seconds for the bar to bury itself 4" into the chunk. Wow what a difference. Applied only minimal force and it was better than expected. I didn't have to continue from there. This was a world of difference from my last milling experience so I have to believe it had to be a dull or nicked chain, or something with my setup however unlikely. I'll be going back to mill hopefully before New Years, so I'll check this out further, but this was a good sign for sure.
BTW Stoneykill, where in "upstate NY" are you? Orange county is about an hour north of NYC.