Has anybody ever made a skiptooth chain From removing cutters

[OTAlucard]

Yes what the title says ! :O I Am really curious

has anybody ever made a skiptooh chain from a full comp chain using a dremel or grinder ? This would save me a boat load of money

124 DL .404 I Can't clear the chips out fast enough It cuts good till the chips clog up

Thank you !

 

[undee70ss]

Why not just buy a skiptooth chain? With that long of a bar, probably should have got a skiptooth to begin with.

I don't think a dermel would work very well, it would cost most in replacement stones vs buying a new chain. A 4 1/2 hand grinder would work but over heating the links would be a problem. Using either method would take
a long time.

 

[Mustang71]

Idk but you would have to skip more than one tooth or it would pull hard one way. Double skip tooth? You would lose 2 thirds of the cutters.

 

[Marshy]

I broke a cut clean off when I got a nail with my 298xp. Does that count?

 

[OTAlucard]

Well I Might end up just having to buy a skip tooth chain for it then I Can shrink the chain for a 20 inch 404 bar I have

The .404 chain from huztl is really good and really cheap !

 

[Little Al]

I did it out of desperation on a 90 odd DL chain the way it turned out & the time it took if you count a labour charge on your time it was an all around beyyer bet with a new chain

 

[Ryan'smilling]

@Philbert was talking about these redneck skip chains not long ago. Grind off every third cutter. With an angle grinder it shouldn't take too long. Personally, I'd be inclined to give it a shot.

 

[Philbert]

I was going to try it, but then I got some good deals on conventional skip tooth chain.

Philbert

 

[Mustang71]

Are skip tooth chains that costly? I saw Carlton chains for like 30 bucks in 25 inch stihl. I was looking into that setup for the 290/390 bore saw. Bigger bar for a lesser power saw.

 

[aokpops]

I like to run skip tooth . My bar is 58 gauge and never see them for a 58 gauge always 50 . I never did this or never thought about doing it now this opens up a lot of options

 

[undee70ss]

I like to run skip tooth . My bar is 58 gauge and never see them for a 58 gauge always 50 . I never did this or never thought about doing it now this opens up a lot of options

.58 gauge skip tooth http://loggerchain.com/73JGX-Oregon-Skip-chain-3-8-058_c6.htm

 

[Philbert]

Are skip tooth chains that costly?

Not that different compared to conventional chains. But sometimes harder to find. Or maybe you cannot find them with the tooth configuration that you want. Or maybe you have an excesss of conventional chains hanging around. Or maybe just to see if you can.

Philbert

 

[CaseyForrest]

Back when I was milling, I used a small wheel on a Dremel to cut the top plate angles to 10 degrees. I want to say they were diamond wheels from Dremel. Zipped right through the cutters on Stihl chain. So its possible.

But Ive never intentionally removed cutters.... Sure its possible.

 

[steve easy]

9" grinder with a cutting disc, I can do a 172 link chain pretty quickly.

 

[aokpops]

.58 gauge skip tooth http://loggerchain.com/73JGX-Oregon-Skip-chain-3-8-058_c6.htm

Might try one . Thanks

 

[Mustang71]

Just used a pair of dikes/side cutters on my experimental crafstman. I cut every third tooth off and the raker. Then I took a quick file to it.


It's a 42cc with an 18 inch semi chisle chain. I havnt used it yet with the skip in place.

 

[Philbert]

Just used a pair of dikes/side cutters on my experimental crafstman.

Wow! Strong side cutters; strong hands; thin cutters; (or all 3!)

Philbert

 

[Mustang71]

Yea you need to buy good side cutters. I use kline ones they cut framing nails no problem. I also work with my hands everyday cutting sheet metal with snips and what not. It took a good amount of squeezing with 2 hands but it was fast.

 

[Mustang71]

Wow! Strong side cutters; strong hands; thin cutters; (or all 3!)

Philbert

 

[Westboastfaller]

Yes a long time ago we copied a riping formation. It had segments of cutters on the same side and then back to skip I believe.